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Title: Breaking Strain Title Record # 56718
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1949-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1949 Thirty Seconds - Thirty Days
1954 Thirty Seconds, Thirty Days
2022 Breaking Strain [2]
2022 Breaking Strain [3]
Year Language Title
1955Translated by Eduardo Salades
Spanish Tensión extrema
1960Translated by Tony Westermayr
German
Das Recht, zu überleben?Das Recht, zu ueberleben
1969Translated by Bianca Russo
Italian Aria per uno
1979Translated by Pon Ruiter
Dutch Spanningsbreker
1981Translated by George W. Barlow revised by Tom Clegg
French Point de rupture
1988Translated by Clarisse Tavares
Portuguese Ponto de Tensão
1995Translated by Greguss Ferenc.
Hungarian
Halálos feszültség?Halálos feszultseg
Halálos feszuueltseeg
1997Translated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
Romanian
Rezistența la rupere?Rezistenta la rupere

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1949 1949-12-00 ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. Standard Magazines, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
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 Earle Bergey Checkmark
No Place Like Earth 1952-10-00 ed. John Carnell T. V. Boardman  
9/6?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).
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Denis McLoughlin Checkmark
The Best from Startling Stories 1953-10-00 ed. Samuel Mines Henry Holt  
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Alex Schomburg Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1953-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 52
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165+
[4]
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 Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1953-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books H-52
$2.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Expedition to Earth 1954-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson  
8/6?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).
167
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Startling Stories 1954-00-00 ed. Samuel Mines Cassell & Company  
12/6?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).
xii+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
No Place Like Earth: A Science Fiction Anthology 1954-01-00 ed. John Carnell The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 6
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).
253
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth C. W. Bacon Checkmark
No Place Like Earth 1954-02-00 ed. John Carnell T. V. Boardman 140
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).
192
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 D. McLoughlin  
Argosy, June 1954 1954-06-00 ed. Dorothy M. Sutherland 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
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  
Expedición a la Tierra 1955-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #8) 8   255
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 Armand  
Moment Without Time 1956-03-00 ed. Samuel Mines The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 19
5/6?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).
xii+
301
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth C. W. Bacon  
Across the Sea of Stars 1959-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & Company  
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
584
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Arthur Hawkins  
Across the Sea of Stars 1959-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Longmans (Canada)  
C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
584
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Expedition to Earth 1959-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers S650
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).
192
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 John Richards Checkmark
Across the Sea of Stars 1959-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
584
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Arthur Hawkins Checkmark
Verbannt in die Zukunft 1960-00-09 Arthur C. Clarke Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #10) Z 10
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
183+
[1]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Verbannt in die Zukunft 1960-00-09 Arthur C. Clarke Goldmann (Goldmanns Zukunftsromane #10) Z 10
DM 4.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
183+
[1]
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 Eyke Volkmer Checkmark
Out of This World 1 1960-09-00 ed. Mably Owen, Amabel Williams-Ellis Blackie  
12/6?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).
197
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Expedition to Earth 1961-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 472K
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
167+
[2]
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 Checkmark
No Place Like Earth 1961-08-00 ed. John Carnell Panther 1252
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).
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.
anth Everett Raymond Kinstler Checkmark
An Arthur C. Clarke Omnibus 1965-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson  
30/-?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).
253+
176+
167
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
An Arthur C. Clarke Omnibus 1965-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ambassador  
C$7.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
596
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Out of This World 1 1965-00-00 ed. Mably Owen, Amabel Williams-Ellis Blackie     197
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Verbannt in die Zukunft 1965-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Goldmann (
Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbücher?Goldmanns Weltraum Taschenbuecher
#054)
054
DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
183
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 Eyke Volkmer  
Expedition to Earth 1965-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books U2112
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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 Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1965-07-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books U2112
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
165
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 Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1966-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Pan Books X462
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).
174
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
Expedition to Earth 1966-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Pan Books X462
A6/-?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).
174
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
An Arthur C. Clarke Omnibus 1966-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)  
17/6?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).
596
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Across the Sea of Stars 1967-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt Brace  
$7.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
584
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 Arthur Hawkins Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1968-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sphere 23973
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).
174
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 McCall Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1969-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01559
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165+
[2]
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
Urania #514 1969-05-18 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 514
Lit 250?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
168
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  
Expedition to Earth 1970-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Harcourt, Brace & World  
$5.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
viii+
181
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ken Braren Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1970-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01559
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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
Expedition to Earth 1971-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01559
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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  
Expedition to Earth 1971-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 01559
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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
Expedition to Earth 1972-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sphere Books 24198
£0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
174
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
Expedition to Earth 1972-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-02751-5
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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
Expedition to Earth 1972-06-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-02751-5
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
165
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
Expedition to Earth 1973-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sphere Books 0-7221-2423-6
£0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
174
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 A. Hardy Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1973-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-02751-5
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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
Expedition to Earth 1973-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-22751-4
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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
Expedition to Earth 1974-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-22751-4
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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
2001 and Beyond: Science Fiction Stories 1975-00-00 ed. H. G. Stenzel Longman (Longmans' Simplified English Series) 0-582-52907-7
£0.31?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
93
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  
Expedition to Earth 1975-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-24849-X
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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
Expedition to Earth 1976-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-25587-9
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1976-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98352-3
£0.70?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
174
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 Tim White Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1976-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Ballantine Books 0-345-25587-9
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1978-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-27698-1
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Een nieuwe dageraad en andere verhalen 1979-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Elsevier (Elsevier SF) 90-10-02511-X
ƒ9.90?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999
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.
