Title: Heavy Planet

Title: Heavy Planet Title Record # 41329
Author: Milton A. Rothman
Date: 1939-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Year	Title
1939	Heavyplanet [as by Lee Gregor]
1939	Heavy Planet [as by Lee Gregor]
1939	Heavyplanet
2004^ⓘco-author as per Locus Index (http://www.locusmag.com/index/yr2004/t60.htm#A2425)	Heavy Planet [as by Lee Gregor and Frederik Pohl]

Year	Language	Title
1972^ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina	Italian	Pianetapesante
1979	Portuguese	O planeta pesado
1980^ⓘTranslated by Gaetano La Pira	Italian	Pianeta pesante
1982^ⓘTranslated by Klaus Mahn	German	Schwerwelt

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1939	1939-08-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.20^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	164	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	Virgil Finlay
Astounding Science-Fiction, August 1939	1939-08-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd		-/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).	96	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
Adventures in Time and Space	1946-00-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House		$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 997	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	George Salter
Adventures in Time and Space	1946-08-26	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House		$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 997	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	George Salter
Adventures in Time and Space	1953-00-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House			xv+ 824	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
More Adventures in Time and Space	1955-02-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Bantam Books	1310	$0.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	142	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	Chesley Bonestell
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space	1957-00-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Modern Library (Modern Library Giant #31)	G31	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	997	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Salter
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space	1957-00-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House		C$3.45^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	997	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Expert Dreamers	1962-10-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)		$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 248	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Sigrid Spaeth
The Expert Dreamers	1963-00-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (2))		18/-^?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).	xxi+ 228	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Expert Dreamers	1963-03-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Doubleday			xiv+ 248	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Sigrid Spaeth
The Expert Dreamers	1964-08-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	88	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).	xxi+ 228	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Griffiths
The Expert Dreamers	1966-00-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Pan Books	X463	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).	219	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
More Adventures in Time and Space	1966-09-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Bantam Books (Bantam Fifty)	F3261	$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	142	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 Expert Dreamers	1968-09-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Avon	S355	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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	Don Crowley
Blast Off: S.F. for Boys	1969-00-00	ed. Harry Harrison	Faber and Faber	0-571-08937-2		237	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Haberfield
Worlds of Wonder	1969-00-00	ed. Harry Harrison	Doubleday		$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Vladimir F. Hervert
Where Do We Go from Here?	1971-04-16	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday	0-385-02935-7	$6.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xii+ 441	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Peter Rauch
Where Do We Go from Here?	1971-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday / SFBC	3410	$2.49^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 441	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Peter Rauch
Urania #589	1972-04-02	ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini	Mondadori	589	Lit 300^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	144	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
Where Do We Go from Here?	1972-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	P1749	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	384	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
Where Do We Go from Here?	1972-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	P1749	C$1.25^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	384	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
A Science Fiction Reader	1973-00-00	ed. Harry Harrison, Carol Pugner	Charles Scribner's Sons (Scribner Student Paperbacks #31)	0-684-13023-8		ix+ 272	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	Jack Gaughan
Where Do We Go from Here?	1973-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Michael Joseph	0-7181-1134-6	£3.75^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	415	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Jupiter	1973-12-00	ed. Carol Pohl, Frederik Pohl	Ballantine Books	0-345-23662-9	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvii+ 265	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	John Berkey
Where Do We Go from Here? Book 1	1974-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Sphere	0-7221-1251-3	£0.40^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	192	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
Adventures in Time and Space	1975-08-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Ballantine Books	0-345-25374-4	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[xvii]+ 997	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
Where Do We Go from Here?	1976-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	449-02849	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	384	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
Adventures in Time and Space	1978-03-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27747-3	$6.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 997	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
Adventures in Time and Space	1978-12-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28925-0	$9.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	997	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
Para Onde Vamos?	1979-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Hemus			375	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 Faragasso
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939	1979-03-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #329)	0-87997-454-0 / UE1454	$2.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	432	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
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939	1979-03-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books	0-87997-454-0 / UE1454	C$2.50^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	432	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
Adventures in Time and Space	1979-12-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27747-3	$9.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	997	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
Where Do We Go from Here?	1980-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-22849-5	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	384	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
Antologia scolastica	1980-07-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #6)		Lit 4,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	368	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	Karel Thole
Die besten Stories von 1939	1982-04-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6727)	3-8118-6727-X	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	383	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	Segrelles
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction	1983-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-40147-9		432+ 350	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Romas
Adventures in Time and Space	1990-08-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House / SFBC	17325	$14.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	1004	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Gary D. Lang
Le grandi storie della fantascienza 1	1991-01-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Bompiani (I grandi tascabili Bompiani #97)	88-452-1342-0 / 191494	Lit 12,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	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.	anth	Aurelia Raffo
Great Science Fiction Stories of 1939	2001-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg	Dorset Press	0-7607-2417-2	$9.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	432	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	Tom McKeveny
Adventures in Time and Space	2001-11-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Science Fiction Book Club	0-7394-2214-6 / 05417	$17.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxiv+ 1004	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Gary D. Lang
Heavy Planet and Other Science Fiction Stories	2004-10-00	Milton A. Rothman	Wildside Press	1-55742-292-3	$19.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	309	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	Elliott Dold, Jr.
Heavy Planet and Other Science Fiction Stories	2004-12-00	Milton A. Rothman	Wildside Press	0-8095-1572-5	$19.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	309	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
The World Turned Upside Down	2005-01-00	ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint	Baen Books	0-7434-9874-7	$24.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	743	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Tom Kidd
The World Turned Upside Down	2005-01-00	ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint	Baen Books	0-7434-9874-7	$6.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Thomas Kidd
The World Turned Upside Down	2005-01-00	ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint	Baen Books	0-7434-9874-7	$6.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Thomas Kidd
The World Turned Upside Down	2005-02-00	ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint	Baen Books / SFBC	1168633	$13.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	743	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Tom Kidd
The World Turned Upside Down	2006-06-00	ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint	Baen Books	978-1-4165-2068-9	$15.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	741	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	Tom Kidd
Le grandi storie della SF vol. 2	2007-02-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Mondadori (Urania Collezione #49)	49	€4.90^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	340	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	Franco Brambilla
The 1634: The Baltic War Disk	2007-05-00	uncredited	Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #13)		$0.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		other^?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.	omni
The 1634: The Baltic War Disk	2007-05-00	uncredited	Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #13)		$0.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		other^?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.	omni
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe 2006 Disk	2007-07-00	uncredited	Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #13)		$0.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		other^?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.	omni
The David Drake When the Tide Rises Disk	2008-03-00	uncredited	Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #15)		$0.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		other^?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.	omni
The 1635: The Eastern Front Disk	2010-10-00	uncredited	Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #23)		$0.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		other^?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.	omni
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books	0-87997-700-0 / UE1700	C$2.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	432	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
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 1, 1939	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #329)	0-87997-454-0 / UE1454	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	432	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

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