Title: The Great Judge

Title: The Great Judge Title Record # 56657
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1948-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Note: This story is the basis for the novel The Mind Cage (1957).

Synopsis: A scientist discovers how to swap minds between living bodies. In his excitement, he says something derogatory about the Great Judge - and is condemned to die the following week.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1965^ⓘTranslated by Luigi Cozzi	Italian	Il grande giudice
1966^ⓘTranslated by Walter Bilitza	German	Der Große Richter^?Der Grosse Richter
1969^ⓘTranslated by Frank Straschitz	French	Le Grand Juge
1972^ⓘTranslated by M. Slagt-Prins	Dutch	De grote gebieder
1974^ⓘTranslated by Eduardo Saló	Portuguese	O juiz supremo
1984^ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr	German	Richte nicht, auf daß du nicht gerichtet werdest^?Richte nicht, auf dass du nicht gerichtet werdest

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Fantasy Book, Vol. 1, No. 3	1948-07-00	ed. Garret Ford	Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	68	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	Crozetti
Away and Beyond	1952-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Pellegrini & Cudahy		$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	309	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Glanzman-Parker
Away and Beyond	1952-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Avon	548	$0.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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.	coll
Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, July 15, 1956	1956-07-15	ed. E. C. Tubb	Hamilton & Co.		2/-^?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).	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	E. L. Blandford
Away and Beyond	1959-02-00	A. E. van Vogt	Berkley Books	G-215	$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	172	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	Richard Powers (artist)
Away and Beyond	1959-02-00	A. E. van Vogt	Berkley Books	G-215	C$0.35^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	172	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	Richard Powers (artist)
Away and Beyond	1960-09-00	A. E. van Vogt	Berkley Books		$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	172	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	Richard Powers (artist)
Away and Beyond	1960-12-00	A. E. van Vogt	Berkley Books		$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	172	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	Richard Powers (artist)
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1963-02-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	AS516	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1963-02-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	AS516	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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
Away and Beyond	1963-08-00	A. E. van Vogt	Berkley Medallion	F812	$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	190	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	Richard Powers (artist)
Away and Beyond	1963-09-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	1569	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).	219	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	Charles Binger
L'altare a mezzanotte: 50 racconti di fantascienza	1965-07-30	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #16)		Lit 2,500^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	492	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Rocco Borella
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1966-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	01639	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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	Don Ivan Punchatz
Die galaktische Prüfung und andere SF-Stories^?Die galaktische Pruefung und andere SF-Stories	1966-05-03	ed. uncredited	Pabel (Utopia Zukunftsroman #485)	UZ485	DM 0.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	61	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".	anth	R. S. Lonati
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1968-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	01639	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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	Don Ivan Punchatz
The Time Curve	1968-00-00	ed. Roger Elwood, Sam Moskowitz	Tower Books	43-986	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Away and Beyond	1968-04-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	24379	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).	218	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
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1969-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	01639	$0.95^?$: 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.	anth	Don Ivan Punchatz
Au-delà du néant / Destination univers	1969-06-16	A. E. van Vogt	OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #19)			413	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Away and Beyond	1970-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	24379	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).	219	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
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1971-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	01639	$1.25^?$: 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.	anth	Don Ivan Punchatz
Betoverend dorp	1972-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Bruna (Bruna SF #18)	90-229-9018-4		190	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	Robert Nix
Away and Beyond	1973-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02437-9	£0.35^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	219	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
Away and Beyond	1973-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02437-9	£0.35^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	219	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
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1973-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	01639	$1.25^?$: 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.	anth	Don Ivan Punchatz
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1973-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	01639	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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	Don Ivan Punchatz
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1973-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	01639	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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	Don Ivan Punchatz
Out of This World 10	1973-00-00	ed. Michael Pearson, Amabel Williams-Ellis	Blackie	0-216-89379-8		190	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Jim Russell
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1974-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	01639	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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	Don Ivan Punchatz
Para Além do Infinito	1974-06-00	A. E. van Vogt	Dêagá (Ciência #28)			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.	coll
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1976-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	01639	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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	Don Ivan Punchatz
Away and Beyond	1977-11-00	A. E. van Vogt	Jove / HBJ	0-515-04426-1	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	254	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
Away and Beyond	1977-11-00	A. E. van Vogt	Jove / HBJ	0-515-04426-1 / M426	C$1.75^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	254	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
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1978-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	0-02-016390-8	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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	Don Ivan Punchatz
Au-delà du néant	1978-04-07	A. E. van Vogt	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5025)	2-266-00540-5		203	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	W. Siudmak
Away and Beyond	1978-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther / Granada	0-586-02437-9	£0.75^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	219	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
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1979-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	0-02-016390-8	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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	Don Ivan Punchatz
Microcosmic Tales	1980-09-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander	Taplinger	0-8008-5238-9	$12.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[15]+ 325	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Ivy Strick
Feuerwerk der Science Fiction: Hundert utopische Geschichten	1984-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander	Bertelsmann / Book Sales Clubs (Science Fiction & Fantasy Club)	01680 8		303	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Chris Foss
Au-delà du néant	1984-02-02	A. E. van Vogt	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5025)	2-266-00540-5		203	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	W. Siudmak
Feuerwerk der SF	1984-07-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander	Goldmann (Edition '84: Die positiven Utopien #8)	3-442-08408-3	DM 14.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	362	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	Klaus Holitzka
Au-delà du néant	1984-08-10	A. E. van Vogt	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5025)	2-266-00540-5		203	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	W. Siudmak
Microcosmic Tales	1992-06-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #883)	0-88677-532-9 / UE2532	$4.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xxi+ 330	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	Jim Burns
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	1997-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Scribner Paperback Fiction	0-684-84296-3	$6.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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	Don Ivan Punchatz
Transfinite: The Essential A. E. van Vogt	2003-04-00	A. E. van Vogt	NESFA Press	1-886778-34-5	$29.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	571+ [2]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Transfinite: The Essential A. E. van Vogt	2006-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	NESFA Press	1-886778-34-5	$29.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	571+ [2]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	0-02-016390-8	$5.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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	Don Ivan Punchatz
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Scribner	0-684-84296-3	$7.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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	Don Ivan Punchatz
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	0-02-016390-8	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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	Don Ivan Punchatz
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Groff Conklin	Collier Books	0-02-016390-8	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	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	Don Ivan Punchatz

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