Title: The Soft Weapon
Title Record # 54182
Author: Larry Niven
Date: 1967-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Known Space
Language: English
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Author: Larry Niven
Date: 1967-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Known Space
Language: English
Note: Has just under 20,000 words
Synopsis: Humans and aliens fight for control of an ancient alien weapon.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If, February 1967 | 1967-02-00 | ed. Frederik Pohl | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
164 | 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 | Wenzel |  |
|
| Neutron Star | 1968-04-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | U6120 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | |
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| Neutron Star | 1968-04-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | U6120 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
285 | 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 | |
|
| Neutron Star | 1969-00-00 | Larry Niven | Macdonald | 0-356-02652-3 | 25/-?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). |
285 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | ||
| Neutronster | 1970-11-00 | Larry Niven | Meulenhoff (M=SF #39) | 39 | 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. |
coll | Reindert van Briemen | |
|
| Neutron Star | 1971-07-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | 0-345-02297-1 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | Michael McInnerney | |
| Neutron Star | 1971-08-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | 0-345-02297-1 | C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
285 | 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 | Michael McInnerney | |
| Galaxie (2ème série), #88 | 1971-09-00 | ed. Michel Demuth | OPTA | F3.50?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
164 | 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 | Mireille Ollivier | |
|
| Neutron Star | 1971-10-00 | Larry Niven | Sphere Books | 63894 | £0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
285 | 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 | |
|
| Neutron Star | 1972-00-00 | Larry Niven | Sphere (Sphere Science Fiction Classics #8) | 0-7221-6385-1 | £0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1972-00-00 | Larry Niven | Sphere (Sphere Science Fiction Classics #8) | 0-7221-6385-1 | £0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1973-08-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | 0-345-23441-3 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | Michael McInnerney | |
| Urania #642 | 1974-04-14 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 642 | Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
176 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1974-10-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24047-2 | $1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | Michael McInnerney | |
| Neutron Star | 1975-08-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24794-9 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1976-06-00 | Larry Niven | Ballantine Books | 0-345-24794-9 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1977-07-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-27065-7 | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1978-03-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-27065-7 | $1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1978-04-00 | Larry Niven | Orbit | 0-7088-8011-8 | £0.90?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1979-01-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-28378-3 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutronster | 1979-08-00 | Larry Niven | Meulenhoff (M=SF #39) | 90-290-5002-0 | 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. |
coll | Chris Foss | |
|
| Neutron Star | 1980-11-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-29665-6 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1981-09-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-29665-6 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1982-09-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-29665-6 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1983-06-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-29665-6 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1985-00-00 | Larry Niven | Orbit | 0-7088-8011-8 | £2.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1986-01-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-33694-1 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1986-02-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-33694-1 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1987-00-00 | Larry Niven | Orbit | 0-7088-8011-8 | £2.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1989-04-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-33694-1 | C$5.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
285 | 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 | |
| World of Ptavvs; A Gift from Earth; Neutron Star | 1991-06-00 | Larry Niven | Book-of-the-Month Club | $11.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
160+ 254+ 285 |
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 | |||
| 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1992-00-00 | Larry Niven | Orbit | 1-85723-106-6 | £2.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
285 | 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 | Keith Scaife | |
| 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1993-00-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-33694-1 | C$6.99?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
285 | 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 | |
| Neutron Star | 1993-07-00 | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-33694-1 | $4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| The Best of Larry Niven | 2010-12-00 | Larry Niven | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-331-0 | $40.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
618 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Edward Miller | |
| The Best of Larry Niven | 2010-12-00 | Larry Niven | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-331-0 | $60.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
618 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Edward Miller | |
| Neutron Star | 2013-04-27 | Larry Niven | Spectrum Literary Agency | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
285 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| Neutron Star | date unknown | Larry Niven | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-33694-1 | C$6.99?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
285 | 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 | |