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Title: Impulse Title Record # 48123
Author: Eric Frank Russell
Date: 1938-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1953 The Man from the Morgue
1962 A Matter of Instinct
Year Language Title
1957ⓘTranslated by Walter Ernsting.
 German Ohne zu denken
1965ⓘTranslated by Enrique de Obregón
 Spanish Impulso
1965ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina
 Italian Una questione di istinto
1969ⓘTranslated by C. A. G. van den Broek (= Kees van den Broek)
 Dutch Een kwestie van instinct
1974ⓘTranslated by Marcel Battin
 French Impulsion
1975 German Reaktion
1977ⓘTranslated by Drago Bujan
 Croatian
Pokretačka snaga?Pokretacka snaga
1990ⓘTranslated by Tomás Doreste
 Spanish Posesión satánica
2001ⓘTranslated by Laura Serra
 Italian Impulso

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, September 1938 1938-09-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar
 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 Thomson (I) Checkmark
Invaders of Earth 1952-03-00 ed. Groff Conklin Vanguard Press  
$2.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
333
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Invaders of Earth - More Tales of Space and Time 1953-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Science Fiction Shelf)  
10/6?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).
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Argosy (UK), December 1953 1953-12-00 ed. Editors of Argosy (UK) The Amalgamated Press  
1/6?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).
 144
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 mag  
Invaders of Earth - More Tales of Space and Time 1955-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Weidenfeld & Nicolson  
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).
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Invaders of Earth 1955-07-00 ed. Groff Conklin Pocket Books 1074
$0.25?$: US dollar
 xiv+
257+
[1]
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 Morton Roberts Checkmark
Invaders of Earth 1956-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Pocket Books 1074
C$0.25?C$: Canadian dollar
 xiv+
257+
[1]
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 Morton Roberts Checkmark
Dark Tides 1962-00-00 Eric Frank Russell Dennis Dobson  
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).
 183
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Invaders of Earth 1962-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Digit Books R562
2/6?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).
 160
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
Twisted 1962-05-00 ed. Groff Conklin Belmont Books L92-535
$0.50?$: US dollar
 viii+
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 Checkmark
Invaders of Earth 1962-09-00 ed. Groff Conklin Tempo Books T6
$0.50?$: US dollar
 382
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
Twisted 1963-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Horwitz PB153
4/-?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).
 130
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  
Dark Tides 1963-11-00 Eric Frank Russell Panther 1599
2/6?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).
 128
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 Checkmark
Invaders of Earth 1964-09-00 ed. Groff Conklin Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap 4706
$0.60?$: US dollar
 382
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
Dark Tides 1964-12-00 Eric Frank Russell Panther 1599
2/6?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).
 128
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 Checkmark
Monster Festival 1965-00-00 ed. Eric Protter Vanguard Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar
 286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Edward Gorey Checkmark
Twisted 1965-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Four Square Books 1379
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).
 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  
Twisted 1967-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Belmont Books B50-771
$0.50?$: US dollar
 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 Checkmark
Twisted 1967-00-00 ed. Groff Conklin Belmont Books B50-771
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 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 Checkmark
Monsters Monsters Monsters 1975-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke Franklin Watts 0-531-02846-1   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 Charles Keeping Checkmark
Monsters Monsters Monsters 1978-00-00 ed. Helen Hoke Franklin Watts 0-531-02846-1   187
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Charles Keeping Checkmark
Horror Stories 1978-00-00 ed. Bryan Newton Ward, Lock 0-7062-3670-X   128
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Darker Tides: The Weird Tales of Eric Frank Russell 2006-07-00 Eric Frank Russell Midnight House 0-9740589-6-3
$45.00?$: US dollar
 277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Allen Koszowski Checkmark
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