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Title: The Mindworm Title Record # 41152
Author: C. M. Kornbluth
Date: 1950-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Year Title
1950 The Mindworm [as by Cyril Kornbluth]
1950 The Mindworm [as by Cyril M. Kornbluth]
Year Language Title
1969ⓘTranslated by Hans-Ulrich Nichau
 German Der Gedankenfresser
1970ⓘTranslated by José Maria Aroca
 Spanish El gorgojo
1971 Italian Il verme [as by Cyril M. Kornbluth]
1975ⓘTranslated by Angela Sarmento, revised by Clarisse Tavares
 Portuguese O verme mental
1985ⓘTranslated by Bernd Lenz and Sonja Hauser.
 German Der Gedankenschmarotzer
1987ⓘTranslated by Franz Rottensteiner
 German Der Gedankenwurm
1992ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand
 Russian
Гурман?Gurman
[as by
С. Корнблат?S. Kornblat
]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Worlds Beyond, December 1950 1950-12-00 ed. Damon Knight Hillman Periodicals, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 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
Paul Callé?Paul Calle
 Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction Stories: Second Series 1952-00-00 ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty Grayson & Grayson  
9/6?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).
 240
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Explorers 1954-08-00 C. M. Kornbluth Ballantine Books 86
$0.35?$: US dollar
 [10]+
145+
[2]
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 Jack Faragasso Checkmark
The Mindworm and Other Stories 1955-00-00 C. M. Kornbluth Michael Joseph (Novels of Tomorrow)  
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).
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Science Fantasy, November 1955 1955-11-00 ed. John Carnell Nova Publications Ltd.  
2/-?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).
 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 Gerard Quinn Checkmark
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [UK], March 1960 1960-03-00 ed. uncredited Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd  
2/-?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).
 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 Mel Hunter Checkmark
The Explorers 1963-03-00 C. M. Kornbluth Ballantine Books F708
$0.50?$: US dollar
 145
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 Jack Faragasso Checkmark
The Boris Karloff Horror Anthology 1965-00-00 ed. Boris Karloff Souvenir Press  
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).
 190
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth S. R. Boldero  
Boris Karloff's Favorite Horror Stories 1965-05-00 ed. Boris Karloff Avon G1254
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 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.
 anth Checkmark
Boris Karloff's Favorite Horror Stories 1965-05-00 ed. Boris Karloff Avon G1254
$0.50?$: US dollar
 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.
 anth  
Best SF Stories of C. M. Kornbluth 1968-00-00 C. M. Kornbluth Faber and Faber  
25/-?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).
 277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction 1968-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Simon & Schuster  
$6.50?$: US dollar
 384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Carl Smith Checkmark
The Boris Karloff Horror Anthology 1969-00-00 ed. Boris Karloff Corgi 0-552-08144-2 / GN7621
£0.20?£: UK pound
 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.
 anth Checkmark
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction 1969-06-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz 0-575-00329-4
30/-?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).
 368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction 1970-05-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (5)) 0-575-00329-4
£1.60?£: UK pound
 368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Mind to Mind 1971-09-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6118-X
$5.95?$: US dollar
 270
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Bill Crawford (I) Checkmark
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction, Book Two 1972-03-00 ed. Damon Knight Pan Books 0-330-02983-5
£0.30?£: UK pound
 x+
179
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 Boris Karloff Horror Anthology 1974-00-00 ed. Boris Karloff Ensign Books 0-7235-5230-4
£0.30?£: UK pound
 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.
 anth  
Mind to Mind 1974-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Dell 5652
$0.95?$: US dollar
 235
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 Boris Karloff Horror Anthology 1975-00-00 ed. Boris Karloff Everest Books 0-903925-88-5
£0.50?£: UK pound
 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.
