Title: Hobbyist
Title Record # 41311
Author: Eric Frank Russell
Date: 1947-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Current Tags: science fiction (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1) Add Tags
Author: Eric Frank Russell
Date: 1947-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Synopsis: Pilot Steve Ander and his macaw Laura have to land on an alien planet, their ship nearly out of fuel. The place has the ultimate in biodiversity - no two trees are alike - and Steve keeps seeing an odd light moving around in the distance at night.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astounding Science Fiction, September 1947 | 1947-09-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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 | Alejandro |  |
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| Astounding Science Fiction, August 1948 | 1948-08-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd | 1/-?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). |
64 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | |||
| The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | 1952-02-20 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Simon & Schuster | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 583 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Leo Manso | |
|
| The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | 1952-02-20 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Simon & Schuster |
xv+ 583, [1] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Leo Manso | |
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| The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | 1953-00-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Simon & Schuster / SFBC | $1.90?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 585 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Leo Manso | |
|
| The First Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | 1954-00-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | 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). |
239 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
||
| Astounding Tales of Space and Time | 1957-02-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Berkley Books | G-47 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
189 | 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 | |
| Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories | 1961-03-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 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). |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Griffiths | |
|
| Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories | 1962-07-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 63 | 5/6?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). |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Griffiths | |
| Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories | 1963-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber | 16/-?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). |
224 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Griffiths | ||
| The First Astounding Science Fiction Anthology | 1964-00-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Four Square Books | 1166 | 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). |
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 | ||
| Astounding Tales of Space and Time | 1964-07-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Berkley Medallion | F951 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
anth | Paul Lehr | |
| Best SF Four | 1965-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 6/6?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). |
224 | 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 | |
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| Urania #405 | 1965-10-10 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 405 | Lit 200?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 | Karel Thole | |
| L'âge d'or de la science-fiction | 1965-12-15 | ed. uncredited | OPTA ( Fiction Spécial?Fiction Special #8) |
F6.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
286 | 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". |
anth | |||
| Astounding Tales of Space and Time | 1969-04-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Berkley Medallion | X1680 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
anth | Paul Lehr | |
| Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories | 1970-00-00 | ed. Edmund Crispin | Faber and Faber (Faber Paper Covered Editions) | 0-571-06270-9 | 9/-?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). |
224 | 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 | ||
| Science Fiction Stories 1 | 1970-00-00 | ed. Walter Spiegl | Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #1 (2760)) | 2760 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
152 | 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 | Frank Kelly Freas | |
| Science Fiction Stories 1 | 1973-00-00 | ed. Walter Spiegl | Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #1 (2760)) | 3-548-02760-1 | DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
152 | 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 | Frank Kelly Freas | |
Det hände i morgon 2?Det hande i morgon 2 |
1974-00-00 | ed. Sam J. Lundwall | Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #10) | 91-7228-021-2 | skr 29.00?skr: Swedish krona (crown). ISO code: SEK |
208 | 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 | Erling Ericsson | |
| Welkom op aarde ... | 1974-00-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Meulenhoff (M=SF #72) | 90-290-0287-5 | 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. |
coll | Chesley Bonestell | |
|
| Like Nothing on Earth | 1975-04-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Dennis Dobson (Dobson Science Fiction) | 0-234-77381-2 | £2.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
155 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Weaver (artist) | |
| Decade the 1940s | 1975-11-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison | Macmillan UK | 0-333-18832-2 | £3.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
213 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||
| Decade the 1940s | 1977-04-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison | Pan Books | 0-330-25033-7 | £0.70?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
223 | 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 | Russell Mills | |
| Decade: The 1940s | 1978-00-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-18986-9 | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
213 | 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 | Ken Leeder | |
| Decade: The 1940s | 1978-05-00 | ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-18984-2 | $8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
213 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ken Leeder | |
| The Best of Eric Frank Russell | 1978-10-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-27700-7 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 336 |
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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
| The Best of Eric Frank Russell | 1978-10-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-27700-7 | C$2.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
xv+ 336 |
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 | H. R. Van Dongen | |
| Millemondinverno 1978: 2 romanzi e 7 racconti di Eric Frank Russell | 1978-11-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Mondadori (Millemondi #14) | Lit 2,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
396 | 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 | Karel Thole | ||
| De meest fantastische sf verhalen van Meulenhoff | 1979-00-00 | ed. Mark Carpentier Alting | Meulenhoff (M=SF #153) | 90-290-1242-0 | 352 | 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 | Chris Foss | |
|
| Sirius, #36 | 1979-06-05 |
ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich |
Vjesnik | Din 15?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006 |
148 | 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 | Vicente Segrelles | |
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| Die besten Stories von Eric Frank Russell | 1980-04-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6703) | 3-8118-6703-2 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
400 | 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 | Oliviero Berni | |
| Aliens from Analog | 1983-00-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | Davis Publications | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
287 | 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". |
anth | Wayne Barlowe | |
|
| Aliens from Analog | 1983-00-00 | ed. Stanley Schmidt | The Dial Press | 0-385-27951-5 | $12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
286 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Wayne Barlowe | |
| The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 9, 1947 | 1983-02-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #519) | 0-87997-802-3 / UE1802 | $3.50?$: 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 | Bernal | |
| The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 9, 1947 | 1983-02-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-802-3 | C$3.95?C$: 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 | Bernal | |
| Histoires divines | 1983-06-00 |
ed.
Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein |
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3782) | 2-253-03152-6 | 477 | 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 | Philippe Adamov | |
|
| The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fifth Series | 1985-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 0-517-47566-9 | $6.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
641 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Romas | |
| The Best of Eric Frank Russell | 1986-07-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-33223-7 | $3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
336 | 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 | Barclay Shaw | |
| Like Nothing on Earth | 1986-10-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Methuen | 0-413-60010-6 | £1.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
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 | Terry Oakes | |
| The Best of Eric Frank Russell | 1987-03-00 | Eric Frank Russell | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-33223-7 | £2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
336 | 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 | ||
| Ensimmäinen yhteys: tieteisnovelleja | 1988-00-00 |
ed.
Jyrki Ijäs?Jyrki Ijaes Jyrki Ijas |
Pirkanmaan Kirjapaino (Tieteissarja #1) | 951-99942-9-7 | 367 | 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 |
Kari T. Leppänen?Kari T. Leppaenen
Kari T. Leppanen |
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| The British Way | 1998-02-00 | ed. James Gunn | Borealis / White Wolf Publishing | 1-56504-157-7 / WW 11091 | $14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
622 | 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 | |
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| Major Ingredients: The Selected Short Stories of Eric Frank Russell | 2000-09-00 | Eric Frank Russell | NESFA Press | 1-886778-10-8 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
701 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| Von Shelley bis Clarke | 2000-10-00 | ed. James Gunn | Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #100) | 3-453-17104-7 | DM 24.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
543 | 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 |
Jürgen Rogner?Juergen Rogner
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| Major Ingredients: The Selected Short Stories of Eric Frank Russell | 2003-03-00 | Eric Frank Russell | NESFA Press | 1-886778-10-8 | $29.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
701 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bob Eggleton | |
| Short Stories Collection | 2017-11-21 | Eric Frank Russell | VintReads | 978-1-387-36890-7 | £3.49?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |