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Title: Meteor Title Record # 69109
Author: John Wyndham
Date: 1941-03-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1941 Meteor [as by John Beynon]
1941 Phoney Meteor [as by John Beynon]
1952 Meteor [as by John Beynon Harris]
Year Language Title
1958Translated by Manuel Boliba
Spanish Meteoro
1959Translated by Elizabeth Gille
French Météore
1960Translated by Tony Westermayr
German Meteor
1964Translated by B. C. Janzen
Dutch Meteoor
1976Translated by Kuczka Péter
Hungarian A meteor
1981Translated by Laura Serra
Italian Meteorite
1985Translated by Fernanda Pinto Rodrigues
Portuguese Meteoro

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), V1 #4, Fall 1941 1941-00-00 ed. The Editor Ziff-Davis  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 
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  
Amazing Stories, March 1941 1941-03-00 ed. Raymond A. Palmer Ziff-Davis Publishing Company  
$0.20?$: US dollar
148
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 J. Allen St. John Checkmark
Beachheads in Space 1952-09-19 ed. August Derleth Pellegrini & Cudahy  
$3.95?$: US dollar
xii+
320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Ronald Clyne Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 1956-00-00 John Wyndham Michael Joseph  
12/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Barton  
Semillas del tiempo 1958-00-00 John Wyndham E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #51) 51   270
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.
coll Llobera  
Le temps cassé 1959-00-00 John Wyndham
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#34)
    224
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.
coll  
The Seeds of Time 1959-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1385
2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
222
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.
coll Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 1960-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1385
2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
222
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.
coll Checkmark
Die Kobaltblume 1960-12-00 John Wyndham Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #14) Z 14
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Eyke Volkmer  
Die Kobaltblume 1960-12-00 John Wyndham Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #14) Z 14
DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
184
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.
coll Eyke Volkmer  
The Seeds of Time 1961-00-00 John Wyndham Horwitz H1385
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
220
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.
coll  
The Seeds of Time 1961-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1385
2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
222
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.
coll Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 1962-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1385
3/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
222
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.
coll John Griffiths Checkmark
Die Kobaltblume 1962-08-00 John Wyndham Goldmann (Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher #08) 08
DM 2.20?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
195
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.
coll Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 1963-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1385
3/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
222
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.
coll John Griffiths Checkmark
From Other Worlds 1964-00-00 ed. August Derleth Four Square Books 1107
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
186
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.
anth Checkmark
From Other Worlds 1964-00-00 ed. August Derleth Four Square Books 1107
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
186
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.
anth Checkmark
Science fiction verhalen 4 1964-00-00 John Wyndham Het Spectrum (Prisma #1022) 1022
ƒ1.75?ƒ: Dutch guilder
214
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.
coll Checkmark
Tales of Science Fiction 1964-00-00 ed. Brian N. Ball Hamish Hamilton  
8/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
158
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Roger Payne Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 1964-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1385
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
222
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.
coll John Griffiths Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 1966-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 1385
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
222
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.
coll Checkmark
Untravelled Worlds 1966-00-00 ed. Alan Frank Barter, Raymond Wilson Macmillan UK     168
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.
anth  
Fantastic, January 1966 1966-01-00 ed. Joseph Ross Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.  
$0.50?$: US dollar
164
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 James B. Settles Checkmark
Tales of Science Fiction 1968-00-00 ed. Brian N. Ball Peacock Books / Penguin PK63
4/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
173
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.
anth Peter Barrett Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 1969-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001385-7
£0.20?£: UK pound
222
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.
coll Harry Willock Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 1972-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001385-7
£0.30?£: UK pound
222
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.
coll Harry Willock Checkmark
In Time to Come 1973-00-00 ed. Aidan Chambers, Nancy Chambers Macmillan UK (Topliners) 0-333-14370-1   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.
anth  
The Seeds of Time 1973-00-00 John Wyndham Michael Joseph 0-7181-0362-9
£2.00?£: UK pound
253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Seeds of Time 1973-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001385-7
£0.30?£: UK pound
222
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.
coll Harry Willock Checkmark
Le temps cassé 1973-02-26 John Wyndham
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#34)
    222
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.
coll  
The Seeds of Time 1974-06-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001385-7
£0.40?£: UK pound
222
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.
coll  
Science-fiction verhalen 1975-00-00 John Wyndham Het Spectrum (Prisma #1695) 90-274-0822-X   215
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.
coll Bart van Erkel Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 1975-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001385-7
£0.60?£: UK pound
222
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.
coll Harry Willock Checkmark
Galaktika 17: Tudományos-fantasztikus antológia?Galaktika 17: Tudomanyos-fantasztikus antologia
Galaktika 17: Tudomaanyos-fantasztikus antoloogia
1976-00-00 ed.
Kuczka Péter?Kuczka, Peter
Kozmosz Könyvek?Kozmosz Konyvek
IF 2461 - e - 7678
Ft 12?Ft: Hungarian forint
127
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.
anth Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 1977-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001385-7
£0.70?£: UK pound
222
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.
coll Harry Willock Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 1981-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001385-7
£1.75?£: UK pound
222
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.
coll Peter Lord Checkmark
Urania #871 1981-01-18 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 871
Lit 1,200?Lit: Italian lira
192
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  
As sementes do tempo 1985-00-00 John Wyndham Caminho (
Caminho ficção científica?Caminho ficcao cientifica
#17)
    191
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.
coll Henrique Cayatte  
Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The War Years 1936-1945 1987-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg TSR 0-88038-440-9
$3.95?$: US dollar
331
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.
anth Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 1988-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001385-7   222
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.
coll Mark Salwowski  
Su e giù per il tempospazio 1994-02-00 John Wyndham Mondadori (Classici Urania #203)  
Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira
208
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.
coll David Schleinkofer  
Su e giù per il tempospazio 1994-09-00 John Wyndham Mondadori (I Libri di Urania #19) 88-04-38133-7
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira
206
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.
coll David Schleinkofer Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 2000-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001385-7
£5.99?£: UK pound
222
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.
coll Mark Salwowski  
The Seeds of Time 2000-00-00 John Wyndham Penguin Books 0-14-001385-7   222
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.
coll Spencer Wilson  
Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters 2002-02-00 ed. Michele Slung Harper Perennial 0-06-105245-0
$13.95?$: US dollar
xix+
368
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.
anth Alexei Titarenko  
Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters 2002-03-00 ed. Michele Slung Harper Perennial / SFBC 0-7394-2433-5 / 17602
$10.99?$: US dollar
xix+
368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Alexei Titarenko Checkmark
The Seeds of Time 2014-09-04 John Wyndham Penguin Books 978-0-241-97216-8
£8.99?£: UK pound
224
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.
coll Brian Cronin  
The Seeds of Time 2014-09-04 John Wyndham Penguin Books 978-0-241-97107-9
£6.49?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Brian Cronin Checkmark
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