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The Wall Around the World

Theodore R. Cogswell

First published September 1953
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

The known world is bounded by a wall higher than the best broomsticks can reach. Young Porgie Mills wants to know what's on the other side - and thinks his missing father's forbidden contraption might be able to show him.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2004 Retro Hugo Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (25)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1953 Beyond Fantasy Fiction, September 1953 Galaxy Publishing Corporation MAGAZINE 2
March 1954 Beyond Fantasy Fiction, Vol. 1 No. 2 Strato Publications MAGAZINE 2
November 1954 Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time Random House Anthology 231
1955 Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time Sidgwick & Jackson Anthology 231
March 1955 Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time Random House / SFBC Anthology 219
January 1957 Beyond the Barriers of Space and Time The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Anthology
February 1962 The Wall Around the World Pyramid Books Collection 135
1969 Blast Off: S.F. for Boys Faber and Faber Anthology 194
1969 Worlds of Wonder Doubleday Anthology 221
June 1973 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 426
January 1974 The Wall Around the World Pyramid Books Collection 135
January 1974 The Wall Around the World Pyramid Books Collection 135
1977 The Wall Around the World Pyramid Books Collection 135
1979 The Wall Around the World and Other Science Fiction Stories Cambridge University Press Anthology
1980 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 426
October 1983 Wizards Signet / New American Library Anthology 204
October 1983 Wizards Signet / New American Library of Canada Anthology 204
1985 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 426
1986 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 426
December 1986 The Great SF Stories #15 (1953) DAW Books Anthology 277
December 1986 The Great SF Stories #15 (1953) DAW Books Anthology 277
1990 The Wall Around the World and Other Science Fiction Stories Cambridge University Press Anthology 107
September 2001 The Mammoth Book of Fantasy Robinson Anthology 1
November 2001 The Mammoth Book of Fantasy Carroll & Graf Anthology 1
November 2013 The Mammoth Book of Fantasy Robinson Anthology |1