Title: The Great C
Title Record # 58197
Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1953-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1953-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: From the Notes section of Beyond Lies the Wub: The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume One: "Parts of this story were adapted for the novel DEUS IRAE."
Synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic Earth, humans live in primitive tribes. Each year, a young tribe member is sent to the Great C to ask three questions, hoping it will be unable to answer.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine, September 1953 | 1953-09-00 | ed. L. B. Cole | Star Publications, Inc. | $0.35?$: US dollar |
132 | 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 |  |
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| Science Fiction Monthly (Australia), #7 March 1956 | 1956-03-00 | ed. Michael Cannon | Atlas Publications | 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). |
100 | 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 | Frank R. Paul | ||
| Beyond Lies the Wub | 1987-05-00 | Philip K. Dick | Underwood-Miller | 0-88733-053-3 | $125.00?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 404 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Beyond Lies the Wub | 1987-05-00 | Philip K. Dick | Underwood-Miller | 0-88733-052-5 | $160.00?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 404 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| Le grand O | 1988-05-00 | Philip K. Dick | Denoël?Denoel (Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur #471) |
2-207-30471-X | 214 | 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 | Elrik | ||
| Beyond Lies the Wub | 1988-11-00 | Philip K. Dick | Gollancz | 0-575-04407-1 | £12.95?£: UK pound |
[12]+ 404 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |
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| The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | 1990-04-00 | Philip K. Dick | Citadel Twilight | 0-8065-1153-2 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xxii+ 404 |
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 | Kevin Kelly | |
| Beyond Lies the Wub | 1990-05-00 | Philip K. Dick | Grafton | 0-586-20764-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
510 | 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 Moore | |
| Le presenze invisibili. Volume primo | 1994-06-00 | Philip K. Dick | Interno Giallo / Mondadori (IperFICTION) | 88-04-38520-0 | Lit 32,000?Lit: Italian lira |
490 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Giovanni Mulazzani | |
| Nouvelles 1947-1952 | 1994-10-00 | Philip K. Dick | Denoël?Denoel (Présences?Presences ) |
2-207-24065-7 | 756 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Elrik , Frank Ronan | ||
| Kolonie | 1999-00-00 | Philip K. Dick | Haffmans | 3-251-20287-1 | DM 36.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark |
283 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Nikolaus Heidelbach | |
| Beyond Lies the Wub | 1999-08-12 | Philip K. Dick | Millennium / Victor Gollancz | 1-85798-879-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
[6]+ 404 |
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 Moore | |
| The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford | 2002-07-00 | Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press | 0-8065-1153-2 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
404 | 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 | Kevin Kelly | |
| Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick | 2003-09-00 | Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing | 0-8065-2630-0 | $14.95?$: US dollar |
[18]+ 404 |
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 | Paul Bachem | |
Immunité et autres mirages futurs?Immunite et autres mirages futurs |
2005-06-02 | Philip K. Dick | Gallimard (Folio SF #197) | 2-07-031586-X | 243 | 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 |
Benjamin Carré?Benjamin Carre
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| Und jenseits — das Wobb | 2008-01-00 | Philip K. Dick | Zweitausendeins (Haffmans Verlag bei Zweitausendeins) | 978-3-86150-808-3 | €14.90?€: Euro |
640 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Urs Jakob | |
| The King of the Elves | 2011-01-00 | Philip K. Dick | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-340-2 | $40.00?$: US dollar |
487 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bill Sienkiewicz | |
| The King of the Elves | 2011-01-00 | Philip K. Dick | Subterranean Press | 978-1-59606-339-6 | $60.00?$: US dollar |
487 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Bill Sienkiewicz | |
| Und jenseits — das Wobb | 2012-08-00 | Philip K. Dick | Zweitausendeins (Haffmans Verlag bei Zweitausendeins) | 978-3-86150-808-3 | 640 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Urs Jakob | |
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Krótki szczęśliwy żywot brązowego oksforda?Krotki szczesliwy zywot brazowego oksforda |
2014-06-04 | Philip K. Dick | Dom Wydawniczy Rebis | 978-83-7818-536-9 | zł 59.90?zł: Polish zloty |
623 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Wojciech Siudmak | |
| Beyond Lies the Wub | 2014-08-28 | Philip K. Dick | Gateway / Orion | 978-1-4732-0666-3 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The King of the Elves | 2015-12-02 | Philip K. Dick | Brilliance Audio | 978-1-4558-1470-1 | $19.99?$: US dollar |
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
coll | |||
| The King of the Elves | 2015-12-27 | Philip K. Dick | Brilliance Audio | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | |
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| Paycheck and Other Classic Stories by Philip K. Dick | 2016-07-26 | Philip K. Dick | Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing | 978-0-8065-3796-2 | $16.00?$: US dollar |
404 | 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 Philip K. Dick | 2022-01-22 | Philip K. Dick | $3.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |
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| The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 1 | 2023-09-14 | Philip K. Dick | Gollancz | 978-1-3996-1123-7 | £10.99?£: UK pound |
624 | 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 Philip K. Dick: Volume 1 | 2023-09-14 | Philip K. Dick | Gollancz | 978-1-3996-1124-4 | £10.99?£: UK pound |
624 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | ||
| Beyond Lies the Wub | date unknown | Philip K. Dick | Millennium / Orion | 1-85798-879-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
[6]+ 404 |
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 Moore | |
| Beyond Lies the Wub | date unknown | Philip K. Dick | Grafton | 0-586-20764-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
510 | 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 Moore | |
| Beyond Lies the Wub | date unknown | Philip K. Dick | Grafton | 0-586-20764-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound |
510 | 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 Moore | |
| Beyond Lies the Wub | date unknown | Philip K. Dick | HarperCollins (UK) | 0-586-20764-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
510 | 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 Moore |