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Title: Silent Victory Title Record # 675385
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1953-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
Synopsis: From the first page of the Ace first edition: "In space war, seeing is not believing! The twenty-year Earth-Mars war was finally over. What was left of Earth - its crumbling cities, its ruined farmlands - were firmly and completely under the rule of the Martian Archon. And this powerful planetary ruler was taking no chances: he intended to reduce the Terrans to a society of primitive agricultural tribes in less than a generation! But for David Arnfeld, ex-spaceman and Earth Base Commander, there was something in the whole setup which didn't ring true. What had both sides muffed countless chances to end that awful war in its first year or two? And why had the two planets gone to war in the first place? In the back of Arnfeld's mind and idea was growing... perhaps there was yet a chance to save the doomed population of Earth. But if his idea were true, and proof was available, he had to work fast. Too many people were involved in this War of Two Worlds to let one man upset their plans!"
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1959An estimation of the word count puts their number at below 33,000: thus, this is a novella by ISFDB standard.
The War of Two Worlds
1959An estimation of the word count puts their number at below 33,000: thus, this is a novella by ISFDB standard.
War of Two Worlds
Year Language Title
1959Translated by Eva Håkansson
Swedish Världar i krig
1959Translated by B. R. Bruss
French
La troisième race?La troisieme race
1960Translated by Dr. Gerhard Ledig, credited as 'Dr. Le'.
German
Dämonen des Weltalls?Daemonen des Weltalls
1961Translated by Patrizio Dalloro (Giorgio Monicelli)
Italian I proteiformi
1973Translated by Otto Kühn
German Feind aus dem All
1973Translated by Otto Kühn (1973)
German Feind aus dem Weltraum
1977Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Der Zweiwelten-Krieg

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Two Complete Science-Adventure Books, Winter 1953 1953-12-00 ed. Katharine Daffron Wings Publishing Co, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
132
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
Världar i krig 1959-00-00 Poul Anderson Wennerbergs (Rymd-böckerna #19) R19
skr 2.25?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
144
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
chap Richard Powers  
Threshold of Eternity / The War of Two Worlds 1959-01-00 Poul Anderson, John Brunner Ace Books (Ace Double #D-335) D-335
$0.35?$: US dollar
148+
108
dos?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.
omni Ed Emshwiller , Ed Valigursky Checkmark
La troisième race 1959-11-25 Poul Anderson Fleuve Noir (Fleuve Noir - Anticipation #150)  
F2.50?F: French frank
187
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
chap
René Brantonne?Rene Brantonne
 
Dämonen des Weltalls?Daemonen des Weltalls
1960-08-09 Poul Anderson Pabel (
Utopia Großband?Utopia Grossband
#131)
UGB131
DM 1.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
94
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
chap Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Urania #255 1961-05-07 ed. Giorgio Monicelli Mondadori 255
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira
128
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Karel Thole Checkmark
Dämonen des Weltalls?Daemonen des Weltalls
1966-09-09 Poul Anderson Moewig (Terra Extra #107) TE107
DM 0.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
66
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
chap Johnny Bruck Checkmark
The War of Two Worlds 1970-09-00 Poul Anderson Dennis Dobson 0-234-77605-6
£0.90?£: UK pound
108
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
chap Richard Weaver (artist) Checkmark
Urania #553 1970-11-15 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 553
Lit 300?Lit: Italian lira
168
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Karel Thole Checkmark
Feind aus dem All 1973-10-00 Poul Anderson Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #54 (2990)) 3-548-02990-6
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
126
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
chap Davis Meltzer Checkmark
The War of Two Worlds 1974-00-00 Poul Anderson Dennis Dobson 0-234-77605-6
£1.50?£: UK pound
108
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
chap Richard Weaver (artist) Checkmark
The Worlds of Poul Anderson 1974-01-00 Poul Anderson Ace Books 91055
$1.25?$: US dollar
105+
108+
125
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Joseph Lombardero Checkmark
Der Zweiwelten-Krieg 1977-12-00 Poul Anderson Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #23263) 3-442-23263-5
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
125
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
chap Checkmark
Il futuro della Terra 1980-03-00 Poul Anderson Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #5)  
Lit 4,000?Lit: Italian lira
552
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Karel Thole  
La troisième race 1981-01-20 Poul Anderson Fleuve Noir (Fleuve Noir - Super luxe #99) 2-265-01579-2   218
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
chap Bob Layzell  
La troisième race 1983-00-00 Poul Anderson Edito-Service (Edito-Service - Anticipation) 2-8302-0832-3   218
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
chap Bob Layzell  
Sternenfahrer 1987-12-00 Poul Anderson Ullstein (Ullstein Science Fiction & Fantasy #31159) 3-548-31159-8
DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
378+
[1]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Terry Oakes Checkmark
Feind aus dem Weltraum / Mutant 59: Der Plastikfresser 1989-00-00 Poul Anderson, Gerry Davis, Kit Pedler Das Beste (Unterwegs in die Welt von Morgen #114) 3-87070-337-7
DM 26.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
354
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Tim White Checkmark
War of Two Worlds 2013-07-25 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10909-4
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
A Bicycle Built for Brew 2014-07-01 Poul Anderson NESFA Press (The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson #6) 978-1-61037-306-7
$29.00?$: US dollar
472
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bob Eggleton Checkmark
The Worlds of Poul Anderson date unknown Poul Anderson Ace Books 91056
$1.95?$: US dollar
105+
108+
125
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Joseph Lombardero Checkmark
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