coll Peter A. Jones Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1979-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-28467-4
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
La sentinella 1979-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Mondadori (Classici Urania #31) 16542-3
Lit 1,200?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
182
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 Karel Thole  
Across the Sea of Stars 1980-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Books on Tape      
audio cassette?Cassette tape
coll  
Expedition to Earth 1980-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke New English Library 0-283-98623-9
£0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
174
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 Tim White Checkmark
Le livre d'or de la science-fiction: Arthur C. Clarke 1981-08-07 Arthur C. Clarke Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5118) 2-266-01056-5   309
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 Marcel Laverdet Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1982-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-31057-8
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1983-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke New English Library 0-283-98623-9
£1.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
174
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 Tim White Checkmark
The Sentinel 1983-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Berkley Books (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Byron Preiss)) 0-425-06183-3
$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
303
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 Lebbeus Woods Checkmark
The Sentinel 1984-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Berkley Books 0-425-06575-8
$50.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
260
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Sentinel 1984-03-00 Arthur C. Clarke Berkley Books / SFBC (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Byron Preiss)) 3289
$3.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
203+
[3]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lebbeus Woods Checkmark
The Sentinel 1985-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Panther / Granada 0-586-06343-9
£2.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
299
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1985-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32824-8
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
165
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 Stanislaw Fernandes Checkmark
The Sentinel 1986-12-00 Arthur C. Clarke Berkley Books 0-425-09389-1
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
260
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 Lebbeus Woods Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1987-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-98623-9
£1.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
175
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 Danny Flynn Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1987-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke New English Library 0-283-98623-9
£1.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
175
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 Tim White  
Expedição à Terra 1988-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke
Publicações Europa-América?Publicacoes Europa-America
(Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #143)
    145
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 Tim White  
Urania #1154 1991-06-02 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1154
Lit 4,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
208
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 Vicente Segrelles  
The Sentinel 1991-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Grafton 0-586-21204-3
£3.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
319
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
Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1991-10-00 ed. Richard Curtis Dove Audio 1-55800-388-6    
audio cassette?Cassette tape
anth  
Et la lumière tue 1992-08-00 Arthur C. Clarke Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5118) 2-266-05086-9   319
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 Marcel Laverdet  
The Sentinel 1993-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke HarperCollins 0-586-21204-3
£4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
319
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
Az őrszem?Az orszem
1995-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Magyar Könyvklub 963-548-146-2   256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Pintér László Checkmark
The Sentinel 1996-04-00 Arthur C. Clarke Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0178-4
$5.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Lebbeus Woods  
Sfârșitul copilăriei și 11 nuvele?Sfarsitul copilariei si 11 nuvele
1997-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Editura Teora (Sci-Fi (Editura Teora) #23) 973-601-688-9   340
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 Peter Elson  
Expedition to Earth 1998-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-43073-5
$10.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xii+
178
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  
Expedition to Earth 1999-05-00 Arthur C. Clarke Orbit 1-85723-903-2
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xii+
180
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 Fred Gambino Checkmark
Expedition to Earth 1999-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Orbit 1-85723-918-0
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xii+
180
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
Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1999-12-16 ed. Richard Curtis Phoenix Audio  
$17.47?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth  
The Collected Stories 2000-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 0-575-07065-X
£20.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Blacksheep Checkmark
The Sentinel 2000-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke ibooks 0-7434-0721-0
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
298
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 Lebbeus Woods Checkmark
The Sentinel 2000-09-00 Arthur C. Clarke Voyager / HarperCollins 0-586-21204-3
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
319
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  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-02-00 Arthur C. Clarke Tor / SFBC 35027
$14.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2001-10-00 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2002-01-00 Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
The Sentinel 2002-08-01 Arthur C. Clarke ibooks 1-58824-040-1
$8.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2008-11-03 Arthur C. Clarke Paw Prints 978-1-4395-6906-1
$28.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications  
The Collected Stories: Volume One 2010-08-01 Arthur C. Clarke Clipper / W. F. Howes 978-1-4074-0318-2    
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2011-06-02 Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-09877-0
£7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll blacksheep Design Checkmark
History Lesson 2012-11-30 Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks 978-0-7953-2504-5
$8.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
Odyssées: l'intégrale des nouvelles 2013-11-00 Arthur C. Clarke Bragelonne 978-2-35294-684-7
€28.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
1116
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  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-00-00 Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks 978-0-7953-4973-7    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Corinna Lupp  
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 2016-08-16 Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: 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 Checkmark
Arthur C. Clarke Audiobook Collection 2022-04-07 Arthur C. Clarke MotionAudiobooks  
$44.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
audio MP3 DVD?DVD with mp3-encoded audio tracks
omni Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Tor 0-312-87821-4
$29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
966
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion 1-85798-323-8
£14.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
x+
966
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 Blacksheep Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Orb 0-312-87860-5
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
966
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 Drive Communications Checkmark
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios  
$39.95?$: 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 Checkmark
The Sentinel date unknown Arthur C. Clarke Voyager / HarperCollins 0-586-21204-3
£5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
319
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
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