Title: The Swordsmen of Varnis
Title Record # 866630
Author: Clive Jackson
Date: 1950-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Clive Jackson
Date: 1950-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in the magazine Slant, Spring 1950 as by "Geoffrey Cobbe". That fanzine's table of contents mistakenly credits it as "The Swordsman of Varnis" by "Geoffrey Cobb".
Synopsis: A Lord and Lady of Mars ride to the ruined temple, where they can hope to hold off the horde of swordsmen who pursue them until the mystical powers which exist within the temple can be released.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| Slant, Spring 1950 | 1950-00-00 | ed. Walter A. Willis | Walt Willis (N. Ireland) | 26 | octavo?5.5" by 8.5" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued |
fanzine | James White | |||
| Other Worlds Science Stories, September 1950 | 1950-09-00 | ed. Raymond A. Palmer | Clark Publishing Company | $0.35?$: 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 | Malcolm Smith |  |
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| Science-Fiction Carnival | 1953-12-00 | ed. Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds | Shasta | $3.50?$: US dollar |
315 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Adri Ames | |
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| Science-Fiction Carnival | 1954-01-00 | ed. Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds | Shasta | $3.50?$: US dollar |
315 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Adri Ames | |
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| The Science-Fiction World, Fall 1956 | 1956-00-00 | ed. Robert Bloch, Bob Tucker | Gnome Press | $0.10?$: US dollar |
4 | ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications. |
fanzine | |||
| Science-Fiction Carnival | 1957-06-00 | ed. Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds | Bantam Books | A1615 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
viii+ 167 |
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 | |
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| Science-Fiction Carnival | 1957-06-00 | ed. Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds | Bantam Books | A1615 | C$0.35?C$: Canadian dollar |
viii+ 167 |
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 | ||
| Perry Rhodan #16: Secret Barrier X | 1972-08-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Frederik Pohl | Ace Books | 65986 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
128 | 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. |
mag | Gray Morrow | |
| Perry Rhodan #16: Secret Barrier X | 1974-00-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Frederik Pohl | Ace Books | 66116 | $0.95?$: US dollar |
128 | 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. |
mag | Gray Morrow | |
| Shaggy B.E.M. Stories | 1988-09-00 | ed. Mike Resnick | Nolacon Press | $14.95?$: US dollar |
[1]+ 262 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Nancy Mayberry | |
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| Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing, Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts | 1997-04-00 | ed. Forrest J Ackerman | General Publishing Group | 1-57544-056-3 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 304 |
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 | Kurt Wahlner | |
| Ackermanthology: 65 Astonishing Rediscovered Sci-Fi Shorts, Millennium Edition | 2000-09-00 | ed. Forrest J. Ackerman | Sense of Wonder Press | 0-918736-25-0 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 302 |
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 | Anton Brzezinski | |
| The Space Opera Renaissance | 2006-07-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor | 0-765-30617-4 | $39.95?$: US dollar |
941 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | NASA | |
| The Space Opera Renaissance | 2006-08-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor / SFBC | 1215904 | $34.95?$: US dollar |
941 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | NASA | |
| The Space Opera Renaissance | 2007-07-00 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Orb | 0-765-30618-2 | $24.95?$: US dollar |
941 | 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 | NASA | |
| The Space Opera Renaissance | 2007-07-10 | ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell | Tor | 978-1-4668-0825-6 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | NASA | ||
| Bug-Eyed Monsters and Bimbos | 2011-09-20 | ed. Mike Resnick | Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-033-2 | $7.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| Bug-Eyed Monsters and Bimbos | 2011-09-28 | ed. Mike Resnick | Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-032-5 | $16.00?$: US dollar |
266 | 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 | ||
| The Wildside Book of Fantasy | 2012-10-01 | ed. uncredited | Wildside Press | 978-1-4344-4895-8 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |
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| The Seventh Science Fiction Megapack | 2013-08-15 | ed. John Gregory Betancourt | Wildside Press (Megapack) | 978-1-4344-4351-9 | $0.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |