Title: Who Goes There?

Title: Who Goes There? Title Record # 860248
Author: John W. Campbell, Jr.
Date: 1938-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Who Goes There?
Webpages: YouTube
Language: English

Note: In "Before the Golden Age", Isaac Asimov describes this as a rewrite of "The Brain Stealers of Mars". A much longer version was discovered in 2018 and published in 2019 as "Frozen Hell".

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Translated Serializations

Year	Title
1938	"Who Goes There?" [as by Don A. Stuart]
1946^ⓘAdapted for the movies The Thing from Outer Space (1951) and John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) as well as The Thing (2011). per Between Time and Terror: written by John W. Campbell, Jr. (used pseudonym Don A. Stuart for stories that examined the impact of scientific progress on human psychology and behavior). per Between Time and Terror:©1938 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc.; renewed 1966. Reprinted by permission of the Scott Meredith Literary Agency, Inc.	Who Goes There? [as by Don A. Stuart]
1952	The Thing from Another World
1966	Who Goes There? [as by John W. Campbell]

Year	Language	Title
1952^ⓘTranslated by Otto Schrag	German	Wer da?
1953^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited hand	Italian	La "cosa" di un altro mondo
1955^ⓘTranslated by Alain Glatigny	French	La bête d'un autre monde^?La bete d'un autre monde [as by John W. Campbell]
1958^ⓘTranslated by Margaret Auer	German	Das Ding aus einer anderen Welt
1978^ⓘTranslated by Annemarie Kindt	Dutch	Wie is dat?
1978^ⓘTranslated by Uwe Anton	German	Wer da? [as by John W. Campbell]
1978^ⓘTranslated by Uwe Anton (1978)	German	Wer da?
1980^ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber	German	Wer geht da? [as by John W. Campbell]
1983^ⓘTranslated by Domingo Santos and Francisco Blanco	Spanish	¿Quién hay ahí?
1984	Portuguese	Quem anda aí? [as by John Campbell]
1984^ⓘTranslated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck	German	Wer geht dort?
1985	Swedish	Vem där? [as by John W. Campbell]
1990^ⓘTranslated by Stefania Szczurkowska	Polish	Kim jesteś?^?Kim jestes? [as by John W. Campbell]
1992	Hungarian	Az ízé [as by Don A. Stuart]
2011^ⓘTranslated by Marta Lila Murillo	Spanish	¿Quién anda ahí?
2014^ⓘTranslated by Marco Crosa.	Italian	La cosa
2016^ⓘTranslated by Fabian Dellemann & Alexander Rösch.	German	Das Ding aus einer anderen Welt [as by John W. Campbell]
2020^ⓘTranslated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti	French	La chose [as by John W. Campbell]

Year	Title
1982	Who Goes There? (Part 1 of 3)
1982	Who Goes There? (Part 2 of 3)
1982	Who Goes There? (Part 3 of 3)

Year	Language	Title
1991^ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu	Romanian	Cine-i acolo ? (part 1 of 2) [as by Don A. Stuart]
1991^ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu	Romanian	Cine-i acolo ? (part 2 of 2) [as by Don A. Stuart]

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
1	2014 Retro Hugo	Best Novella

