Title: The Liberation of Earth
Title Record # 41211
Author: William Tenn
Date: 1953-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: William Tenn
Date: 1953-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: A resident of earth in the future looks back on earth's many successive "liberations" by either side in an interstellar war between two alien powers.
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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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Of All Possible Worlds | 1955-02-00 | William Tenn | Ballantine Books | H-99 | $2.00?$: US dollar |
161 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
Of All Possible Worlds | 1955-02-00 | William Tenn | Ballantine Books | 99 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
159 | 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 | |
Of All Possible Worlds | 1956-00-00 | William Tenn | 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). |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Barton | ||
Of All Possible Worlds | 1960-06-00 | William Tenn | Ballantine Books | 407K | $0.35?$: US dollar |
161 | 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 | Blanchard | |
Help!, #2 September 1960 | 1960-09-00 | ed. Harvey Kurtzman, Gloria Steinem | General Promotions Co. | $0.35?$: US dollar |
64 | bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding. |
mag | |||
More Penguin Science Fiction | 1963-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1963 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Vassily Kandinsky | |
Of All Possible Worlds | 1963-00-00 | William Tenn | Mayflower-Dell | 6532-8 | 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). |
190 | 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 | Enric | |
More Penguin Science Fiction | 1964-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1963 | 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). |
236 | 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 | Vassily Kandinsky | |
Of All Possible Worlds | 1966-08-00 | William Tenn | Mayflower-Dell | 6532 | 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). |
190 | 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 Starlit Corridor | 1967-00-00 | ed. Roger Mansfield | Pergamon Press Ltd. | 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). |
xi+ 145 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
The Starlit Corridor | 1967-00-00 | ed. Roger Mansfield | Pergamon Press Ltd. | 0-08-303370-X |
xii+ 145 |
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 Starlit Corridor | 1967-00-00 | ed. Roger Mansfield | Pergamon Press Ltd. | $4.00?$: US dollar |
xi+ 145 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
The Starlit Corridor | 1967-00-00 | ed. Roger Mansfield | Pergamon Press Ltd. | $2.00?$: US dollar |
145 | 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 | |||
More Penguin Science Fiction | 1968-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 1963 | 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). |
236 | 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 Hollis | |
Of All Possible Worlds | 1968-06-00 | William Tenn | Ballantine Books | U6136 | $0.75?$: US dollar |
161 | 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 | Stephen Miller | |
The War Book | 1969-09-00 | ed. James Sallis | Rupert Hart-Davis | 0-246-98600-X | 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). |
188 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
The War Book | 1971-00-00 | ed. James Sallis | Panther | 0-586-03430-7 | £0.30?£: UK pound |
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 | Peter Tybus | |
Invaders from Space | 1972-00-00 | ed. Robert Silverberg | Hawthorn Books | $6.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 241 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Angela Arnet | ||
Science Fiction: The Great Years | 1973-01-00 | ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl | Ace Books | 75430 | $1.25?$: US dollar |
349 | 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 Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1973-06-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 Pelham | |
Tomorrow and Tomorrow | 1973-10-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Simon & Schuster | 0-671-65210-9 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
253 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Wendell Minor | |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1974-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £0.60?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 Pelham | |
Science Fiction: The Great Years | 1974-03-00 | ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) | 0-575-01784-8 | £2.50?£: UK pound |
319 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
Tomorrow and Tomorrow | 1974-08-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Gollancz | 0-575-01873-9 | £?£: UK pound |
251 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | David Smee | |
The Liberated Future | 1974-12-00 | ed. Robert Hoskins | Fawcett Crest | Q2329 | $1.50?$: US dollar |
304 | 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 | Oscar Liebman | |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1976-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £1.25?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 Pelham | |
Science Fiction: The Great Years | 1976-08-00 | ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl | Ace Books | 75429 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
349 | 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 | ||
Science Fiction: The Great Years | 1977-01-00 | ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl | Sphere Books | 0-7221-6294-8 | £0.75?£: UK pound |
287 | 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 Jones | |
Science Fiction of the Fifties | 1979-09-00 | ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Avon | 0-380-46409-8 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
xxiii+ 438 |
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 | Stanislaw Fernandes | |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1980-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £1.95?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 | Tom Stimpson | |
Science Fiction of the Fifties | 1980-02-00 | ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander | Avon / SFBC | 3671 | $3.98?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 393 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Gary Viskupic | |
The Survival of Freedom | 1981-08-00 | ed. John F. Carr, Jerry Pournelle | Fawcett Crest | 0-449-24435-0 | $2.50?$: US dollar |
381 | 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 Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1985-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | £3.50?£: UK pound |
616 | 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 Jones | |
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus | 1986-00-00 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books | 0-14-003145-6 | 616 | 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 Jones | ||
The Great SF Stories #15 (1953) | 1986-12-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #694) | 0-88677-171-4 / UE2171 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
352 | 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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
The Great SF Stories #15 (1953) | 1986-12-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books | 0-88677-171-4 / UE2171 | C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
352 | 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 | Tony Roberts (artist) | |
Invasions | 1990-08-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Roc / New American Library | 0-451-45027-2 / LE5027 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
382 | 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 | J. K. Potter | |
Invasions | 1990-08-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Roc / New American Library | 0-451-45027-2 | C$5.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
382 | 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 | J. K. Potter | |
There Won't Be War | 1991-11-00 | ed. Harry Harrison, Bruce McAllister | Tor | 0-812-51941-8 | $3.99?$: US dollar |
viii+ 309 |
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 | Alan Gutierrez | |
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 | |
Immodest Proposals: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume 1 | 2001-02-00 | William Tenn | NESFA Press | 1-886778-19-1 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
vii+ 618 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | H. R. Van Dongen | |
Immodest Proposals: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume 1 | 2001-07-00 | William Tenn | NESFA Press | 1-886778-19-1 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
vii+ 618 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | H. R. Van Dongen | |
Immodest Proposals: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume 1 | 2002-09-00 | William Tenn | NESFA Press / SFBC | 52644 | $14.50?$: US dollar |
618 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | H. R. Van Dongen | |
A Science Fiction Omnibus | 2007-11-29 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 978-0-14-118892-8 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
592 | 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 | Jim Burns | |
A Science Fiction Omnibus | 2007-11-29 | ed. Brian Aldiss | Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics) | 978-0-14-191343-8 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction | 2010-08-01 | ed. Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr., Arthur B. Evans, Joan Gordon, Veronica Hollinger, Rob Latham, Carol McGuirk | Wesleyan University Press | 978-0-8195-6954-7 | $85.00?$: US dollar |
688 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction | 2010-08-01 | ed. Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr., Arthur B. Evans, Joan Gordon, Veronica Hollinger, Rob Latham, Carol McGuirk | Wesleyan University Press | 978-0-8195-6955-4 | $39.95?$: US dollar |
xviii+ 767 |
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 | Georges Méliès | |
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars | 2012-05-17 | ed. Ian Watson, Ian Whates | Robinson | 978-1-78033-040-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
xii+ 497 |
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 | Joe Roberts | |
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars | 2012-05-17 | ed. Ian Watson, Ian Whates | Robinson | 978-1-78033-546-9 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Joe Roberts | ||
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars | 2012-06-00 | ed. Ian Watson, Ian Whates | Running Press | 978-0-7624-4592-9 | $13.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 497 |
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 | joeroberts.co.uk | |
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 | ||
Of All Possible Worlds | 2013-07-00 | William Tenn | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-12923-8 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
Invaders from Space | date unknown | ed. Robert Silverberg | Hawthorn Books | $6.95?$: US dollar |
xi+ 241 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Angela Arnet |