Title: The Place of the Gods Title Record # 96076
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Date: 1937-07-31
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Variant Titles	Translations
Year Title 1937ⓘFirst published as "The Place of the Gods" in The Saturday Evening Post, 31 July 1937. By the Waters of Babylon 1977ⓘThis is a Readers Digest abridgement of the original story. City of the Gods 1986 By the Waters of Babylon [as by Stephen V. Benet]	Year Language Title 1972ⓘTranslated by Manuel van Loggem Dutch Bij de wateren van Babylon 1974ⓘTranslated by Marcel Battin French Dans les eaux de Babylone 2022ⓘTranslated by Gustavo Terranova Aversa Portuguese Nas águas da Babilônia?Nas aguas da Babilonia [as by Vincent Benét]

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
The Saturday Evening Post, July 31, 1937	1937-07-31	ed. Editors of The Saturday Evening Post					unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	mag	Norman Rockwell
Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds	1937-10-11	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Farrar & Rinehart		$2.50?$: US dollar	viii+ 305	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds	1938-02-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	William Heinemann		7/6?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).	344	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Thirteen O'Clock	1939-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	William Heinemann		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).	344	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benét	1942-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Farrar & Rinehart		$5.00?$: US dollar	xiv+ 487+ 483	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Selected Works of Stephen Vincent Benét: Volume Two, Prose	1942-06-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Farrar & Rinehart			483	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Short Stories of Stephen Vincent Benét - A Selection	1943-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Editions for the Armed Services	C-77	$0.00?$: US dollar	319	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
Twenty-Five Short Stories	1943-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Sun Dial Press		$1.49?$: US dollar	xiii+ 305+ 274	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction	1943-03-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Pocket Books	214	$0.25?$: US dollar	x+ 310	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 Pocket Book of Science-Fiction	1943-06-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Pocket Books	214	$0.25?$: US dollar	x+ 310	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 Pocket Book of Science-Fiction	1943-08-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Pocket Books	214	$0.25?$: US dollar	x+ 310	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
Avon Ghost Reader	1946-00-00	ed. uncredited	Avon Book Co. (New Avon Library #90)	90	$0.25?$: US dollar	258	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 Stephen Vincent Benét Pocket Book	1946-12-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Pocket Books	360	$0.25?$: US dollar	x+ 414	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
Selected Stories	1947-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Maurice Fridberg (Hour-Glass Library #9)		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).	135	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction	1947-04-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Pocket Books	214	$0.25?$: US dollar	x+ 310	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 Armchair Science Reader	1959-00-00	ed. Isabel S. Gordon, Sophie Sorkin	Simon & Schuster		$7.95?$: US dollar	xxi+ 832	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Saturday Evening Post Reader of Fantasy & Science Fiction	1964-00-00	ed. The Editors of The Saturday Evening Post	Popular Library	SP331	$0.50?$: US dollar	240	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
The Saturday Evening Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1964-00-00	ed. uncredited	Souvenir Press		21/-?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).	311	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Merle James
The Saturday Evening Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1964-00-00	ed. The Editors of The Saturday Evening Post	Popular Library	SP331	C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar	240	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
The Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1964-01-00	ed. uncredited	Doubleday		$3.95?$: US dollar	311	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Merle James
The Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1964-01-00	ed. uncredited	Doubleday		C$4.75?C$: Canadian dollar	311	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Merle James
Cities of Wonder	1966-00-00	ed. Damon Knight	Doubleday		C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar	252	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Saturday Evening Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1966-00-00	ed. uncredited	Corgi	GS7450	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).	220	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
Tomorrow's Children	1966-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday		$4.95?$: US dollar	431	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Emanuel Schongut
Cities of Wonder	1966-02-00	ed. Damon Knight	Doubleday		$4.50?$: US dollar	[xii]+ 252	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Rombola
Tomorrow's Children	1966-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday		$5.70?$: US dollar	431	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Emanuel Schongut
The Devil and Daniel Webster and Other Stories	1967-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Archway / Washington Square Press	29013	$0.50?$: US dollar	120	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
Cities of Wonder	1967-04-00	ed. Damon Knight	Macfadden-Bartell	75-183	$0.75?$: US dollar	251	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 Faragasso
Cities of Wonder	1967-04-00	ed. Damon Knight	Macfadden-Bartell	75-183	C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar	251	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 Faragasso
Designs in Fiction	1968-00-00	ed. Elizabeth Scheld	The Macmillan Company	28958		xii+ 256	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	Jo Polseno