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Who Goes There?	1948-00-00	John W. Campbell, Jr.	Shasta		$3.00^?$: US dollar	230	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Hannes Bok
Who Goes There?	1951-00-00	John W. Campbell, Jr.	Shasta		$3.00^?$: US dollar	230+ [1]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Malcolm Smith
The Thing and Other Stories	1952-00-00	John W. Campbell, Jr.	Cherry Tree / Fantasy Books	408	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).	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	Terry Maloney
Who Goes There? and Other Stories	1955-00-00	John W. Campbell, Jr.	Dell	D150	$0.35^?$: US dollar	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	Richard Powers
The Best of John W. Campbell	1973-02-00	John W. Campbell, Jr.	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-97856-2	£2.25^?£: UK pound	278	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Simon Stern
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A	1973-05-00	ed. Ben Bova	Doubleday / SFBC	5685	$3.50^?$: US dollar	xi+ 529	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Aulicino
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two	1973-09-13	ed. Ben Bova	Gollancz	0-575-01735-X		ix+ 422	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	1974-06-00	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	C$1.75^?C$: Canadian dollar	572	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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	1974-06-00	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	$1.75^?$: US dollar	572	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
Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Novellas, Book 1	1975-00-00	ed. Ben Bova	Sphere	0-7221-1805-8	£0.55^?£: UK pound	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.	anth	Eddie Jones
Science Fiction Special (15)	1975-08-00	uncredited	Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #15)	0-283-98239-X	£^?£: UK pound	278+ 223+ 192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Who Goes There?	1976-00-00	John W. Campbell, Jr.	Hyperion Press (Classics of Science Fiction)	0-88355-450-X	$3.95^?$: US dollar	230	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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA	1976-00-00	ed. Ben Bova	Avon	0-380-00038-5	$2.25^?$: US dollar	572	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
Who Goes There?	1976-00-00	John W. Campbell, Jr.	Hyperion Press (Classics of Science Fiction)	0-88355-365-1	$12.50^?$: US dollar	230	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Best of John W. Campbell	1976-11-00	John W. Campbell	Sphere Books	0-7221-2164-4	£0.75^?£: UK pound	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
Science Fiction Special (20)	1977-04-25	uncredited	Sidgwick & Jackson (Science Fiction Special #20)	0-283-98375-2	£4.50^?£: UK pound	158+ 176+ 278	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Future in Question	1980-02-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Fawcett Crest	0-449-24266-8	$2.50^?$: US dollar	381	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	Richard Powers
They Came from Outer Space	1981-03-00	ed. Jim Wynorski	Doubleday	0-385-18502-2	$11.95^?$: US dollar	xix+ 363	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury	1981-03-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-33635-9	$6.98^?$: US dollar	786	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Don Dixon
They Came from Outer Space	1981-04-00	ed. Jim Wynorski	Doubleday / SFBC	3851	$6.50^?$: US dollar	xix+ 363+ [32]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Mammoth Book of Short Science Fiction Novels	1986-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Robinson	0-948164-22-0	£4.95^?£: UK pound	[16]+ 574	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	Richard Clifton-Dey
Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology	1988-00-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Patricia S. Warrick, Charles G. Waugh	Harper & Row	0-06-046941-2	$16.50^?$: US dollar	xi+ 522	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	Maria Carella
The Mammoth Book of Classic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1930s	1988-06-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Robinson	0-948164-72-7	£4.95^?£: UK pound	xiii+ 572	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	Les Edwards
The Mammoth Book of Classic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1930s	1988-07-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Carroll & Graf	0-88184-410-1	$8.95^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 572	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	Les Edwards
Great Tales of Classic Science Fiction	1990-05-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Galahad Books	0-88365-750-3	$9.98^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 498	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Karen Nelson
Who Goes There?	1991-06-00	John W. Campbell	Buccaneer Books	0-89966-734-1	$31.95^?$: US dollar	230	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Mammoth Book of Classic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1930s	1992-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Jaico Publishing House	81-7224-065-1		xiii+ 572	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	Les Edwards
Reel Future	1994-08-00	ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine	Barnes & Noble Books / SFBC	03719	$12.98^?$: US dollar	538	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Reel Future	1994-09-00	ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, Jean Stine	Barnes & Noble Books	1-56619-450-4	$9.98^?$: US dollar	xxii+ 538	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
A New Dawn: The Complete Don A. Stuart Stories	2003-02-00	John W. Campbell, Jr.	NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #22)	1-886778-15-9	$26.00^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 462	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton
A New Dawn: The Complete Don A. Stuart Stories	2003-02-00	John W. Campbell, Jr.	NESFA Press (NESFA's Choice #22)	1-886778-15-9	$26.00^?$: US dollar	xvi+ 462	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury	2006-03-07	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Gramercy Books	0-517-33635-9	$11.99^?$: US dollar	786	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Who Goes There?	2010-07-01	John W. Campbell	RosettaBooks	978-0-7953-0066-0	$5.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction	2011-00-00	ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-3079-3	$49.99^?$: US dollar	992	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
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction	2011-12-20	ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-4035-8	$39.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Things from Outer Space	2016-10-00	ed. Hank Davis	Baen	978-1-4767-8166-2	$7.99^?$: US dollar	554	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	Alan Pollack
Who Goes There?	2017-04-11	John W. Campbell, Jr.	Wildside Press	978-1-4794-2613-3	$3.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap
Black Infinity, Fall 2018	2018-00-00	ed. Tom English	Rocket Science Books	978-1-73243-442-4	$9.95^?$: US dollar	204	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.	mag	Maurice Whitman
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two	date unknown	ed. Ben Bova	Gollancz Readers Union			ix+ 422	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Gramercy Books	0-517-33635-9		786	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Future in Question	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Fawcett Crest	0-449-24266-8	$2.50^?$: US dollar	381	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	Richard Powers
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Gramercy Books	0-517-33635-9	$11.99^?$: US dollar	786	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph Olander	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-33635-9	$6.98^?$: US dollar	786	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Don Dixon
The Mammoth Book of Short Science Fiction Novels	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Robinson	0-948164-22-0	£5.99^?£: UK pound	574	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	Richard Clifton-Dey

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Review by Randall Garrett (1956) in Takeoff!, (1980) , reprinted in:
Takeoff! (1986)