Title: Stranger Station
Title Record # 40903
Author: Damon Knight
Date: 1956-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: Damon Knight
Date: 1956-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: One man is sent to collect a consignment of life-extending drug from an alien. He isn't allowed to know much about the mission, but has heard some ugly rumours. As the drug is slowly extracted from the alien, the man realises what is happening, and why the aliens give the drug to humanity.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1956 | 1956-12-00 | ed. Anthony Boucher | Fantasy House, Inc. | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
132 | 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 | Kelly Freas |  |
|
| SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: Second Annual Volume | 1957-06-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Dell | B110 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
320 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| SF:'57: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy | 1957-07-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Gnome Press | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | W. I. Van der Poel | |
|
| SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: Second Annual Volume | 1957-11-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Dell | B110 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
320 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| Fiction, #64 | 1959-03-00 |
ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux |
OPTA | F140?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
148 | 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 | Jean-Claude Forest | ||
| In Deep | 1963-05-00 | Damon Knight | Berkley Medallion | F760 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
158 | 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 | Richard Powers | |
| In Deep | 1964-00-00 | Damon Knight | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2)) | X24 | 15/-?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. |
coll | ||
| Spectrum IV | 1965-00-00 | ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest | Harcourt, Brace & World | $4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
||
| Spectrum IV | 1965-00-00 | ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (1)) | 21/-?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). |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| In Deep | 1965-04-00 | Damon Knight | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 96 | 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. |
coll | John Griffiths | |
| In Deep | 1966-00-00 | Damon Knight | Corgi | GS7399 | 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). |
174 | 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 | |
|
| Spectrum 4 | 1966-03-00 | ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
| Spectrum 4 | 1966-08-00 | ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest | Berkley Medallion | S1272 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
287+ [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. |
anth | Paul Lehr | |
| Earthmen and Strangers | 1966-09-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Duell, Sloan and Pearce | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xi+ 240 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
||
| Spectrum IV | 1967-00-00 | ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest | Pan Books | 0-330-20193-X | £0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
335 | 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 | |
|
| Spectrum IV | 1967-00-00 | ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest | Pan Books | M193 | 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). |
335 | 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 | |
|
| Earthmen and Strangers | 1967-05-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Meredith Press / Duell, Sloan and Pearce | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
240 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| SF: The Best of the Best | 1967-11-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Delacorte Press | $6.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
438 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
||
| Earthmen and Strangers | 1968-07-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Dell | 2206 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
191 | 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 | Jeff Jones | |
| Earthmen and Strangers | 1968-07-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Dell | 2206 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
191 | 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 | Jeff Jones | |
| SF: The Best of the Best | 1968-08-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Dell | 0508 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
438 | 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 | Adams | |
| SF: The Best of the Best | 1968-08-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Dell | 0508 | C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
438 | 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 | Adams | |
| SF The Best of the Best Part One | 1970-00-00 | ed. Judith Merril | Mayflower | 0-583-11725-2 | 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). |
203 | 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 | Josh Kirby | |
| Bug-Eyed Monsters | 1972-00-00 | ed. Anthony Cheetham | Sidgwick & Jackson | 0-283-97864-3 | 280 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
| In Deep | 1972-00-00 | Damon Knight | Manor Books | 75-444 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
176 | 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 | |
|
| Modern Science Fiction | 1974-00-00 | ed. Norman Spinrad | Anchor Press / Doubleday | 0-385-02263-8 / A978 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 540 |
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 | |
|
| Modern Science Fiction | 1974-00-00 | ed. Norman Spinrad | Anchor Press / Doubleday | 0-385-02263-8 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xiv+ 540 |
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 | ||
| Bug-Eyed Monsters | 1974-06-00 | ed. Anthony Cheetham | Panther | 0-586-03990-2 | £0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
