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Title: Construction Shack Title Record # 54512
Author: Clifford D. Simak
Date: 1973-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: The first human expedition to Pluto discovers it to be artificial in origin, and attempt to determine what was its purpose.
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Current Tags: Pluto (1), interplanetary exploration (1), alien artifact (1), near future (1), first person point of view (1), science fiction (1), planetary engineering (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1973 French Les bousilleurs du cosmos
1975Translated by Charlotte Winheller
German Konstruktion mit kleinen Fehlern
1978Translated by Mark Wynants
Dutch De Planetenfabriek
1980Translated by Iole Luisa Rambelli
Italian La baracca del cantiere
2004 Swedish Byggbarack

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
3 1974 Hugo Best Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Worlds of If, January-February 1973 1973-01-00 ed. Ejler Jakobsson UPD Publishing Corporation  
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
180
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 David A. Hardy Checkmark
Worlds of If, January-February 1973 [UK] 1973-01-00 ed. Ejler Jakobsson Universal-Tandem Publishing Company Ltd.  
£0.25?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
180
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 David A. Hardy Checkmark
Galaxie (2ème série), #111 1973-08-00 ed. Michel Demuth OPTA  
F4.00?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 Sylvie Dausset Checkmark
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF 1974-05-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #101) 0-87997-109-6 / UY1109
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
280
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 Checkmark
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF 1974-05-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / New American Library of Canada UY1109
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
280
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 Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Third Annual Collection 1974-07-00 ed. Lester del Rey E. P. Dutton 0-525-06492-3
$7.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF 1974-09-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / SFBC 6278
$1.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Victor Valla Checkmark
The Best from If, Vol. 2 1974-09-00 ed. Editors of If Award Books AQ1360
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
235
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
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Third Annual Collection 1975-00-00 ed. Lester del Rey Kaye & Ward 0-7182-1106-5
£?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Science Fiction Story Reader 4 1975-07-00 ed. Herbert W. Franke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3451) 3-453-30344-X
DM 3.80?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 John Berkey Checkmark
The World's Best SF Short Stories No. 1 1975-10-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim The Elmfield Press 0-7057-0057-7
£4.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
280
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Josh Kirby Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Third Annual Collection 1976-04-00 ed. Lester del Rey Readers Union / The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 1111   245
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Third Annual Collection 1976-12-00 ed. Lester del Rey Ace Books 05477
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
305
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 Dean Ellis Checkmark
Sprong naar Omega 1978-00-00 ed. A. van Hageland D.A.P. Reinaert 90-310-0419-7   373
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
Rod Serling's Other Worlds 1978-03-00 ed. Rod Serling Bantam Books 0-553-11275-9
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
244
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 Bob Larkin Checkmark
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Three 1979-12-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books 0-87997-507-5 / UE1507
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
280
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 Segrelles Checkmark
Il Meglio di If, Volume 2 1980-08-00 ed. uncredited Mursia (Tascabili Mursia #35) 40035 N
Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
266
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
Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology 1986-09-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl Bluejay Books 0-312-94471-3
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
438
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Alan Gutierrez Checkmark
Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology 1986-09-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander, Frederik Pohl Bluejay Books 0-312-94472-1
$10.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
438
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 Alan Gutierrez Checkmark
Off-Planet 1988-08-00 Clifford D. Simak Methuen 0-413-18500-1
£10.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
223
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Chris Moore Checkmark
Off-Planet 1989-09-00 Clifford D. Simak Methuen / Mandarin 0-7493-0099-X
£3.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
223
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 Moore Checkmark
The SF Collection 1994-08-00 ed. Edel Brosnan Chancellor Press 1-85152-317-0
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
501
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Luis Royo Checkmark
Over the River and Through the Woods 1996-10-00 Clifford D. Simak Tachyon Publications 0-9648320-2-X
$25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiii+
218
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Michael Dashow Checkmark
Over the River and Through the Woods 1996-10-00 Clifford D. Simak Tachyon Publications 0-9648320-2-X
$40.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiii+
218
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Michael Dashow  
Over the River and Through the Woods 1996-10-00 Clifford D. Simak Tachyon Publications 0-9648320-2-X
$65.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiii+
218
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Michael Dashow  
Over the River and Through the Woods 1999-06-00 Clifford D. Simak Tachyon Publications / SFBC 00282
$9.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiii+
218
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Michael Dashow Checkmark
Nova science fiction, nummer 4 2004 2004-00-00 ed. John-Henri Holmberg Gafiac     160
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
mag  
The Thing in the Stone and Other Stories 2017-07-04 Clifford D. Simak Open Road Integrated Media 978-1-5040-4521-6
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Jason Gabbert  
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF date unknown ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #101) UY1109
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
280
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  
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