 anth  
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 1976-10-00 C. M. Kornbluth Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 3006
$2.49?$: US dollar
 312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gary Viskupic Checkmark
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 1977-01-00 C. M. Kornbluth Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25461-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
338
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 1977-01-00 C. M. Kornbluth Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25461-9
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 xiv+
338
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
One Hundred Years of Science Fiction Book Two 1977-08-00 ed. Damon Knight Pan Books 0-330-02983-5
£0.70?£: UK pound
 x+
179
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 Bob Layzell Checkmark
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 1977-11-00 C. M. Kornbluth Taplinger 0-8008-0723-5
$9.95?$: US dollar
 312
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Rus Anderson Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural 1981-05-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-319-8
$8.95?$: US dollar
 599
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 Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural 1981-05-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Arbor House 0-87795-309-0
$19.95?$: US dollar
 599
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) 1984-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #594) 0-87997-953-4 / UE1953
$3.50?$: 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 Dino Marsan Checkmark
The Great SF Stories 12 (1950) 1984-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books / New American Library of Canada (DAW Collectors #594) 0-87997-953-4 / UE1953
C$3.95?C$: 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 Dino Marsan Checkmark
Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Galahad Books 0-88365-699-X
$8.98?$: US dollar
 597
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Castle Books 0-89009-964-2
$19.95?$: US dollar
 597
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Vampires 1987-04-00 ed. Alan Ryan Doubleday / SFBC 10445
$6.98?$: US dollar
 xvi+
621
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
Vampires 1987-07-00 ed. Alan Ryan Doubleday 0-385-18562-6
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
621
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction: Sixth Series 1988-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-65754-6
$8.95?$: US dollar
 624
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Romas Checkmark
Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural 1988-06-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Galahad Books 0-88365-699-X
$9.98?$: US dollar
 597
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories 1988-10-00 ed. Alan Ryan Penguin Books 0-14-010987-0
£4.95?£: UK pound
 xvi+
621
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 Edward Gorey  
The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories 1989-10-00 ed. Alan Ryan Penguin Books 0-14-012445-4
£5.99?£: UK pound
 xvi+
621
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 Edward Gorey Checkmark
Classic Tales of Horror and the Supernatural 1991-10-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Quill / William Morrow 0-688-10963-2
$15.00?$: US dollar
 599
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 James Victorie Checkmark
The Giant Book of Horror Stories 1991-11-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Magpie Books 1-85487-117-X
£3.99?£: UK pound
 597
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 Les Edwards Checkmark
Great Vampires & Other Horrors 1992-00-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 1-85152-235-2
£4.99?£: UK pound
 541
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Theo Platt  
Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural 1994-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Galahad Books 0-88365-699-X
$10.98?$: US dollar
 597
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 1997-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg MJF Books 1-56731-154-7
$8.98?$: US dollar
 341
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Vincent DiFate Checkmark
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 1997-02-00 C. M. Kornbluth NESFA Press 0-915368-60-9
$27.00?$: US dollar
 xx+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 1997-07-00 C. M. Kornbluth NESFA Press 0-915368-60-9
$27.00?$: US dollar
 xx+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 1997-08-00 C. M. Kornbluth NESFA Press / SFBC 17419
$14.98?$: US dollar
 xx+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Aliens Among Us 2000-06-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-00704-X
$5.99?$: US dollar
 x+
292
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 Walter Velez  
Great Vampire Stories 2002-00-00 ed. uncredited Chancellor Press 0-7537-0570-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
 538
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.
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Mind to Mind 2009-05-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Wildside Press 978-1-4344-5513-0
$15.00?$: US dollar
 270
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  
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 2009-12-00 C. M. Kornbluth NESFA Press 978-0-915368-60-0
$29.00?$: US dollar
 xx+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Masters of Horror & the Supernatural: The Great Tales 2010-10-16 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Bristol Park Books 978-0-88486-473-8
$14.95?$: US dollar
 576
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  
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth 2014-03-18 C. M. Kornbluth Audible Inc.      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Richard Powers Checkmark
Aliens Among Us 2014-10-06 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-106-1
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
The Mindworm 2016-09-12 C. M. Kornbluth Project Gutenberg Canada 1353
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap Checkmark
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth 2017-12-17 C. M. Kornbluth Faded Page 20171227
C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Gary Viskupic Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Barry N. Malzberg, Bill Pronzini Priam Books / Arbor House / QPBC     599
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 Penguin Book of Vampire Stories date unknown ed. Alan Ryan Penguin Books 0-14-012445-4   xvi+
621
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 Edward Gorey  
The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories date unknown ed. Alan Ryan Penguin Books 0-14-012445-4
$14.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
621
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
Jana Leōn?Jana Leon
  
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