255 | 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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| Looking Ahead | 1975-03-00 | ed. Dick Allen, Lori Allen | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich | 0-15-551184-X | $5.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
viii+ 408 |
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 | Alex Harsley | |
| Les univers de Damon Knight | 1976-02-10 | Damon Knight | OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #60) | 2-7201-0045-5 | 486 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
| Robot - Rivista di Fantascienza, #1 | 1976-04-00 | ed. Vittorio Curtoni | Armenia Editore | Lit 700?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
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 | John Schoenherr | |
|
| Modern Science Fiction | 1976-06-00 | ed. Norman Spinrad | Gregg Press (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series) | 0-8398-2339-8 | $25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ xiv+ 540 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
|
| Earthmen and Strangers | 1977-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Manor Books | 0-532-15228-1 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 240 |
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 | |
|
| Elseviers SF omnibus | 1977-00-00 | ed. Aart C. Prins | Elsevier (Elsevier SF) | 90-10-01892-X | ƒ12.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
294 | 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 | |
|
| Los mundos de Damon Knight | 1977-00-00 | Damon Knight | Acervo (Acervo ciencia/ficción #23) | 84-7002-228-8 | 488 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | El Cubri | ||
| In Deep | 1978-00-00 | Damon Knight | Magnum | 0-417-02220-4 | £0.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
172 | 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 | Chris Moore | |
| Bug-Eyed Monsters | 1980-03-00 | ed. Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini | Harvest / HBJ | 0-15-614789-0 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 273 |
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 | Ruby Mazur | |
| The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction | 1980-04-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Priam Books / Arbor House | 0-87795-266-3 | $8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 754 |
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 | Antler & Baldwin, Inc. | |
| The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction | 1980-04-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Arbor House | 0-87795-246-9 | $19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xii+ 754 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Antler & Baldwin, Inc. | |
| Nova Science Fiction - 3 1982 | 1982-00-00 | ed. John-Henri Holmberg, Per W. Insulander | Laissez faire | 467-3 | skr 19.75?skr: Swedish krona (crown). ISO code: SEK |
100 | 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. |
mag | Don Maitz | |
| Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century | 1987-11-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Avenel Books | 0-517-64124-0 | $8.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 726 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Romas | |
| The Great SF Stories # 18 (1956) | 1988-08-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #754) | 0-88677-289-3 / UE2289 | $4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
366 | 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 |
Robert André?Robert Andre
|
|
| The Great SF Stories # 18 (1956) | 1988-08-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #754) | 0-88677-289-3 | C$5.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
366 | 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 |
Robert André?Robert Andre
|
|
| The World Treasury of Science Fiction | 1989-01-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown / BOMC | 0-316-34941-0 |
xix+ 1083 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
|
| Earthmen and Strangers | 1989-02-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Bart Books | 1-55785-081-X | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
191 | 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 | F. Rubio | |
| The World Treasury of Science Fiction | 1989-02-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown | 0-316-34941-0 | $22.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 1083 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |
| The World Treasury of Science Fiction | 1989-06-00 | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown / QPBC | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xix+ 1083 |
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 | Bob Eggleton | |
|
| Far Out / In Deep / Off Centre / Turning On | 2014-08-14 | Damon Knight | Gollancz / Orion (SF Gateway Omnibus) | 978-0-575-11121-9 | £20.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xii+ 530 |
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 | Chris Moore | |
| The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection | 2016-07-12 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books | 978-1-101-91009-2 | $25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxxi+ 1178 |
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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection | 2016-07-12 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books | 978-1-101-91010-8 | $25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Bruce Pennington | |
|
| The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection | 2016-07-12 | ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC | 14-1016912 | $19.55?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xxxi+ 1178 |
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 | Bruce Pennington | |
| Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century | date unknown | ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg | Avenel Books | 0-517-64124-0 | $8.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
x+ 726 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Romas | |
| The World Treasury of Science Fiction | date unknown | ed. David G. Hartwell | Little, Brown / BOMC |
xix+ 1083 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Bob Eggleton | |