Title: Helix the Cat
Title Record # 44953
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1973-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Current Tags: cats (1), souls (1), soft sf (1), first person (1) Add Tags
Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Date: 1973-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Note: Written in July 1939, but rejected by John W. Campbell for inclusion in either Astounding or Unknown, according to Paul Williams' story notes in The Ultimate Egoist.
Synopsis: An experimenter's cat is "enhanced" to serve as a suitable vessel to house a recently deceased soul, but it becomes apparent that both the soul and the cat are obnoxious narcissists with their own devious plans.
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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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| Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology | 1973-11-00 | ed. Harry Harrison | Random House | 0-394-48167-4 | $7.95?$: US dollar |
xvii+ 332 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Sposato |  |
| Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology | 1974-02-00 | ed. Harry Harrison | Random House / SFBC | 6066 | $2.49?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 302 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | John Sposato | |
| The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology | 1974-10-00 | ed. Harry Harrison | Sidgwick & Jackson | 0-283-98158-X | £2.95?£: UK pound |
297 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |
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| Astounding: John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology | 1974-12-00 | ed. Harry Harrison | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24329-3 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 324 |
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 | Kelly Freas | |
| The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology | 1975-05-00 | ed. Harry Harrison | Sphere | 0-7221-4371-0 | £0.65?£: UK pound |
297 | 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 | Eddie Jones | |
| The Ultimate Egoist | 1995-02-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | North Atlantic Books | 1-55643-182-1 | $25.00?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 387 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Jacek Yerka | |
| Mystery Cats III: More Feline Felonies | 1995-02-01 | ed. Cynthia Manson | Signet / New American Library | 0-451-18293-6 | $4.99?$: US dollar |
252 | 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 | Robert Crawford | |
| The Ultimate Egoist | 1998-11-00 | Theodore Sturgeon | North Atlantic Books | 1-55643-299-2 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 387 |
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 | Jacek Yerka | |
| The Ultimate Egoist | 2010-11-09 | Theodore Sturgeon | North Atlantic Books | 978-1-55643-658-1 | $35.00?$: US dollar |
408 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| The Ultimate Egoist | 2013-09-30 | Theodore Sturgeon | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10995-7 | £2.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
猫は宇宙で丸くなる 猫SF傑作選?ねこはうちゅうでまるくなる ねこSFけっさくせん Neko ha Uchū de Marukunaru: Neko SF Kessakusen Neko ha Uchuu de Marukunaru: Neko SF Kessakusen Neko wa Uchū de Marukunaru: Neko SF Kessakusen Neko wa Uchuu de Marukunaru: Neko SF Kessakusen |
2017-08-31 |
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中村融?なかむらとおる Nakamura Tōru Nakamura Tohru Nakamura Tooru |
竹書房?たけしょぼう (Takeshobō Takeshobou 竹書房文庫?たけしょぼうぶんこ )Takeshobō Bunko Takeshobou Bunko |
978-4-8019-1191-8 | ¥1,200?¥: Japanese yen |
440 | 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 |
旭ハジメ?あさひハジメ
Asahi Hajime |
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| The Ultimate Egoist | date unknown | Theodore Sturgeon | North Atlantic Books | 1-55643-299-2 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
xvi+ 387 |
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 | Jacek Yerka |