Stories and Storytellers	1968-01-01	ed. David Aloian	Addison-Wesley			273	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Cities of Wonder	1968-05-00	ed. Damon Knight	Dennis Dobson	0-234-77059-7	25/-?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).	xi+ 252	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Something Strange	1969-00-00	ed. Mary Delores Jarmon, Domenica Paterno, Marjorie B. Smiley	Macmillan			ix+ 246	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
The Secret Sharer and Other Great Stories	1969-02-00	ed. Abraham H. Lass, Norma L. Tasman	Mentor / New American Library	MQ913	$0.95?$: US dollar	352	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
Cities of Wonder	1970-00-00	ed. Damon Knight	Sphere	53058	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).	239	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
Thirteen O'Clock: Stories of Several Worlds	1971-00-00	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Books for Libraries Press	0-8369-3793-7		viii+ 305	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Modern Satiric Stories: The Impropriety Principle	1971-03-03	ed. Gregory Fitz Gerald	Scott, Foresman and Company	5881		viii+ 472	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
Cities of Wonder	1971-10-00	ed. Damon Knight	Macfadden-Bartell	95-166	$0.95?$: US dollar	251	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 Faragasso
Morgen, #3, 1972	1972-01-00	ed. Manuel van Loggem	De Dam		ƒ2.90?ƒ: Dutch guilder		A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines	mag
A Spectrum of Worlds	1972-09-00	ed. Thomas D. Clareson	Doubleday	0-385-01657-3	$5.95?$: US dollar	311	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Robert Aulicino
Science Fiction	1973-00-00	ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson	McDougal, Littell & Co.			247	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
Speculations	1973-00-00	ed. Thomas E. Sanders	Glencoe Press		$6.95?$: US dollar	xvii+ 621	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
Tomorrow's Children	1974-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£0.75?£: UK pound	431	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	Chris Foss
Histoires de fins du monde	1974-10-25	ed. Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein	Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3767)	2-253-00608-4		409	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	Pierre Faucheux
Science Fiction	1975-00-00	ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson	Lothrop, Lee & Shepard	0-688-41723-X		247	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Ben Cunningham
Science Fiction	1975-00-00	ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson	Lothrop, Lee & Shepard	0-688-51723-4		247+ [6]	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Ben Cunningham
Tomorrow's Children	1976-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Compton Russell	0-85955-034-6	£?£: UK pound	431	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Tomorrow's Children	1976-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£0.90?£: UK pound	431	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	Chris Foss
Futurescapes: Explorations in Fact and Science Fiction	1977-00-00	ed. Robert Tompkins	Methuen	0-458-92140-8	$4.95?$: US dollar	176	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
Science Fiction	1977-00-00	ed. Miriam Weiss Meyer	Reader's Digest Educational Division (Top-Picks)	0-88300-328-7		96	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
Tomorrow's Children	1977-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£1.25?£: UK pound	431	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	Chris Foss
Fantasy Voyages: Great Science Fiction from The Saturday Evening Post	1979-00-00	ed. uncredited	The Curtis Publishing Company	0-89387-036-6	$7.95?$: US dollar	311	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Don Bender
Science Fiction	1979-00-00	ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson	Littell & Co.	0-88343-164-5		254	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
50 Great American Short Stories	1980-08-00	ed. Milton Crane	Bantam Books (Bantam Literature)	0-553-14528-2	$2.95?$: US dollar	x+ 502	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
Tomorrow's Children	1981-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Orbit	0-86007-821-3	£1.75?£: UK pound	431	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	Chris Foss
Science Fiction	1984-00-00	ed. Sylvia Z. Brodkin, Elizabeth J. Pearson	McDougal, Littell & Co.	0-88343-164-5		254	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	William Seabright
Histoires de fins du monde	1985-08-00	ed. Jacques Goimard, Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis , Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein	Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3767)	2-253-00608-4		409	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	Adamov
Beyond Armageddon: Twenty-One Sermons to the Dead	1985-10-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr.	Donald I. Fine	0-917657-55-1	$18.95?$: US dollar	ix+ 387	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Loretta Trezzo
Beyond Armageddon: Twenty-One Sermons to the Dead	1986-10-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr.	Primus / Donald I. Fine	0-917657-96-9	$3.95?$: US dollar	387	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	Loretta Trezzo
Beyond Armageddon: Survivors of the Megawar	1987-00-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr.	Robinson	0-948164-43-3	£3.95?£: UK pound	386	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	Jim Burns
Beyond Armageddon	2006-05-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Walter M. Miller, Jr.	Bison Books	0-8032-8315-6	$16.95?$: US dollar	xxvi+ 387	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	R. W. Boeche
By the Waters of Babylon	2011-01-02	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Faded Page	20110103	C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction	2011-06-00	ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-3079-3	$49.99?$: US dollar	991	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
By the Waters of Babylon, and Other Fantasies and Prophecies	2014-11-09	Stephen Vincent Benét?Stephen Vincent Benet	Hythloday Press	978-0-692-33019-7	$9.85?$: US dollar	138	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
Endless Apocalypse Short Stories	2018-03-00	ed. Laura Bulbeck	Flame Tree Publishing (Gothic Fantasy)	978-1-78664-767-2	£20.00?£: UK pound	480	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Realidades alternativas, December 2022	2022-12-00	ed. Gustavo Terranova	Editora Andarilho (Realidades alternativas #9)		R$35.00?R$: Brazilian real	88	ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	mag	Inteligência Artificial?Inteligencia Artificial

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