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Title: Wait It Out Title Record # 45168
Author: Larry Niven
Date: 1968-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Known Space
Language: English
Note: First published in The Future Unbounded Program Book, 1968
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Current Tags: science fiction (1), Pluto (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1973Translated by Bodo Baumann.
German Gestrandet auf Pluto
1985Translated by Mischa Veld
Dutch Leven op Pluto
1987Translated by Hervé Gadras
French L'interminable attente

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Future Unbounded Science Fiction Show and Convention Program Book 1968-07-04 ed. Dian Pelz Future Unbounded Science Fiction Show and Convention  
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
46
ph?Pamphlet. Used for short (in page count), unbound, staple-bound, or otherwise lightly bound publications.
anth  
Tomorrow's Worlds 1969-00-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Award Books A793N
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
187
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 Checkmark
Tomorrow's Worlds 1969-03-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Meredith Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiii+
234
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1971-06-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-02280-7
$0.95?$: 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.
coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1971-06-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-02280-7
C$0.95?C$: 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.
coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
Myriaden 1973-00-00 Larry Niven
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Taschenbuch?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Taschenbuch
#21034)
3-404-00177-X
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
158
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Inconstant Moon 1973-02-00 Larry Niven Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01586-1
£2.20?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Inconstant Moon 1974-04-00 Larry Niven The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1086   251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1975-08-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-24563-6
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
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.
coll Rick Sternbach Checkmark
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1975-08-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-24563-6
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
xiv+
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.
coll Rick Sternbach Checkmark
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1975-11-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-24563-6
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
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.
coll Rick Sternbach Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1975-12-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-24084-7
$1.50?$: 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.
coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1975-12-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-24084-7
C$1.50?C$: 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.
coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1976-11-00 Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-25836-3
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
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.
coll Rick Sternbach Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1977-02-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27133-5
$1.50?$: 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.
coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
Tomorrow's Worlds 1977-02-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Award Books AD1666
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
187
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  
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1978-01-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27657-4
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
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.
coll Rick Sternbach Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1978-11-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28196-9
$1.75?$: 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.
coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1978-11-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27657-4
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
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.
coll Rick Sternbach Checkmark
The Science Fictional Solar System 1979-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Harper & Row 0-06-011527-0
$11.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Irving Freeman Checkmark
Tales of Known Space 1980-00-00 Larry Niven Futura 0-7088-8068-1
£1.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xiv+
238
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
The Science Fictional Solar System 1980-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98666-2   317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1981-01-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-29811-X
$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
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.
coll Rick Sternbach Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1981-03-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-30048-3
$2.25?$: 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.
coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
The Science Fictional Solar System 1981-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Readers Union / The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1177   317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Abenteuer Weltraum 1981-04-00 ed. uncredited
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24017)
3-404-24017-0
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
517
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Science Fictional Solar System 1982-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Panther 0-586-05228-3
£1.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
317
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 Checkmark
Science Fiction Special 43 1982-02-00 uncredited Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #43) 0-283-98814-2
£?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
200+
317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
All the Myriad Ways 1983-02-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-30048-3
$2.25?$: 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.
coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1983-04-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-31354-2
$2.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
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.
coll Rick Sternbach Checkmark
Tales of Known Space 1984-00-00 Larry Niven Orbit 0-7088-8068-1
£1.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xiv+
238
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
De Kortste Fantastische Verhalen 1985-00-00 ed. uncredited Tabula 90-70585-56-1   141
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 Franyo Mányoky Checkmark
Geschichten aus dem Ringwelt-Universum 1985-01-00 Larry Niven
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special
#24064)
3-404-24064-2
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
296
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 Peter Elson Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 1985-10-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33416-7
$2.95?$: 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.
coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1985-11-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33469-8
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
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.
coll Rick Sternbach  
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1987-10-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33469-8
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
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.
coll Rick Sternbach Checkmark
Les conquérants 1987-12-00 Larry Niven Corps 9 - Andromède - Maison de la Fiction 2-904846-44-2
F65.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
146
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 Patrice Sanahujas  
Tales of Known Space 1988-00-00 Larry Niven Orbit 0-7088-8068-1
£?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xiv+
238
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 Peter Jones  
All the Myriad Ways 1988-10-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33416-7
C$2.95?C$: 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.
coll Dean Ellis Checkmark
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1989-02-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33469-8
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
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.
coll Rick Sternbach Checkmark
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1991-01-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33469-8
C$6.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
xiv+
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.
coll Rick Sternbach Checkmark
Playgrounds of the Mind 1991-10-00 Larry Niven Tor 0-312-85219-3
$22.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
487
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll David Archer Checkmark
Tales of Known Space 1992-02-00 Larry Niven Orbit 0-7088-8068-1
£4.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xiv+
238
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 Fred Gambino Checkmark
Playgrounds of the Mind 1992-07-00 Larry Niven Tor 0-812-51695-8
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
vii+
696
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 David Archer Checkmark
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1992-09-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33469-8
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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.
coll Rick Sternbach  
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 1992-09-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-33469-8
C$6.99?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
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.
coll Rick Sternbach Checkmark
Science Fiction, Science Fact, and You 1996-00-00 ed. Lila Lowenherz, Robert J. Lowenherz Amsco School Publications 1-56765-028-7
$12.53?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
395
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 Checkmark
Playgrounds of the Mind 1996-04-00 Larry Niven Tor 0-812-51695-8
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
viii+
696
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 David Archer Checkmark
Three Books of Known Space 1996-11-00 Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-40448-3
$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
574
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 David Stevenson Checkmark
Der kälteste Ort?Der kaelteste Ort
2000-12-00 Larry Niven
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction
#24281)
3-404-24281-5 / 24281
DM 14.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
348
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 Romas Kukalis Checkmark
Playgrounds of the Mind 2003-08-00 Larry Niven Tor 0-812-51695-8
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
vii+
696
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 David Archer Checkmark
All the Myriad Ways 2011-05-27 Larry Niven Spectrum Literary Agency  
$4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
181
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Madness from the Inconstant Moon: A Collection of Short Works by Larry Niven 2017-04-19 Larry Niven Larry Niven  
$4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Madness from the Inconstant Moon: A Collection of Short Works by Larry Niven 2017-09-19 Larry Niven Blackstone Audio  
$13.22?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll  
Madness from the Inconstant Moon: A Collection of Short Works by Larry Niven 2017-09-19 Larry Niven Blackstone Audio 978-1-5384-2979-2
$29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll  
Madness from the Inconstant Moon: A Collection of Short Works by Larry Niven 2017-09-19 Larry Niven Blackstone Audio 978-1-5384-2978-5
$29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll  
Madness from the Inconstant Moon: A Collection of Short Works by Larry Niven 2017-09-19 Larry Niven Blackstone Audio 978-1-5384-2977-8    
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks
coll  
Born of the Sun: Adventures in Our Solar System 2020-08-06 ed. Mike Ashley British Library Publishing (British Library Science Fiction Classics) 978-0-7123-5356-4
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
334
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 Chesley Bonestell Checkmark
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven 2021-10-13 Larry Niven Larry Niven  
$5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Three Books of Known Space 2021-10-28 Larry Niven Larry Niven  
$9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni  
Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven date unknown Larry Niven Ballantine Books 0-345-25836-3
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
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.
coll Rick Sternbach  
Three Books of Known Space date unknown Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-40448-3
$15.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
574
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 David Stevenson  
Three Books of Known Space date unknown Larry Niven Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-40448-3
$16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
574
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 David Stevenson Checkmark
Tomorrow's Worlds date unknown ed. Robert Silverberg Hawthorn Books     xiii+
234
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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