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Title: The Screwfly Solution Title Record # 40964
Author: James Tiptree, Jr.
Date: 1977-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: pseudopod.org, Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
User Rating: 9.33 (12 votes) Including variants and translations: 9.31 (13 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1977 The Screwfly Solution [as by Raccoona Sheldon]
Year Language Title
1979ⓘTranslated by Mark Wynants
 Dutch Biologische bestrijding [as by Raccoona Sheldon]
1980ⓘTranslated by J. Verheydt and H. M. Verheydt
 Dutch De schroefvliegen [as by Raccoona Sheldon]
1983ⓘTranslated by Bernd W. Holzrichter
 German
Schmeißfliegen?Schmeissfliegen
1985 Swedish Lövskogsnunnans lösning
1985ⓘ
  • Title means "The Way to Fly".
  • Translated by Jacek Manicki.
Polish Sposób na muchy
1986ⓘTranslated by Jean-Daniel Brèque
 French Comme des mouches
1988ⓘTranslated by Predrag Raos
 Croatian Biološko rješenje [as by Raccoona Sheldon]
1989ⓘTranslated by Jürgen Langowski
 German Die Goldfliegen-Lösung
1993ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
 Romanian
Veriga slabă?Veriga slaba
[as by Racoona Sheldon]
1999ⓘTranslated by 浅倉久志(Asakura Hisashi)
 Japanese
ラセンウジバエ解決法?ラセンウジバエかいけつほう
Rasenujibae Kaiketsuhō
Rasenujibae Kaiketsuhou
[as by
ラクーナ・シェルドン?Rakūna Sherudon
Rakuuna Sherudon
]
2006ⓘThis translation was previously published as Lövskogsnunnans lösning.
 Swedish Parasitflugelösningen [as by James Tiptree jr.]
2012ⓘTranslated by Frank Böhmert
 German Die Screwfly Solution
2023ⓘTranslated by Marcia Men.
 Portuguese A solução da mosca da bicheira

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Win 1978 Nebula Novelette
2 1978 Locus Best Short Fiction
3 1978 Hugo Best Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1977 1977-06-00 ed. Ben Bova Condé Nast  
$1.25?$: US dollar
 180
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 Checkmark
The 1978 Annual World's Best SF 1978-05-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #288) 0-87997-376-5 / UJ1376
$1.95?$: US dollar
 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.
 anth Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The 1978 Annual World's Best SF 1978-05-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-376-5 / UJ1376
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 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.
 anth Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #7 1978-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27338-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xii+
365
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 Best Science Fiction of the Year #7 1978-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27338-9
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 xii+
365
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
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection 1978-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois E. P. Dutton 0-525-06496-6
$8.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
208
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mark Rubin Checkmark
The 1978 Annual World's Best SF 1978-08-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / SFBC 3320
$2.98?$: US dollar
 277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Best Science Fiction of the Year 7 1978-11-00 ed. Terry Carr Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-02523-9
£5.50?£: UK pound
 x+
357
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection 1979-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Dell 0-440-11208-7
$1.95?$: US dollar
 319
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 D. Beck Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection 1979-08-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Dell 0-440-11208-7
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 319
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 D. Beck Checkmark
Nebula Winners Thirteen 1980-02-00 ed. Samuel R. Delany Harper & Row 0-06-013786-X
$10.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
239
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Spear of Mars 1980-03-00 ed. Reginald Bretnor Ace Books 0-441-25971-5
$2.25?$: US dollar
 406
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 Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
The World's Best SF. 5 1980-05-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim Dennis Dobson 0-234-72199-5
£5.95?£: UK pound
 270
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard Weaver (artist) Checkmark
Nebula Winners Thirteen 1981-08-00 ed. Samuel R. Delany Bantam Books 0-553-14726-9
$2.50?$: US dollar
 xiv+
207
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 Gary LaSasso Checkmark
Out of the Everywhere and Other Extraordinary Visions 1981-12-00 James Tiptree, Jr. Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28485-2
$2.75?$: US dollar
 276
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 Rick Sternbach Checkmark
Out of the Everywhere, and Other Extraordinary Visions 1981-12-00 James Tiptree, Jr. Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28485-2
C$3.25?C$: Canadian dollar
 276
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 Rick Sternbach Checkmark
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Seven 1983-12-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #288) 0-87997-888-0 / UE1888
$2.95?$: US dollar
 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.
