Title: Farewell to the Master Title Record # 41416
Author: Harry Bates
Date: 1940-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
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Translations

Year Language Title 1952 Italian Uomo di carne... uomo d'acciaio... 1972ⓘTranslated by Ute Seeßlen. German Der Tag, an dem die Erde stillstand 1973ⓘTranslated by Gian Luigi Gonano Italian Klaatu: Prologo a un'invasione 1980ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch German Abschied vom Herrn 1983ⓘTranslated by Domingo Santos and Francisco Blanco Spanish El amo ha muerto 1985ⓘTranslated by Milton Persson Portuguese Adeus ao mestre 1989ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli Italian Addio al padrone

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
4	2016 Retro 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
Astounding Science-Fiction, October 1940	1940-10-00	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	Hubert Rogers
Astounding Science-Fiction, October 1940	1940-10-00	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).	80	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
Scienza Fantastica #4	1952-07-00	ed. Vittorio Kramer, Lionello Torossi	Editrice Krator	4	Lit 130?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	96	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	A. Zucchelli
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
Selections from Adventures in Time and Space	1954-04-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Pennant Books	P44	$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	200	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	Charles Binger
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
Adventures in Time and Space	1966-01-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Bantam Books	F3102	$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	181	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
Adventures in Time and Space	1966-01-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Bantam Books	F3102	C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	181	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
The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume 1	1972-00-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison	Doubleday	0-385-02334-0	$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 530	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Science-Fiction-Stories 13	1972-06-00	ed. Walter Spiegl	Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #22 (2883))	3-548-02883-7	DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	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.	anth	Jeff Jones
Klaatu: Prologo a un'invasione	1973-00-00	Harry Bates	De Carlo Editore		Lit 800?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	68	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.	chap
Nebula : collana di fantascienza	1973-00-00	ed. Ennio Ciscato, Valentino De Carlo	De Carlo Editore (Nebula (De Carlo Editore) #1 (Ciscato))		Lit 2,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	67+ 83+ 76	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book 1	1973-10-00	ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison	Sphere	0-7221-4362-1	£0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	291	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
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
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 2, 1940	1979-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #350)	0-87997-483-4 / UE1483	$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	350	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 2, 1940	1979-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-483-4 / UE1483	C$2.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	350	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
Die besten Stories von 1940	1980-12-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6711)	3-8118-6711-3	DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	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	Oliviero Berni
They Came from Outer Space	1981-03-00	ed. Jim Wynorski	Doubleday	0-385-18502-2	$11.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xix+ 363	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
They Came from Outer Space	1981-04-00	ed. Jim Wynorski	Doubleday / SFBC	3851	$6.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xix+ 363+ [32]	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Die Vierziger Jahre I	1982-10-00	ed. Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs	Hohenheim (Edition SF im Hohenheim Verlag)	3-8147-0027-9	DM 32.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	402	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Oliviero Berni
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
Vinieron del espacio exterior	1983-00-00	ed. Jim Wynorski	Martínez Roca (Super Ficción (1ª época) #86)	84-270-0837-6		176	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	Salinas Blanch
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers	1984-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick	Allen Lane	0-7139-1685-0	£10.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	627	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Peter Gudynas
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers	1984-01-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick	Holt, Rinehart and Winston	0-03-061498-8	$22.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	627	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Mantel
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers	1985-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick	Penguin Books	0-14-007194-6	£4.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	627	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	Peter Goodfellow
Máquinas que pensam: obras-primas da ficção científica?Maquinas que pensam: obras-primas da ficcao cientifica	1985-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick	L & PM	85-254-0061-0		463	unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	anth
Robots	1989-04-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Signet / New American Library	0-451-15926-8 / AE5926	$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	351	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
Robots	1989-08-24	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Robinson	1-85487-041-6	£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	351	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	Jim Burns
Le grandi storie della fantascienza 2	1989-11-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Bompiani (I grandi tascabili Bompiani #117)	88-452-1501-6 / 231092	Lit 9,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	372	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
Friends, Robots, Countrymen	1990-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Dercum Audio	1-55656-120-2			audio cassette?Cassette tape	anth
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
War with the Robots: 28 of the Best Short Stories by the Greatest Names in 20th Century Science Fiction	1992-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick	Wings Books	0-517-06504-5		609	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Courtney
Reel Future	1994-08-00	ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine	Barnes & Noble Books / SFBC	03719	$12.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	538	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Reel Future	1994-09-00	ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine	Barnes & Noble Books	1-56619-450-4	$9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxii+ 538	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Science-Fiction Classics: The Stories That Morphed Into Movies	1999-08-00	ed. Forrest J. Ackerman	TV Books	1-57500-040-7	$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	446	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 Gannon
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
Great Science Fiction Stories of 1940	2002-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Dorset Press	0-7607-3251-5	$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	350	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
Histórias de robôs volume 1	2005-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick	L & PM	978-85-254-1385-7	R$21.90?R$: Brazilian real. ISO code: BRL	240	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 Day the Earth Stood Still & Other SF Classics	2008-00-00	Harry Bates	Renaissance E Books	978-1-60089-316-2		142	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 Day the Earth Stood Still: Selected Stories of Harry Bates	2008-10-01	Harry Bates	Wonder Audiobooks				digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Farewell to the Master	2013-08-01	Harry Bates	Spastic Cat Press	978-1-4837-0263-6	$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	84	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.	chap
Die unheimliche Freiheit	2018-09-16	ed. Christian Dörge (in error)?Christian Doerge (in error)	Apex (Galaxis Science Fiction #8)	978-3-7438-8092-4	€3.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Frank Kelly Freas
Black Infinity, Summer 2021	2021-03-13	ed. Tom English	Dead Letter Press	978-1-7324344-8-6	$11.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	230	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.	mag
Machines That Think: The Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots and Computers	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick	Henry Holt	0-8050-0623-0	$22.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	627	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Richard Mantel

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