 anth Graham Wildridge Checkmark
A Treasury of American Horror Stories 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Frank McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-48075-1
$10.00?$: US dollar
 xii+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Hector Garrido  
The Spear of Mars 1988-07-00 ed. Reginald Bretnor Baen Books 0-671-65423-3
$3.50?$: US dollar
 312
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever 1990-06-00 James Tiptree, Jr. Arkham House 0-87054-160-9
$25.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
520
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Andrew Smith (artist) Checkmark
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever 1991-07-00 James Tiptree, Jr. Arkham House / BOMC  
$19.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
520
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Andrew Smith (artist) Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories 1992-00-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-214204-6
$22.50?$: US dollar
 xxvi+
587
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Victor Stabin Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories 1992-00-00 ed. Tom Shippey QPD CN 9267   587
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 Victor Stabin Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories 1992-10-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-214204-6
C$31.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 xxvi+
587
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Victor Stabin Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories 1993-10-21 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-283167-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
587
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 David A. Hardy Checkmark
Invaders! 1993-12-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-01519-0
$4.50?$: US dollar
 241
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 Joan Pelaez  
Armageddons 1999-11-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-00675-2
$5.99?$: US dollar
 xiii+
269
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 Phil Heffernan Checkmark
Sci Fiction, October 9, 2002 2002-10-09 ed. Ellen Datlow SciFi.com      
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook".
 mag  
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories 2003-01-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-280381-6
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
587
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 Michael Llewellyn (artist) Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories 2003-03-00 ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-280381-6
$19.95?$: US dollar
 587
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 Michael Llewellyn (artist)  
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever 2004-11-00 James Tiptree, Jr. Tachyon Publications 1-892391-20-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
508
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 John Picacio Checkmark
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever 2005-07-00 James Tiptree, Jr. Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection #20) 0-7394-5512-5 / 1180883
$12.99?$: US dollar
 xv+
492
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Bruce Jensen Checkmark
Armageddons 2013-03-15 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-107-8
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
Invaders! 2013-03-25 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-119-1
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever 2014-07-10 James Tiptree, Jr. Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-0324-2
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xxi+
508
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 Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever 2014-07-10 James Tiptree, Jr. Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-0325-9
£4.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Christopher Gibbs  
Pseudopod, #400 2014-08-22 ed. Shawn Garrett Escape Artists, Inc.  
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 mag Checkmark
Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology 2015-06-01 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer PM Press 978-1-62963-035-9
$15.95?$: US dollar
 341
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
Out of the Everywhere and Other Extraordinary Visions 2016-01-28 James Tiptree, Jr. Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-0318-1
£2.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse 2016-10-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Three Rooms Press 978-1-941110-47-8
$19.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
452
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 A. V. Flores Checkmark
This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse 2016-10-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Three Rooms Press 978-1-941110-48-5
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth A. V. Flores  
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever 2020-07-14 James Tiptree, Jr. Audible Studios  
$34.94?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll John Picacio Checkmark
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever 2020-10-06 James Tiptree, Jr. Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio 978-1-7135-6170-5
$29.99?$: US dollar
  
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll John Picacio  
The Future Is Female! More Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, Volume Two: The 1970s 2022-09-00 ed. Lisa Yaszek The Library of America 978-1-59853-732-1
$27.95?$: US dollar
 xxxii+
492
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Karel Thole Checkmark
A Treasury of American Horror Stories date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Frank McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-48075-1   xii+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Hector Garrido  
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever date unknown James Tiptree, Jr. Tachyon Publications 1-892391-20-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
508
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 John Picacio Checkmark
Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology date unknown ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer PM Press 978-1-62963-035-9
$15.95?$: US dollar
 341
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 1978 Annual World's Best SF date unknown ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #288) 0-87997-376-5
$1.95?$: US dollar
 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.
 anth Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories date unknown ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-283167-4
£7.99?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
587
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 David A. Hardy Checkmark
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories date unknown ed. Tom Shippey Oxford University Press 0-19-283167-4
£6.99?£: UK pound
 xxvi+
587
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 David A. Hardy  
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