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Mother

Philip José Farmer

First published April 1953
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

After crash-landing on a remote planet, a mother and son follow some odd radio transmissions and discover a race of giant, sessile animals that live on hilltops. They're intelligent, but the idea of a "mobile" that can communicate is entirely new to them.

Notes

First published in Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1953.

Publications (56)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1953 Cover Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1953 Standard Magazines, Inc. MAGAZINE 58
September 1954 Cover Assignment in Tomorrow Hanover House Anthology 288
November 1954 Cover Assignment in Tomorrow Hanover House / SFBC Anthology 288
1960 Cover Strange Relations Ballantine Books Collection 7
1960 Cover Strange Relations Ballantine Books Collection 7
March 1964 Cover Strange Relations Gollancz Collection 7
1965 Cover Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction World Publishing Co. Anthology 485
1966 Cover Strange Relations Panther Collection 7
October 1967 Cover Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction World Publishing Co. Anthology 485
1968 Cover Microcosmic God and Other Stories from Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction Macfadden-Bartell Anthology 115
1968 Cover Microcosmic God and Other Stories from Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction Macfadden-Bartell Anthology 115
1972 Cover Bug-Eyed Monsters Sidgwick & Jackson Anthology 146
April 1972 Cover Assignment in Tomorrow Lancer Books Anthology 274
November 1972 Cover Strange Bedfellows Random House Anthology 229
October 1973 Cover Alpha 4 Ballantine Books Anthology 215
October 1973 Cover Alpha 4 Ballantine Books Anthology 215
November 1973 Cover Strange Relations Panther Collection 7
1974 Cover Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction Rand McNally & Company Anthology 365
1974 Cover Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction Hyperion Press Anthology 485
1974 Cover Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction Hyperion Press Anthology 485
April 1974 Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction Rand McNally & Company Anthology 365
June 1974 Cover Bug-Eyed Monsters Panther Anthology 135
November 1974 Cover Strange Relations Equinox / Avon Collection 7
December 1974 Cover Strange Bedfellows Pocket Books Anthology 211
December 1974 Cover Strange Bedfellows Pocket Books Anthology 211
1975 Cover The Microcosmic God Manor Books Anthology 155
January 1975 Cover Strange Relations Equinox / Avon Collection 7
July 1975 Cover In Dreams Awake Dell Laurel Anthology 240
1977 Introductory Psychology Through Science Fiction Rand McNally College Publishing Co. Anthology 416
December 1978 Cover Strange Relations Avon Collection 7
November 1982 Cover Strange Relations Panther / Granada Collection 7
March 1984 Cover The Classic Philip José Farmer, 1952-1964 Crown Publishers Collection 12
June 1984 Cover The Classic Philip José Farmer, 1952-1964 Crown Publishers / SFBC Collection 12
1985 Cover The Classic Philip José Farmer, 1952-1964 Robson Books Collection 12
1985 Cover Strange Relations Panther Collection 7
1985 Cover The Classic Philip José Farmer, 1952-1964 Greenhouse Collection 12
July 1988 Cover Monsters Signet / New American Library Anthology 258
July 1989 Cover Monsters Robinson Anthology 258
February 1997 Cover A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 MJF Books Anthology 86
November 1997 Cover The Science Fiction Century Tor Anthology 265
November 1997 Cover The Science Fiction Century Tor / BOMC Anthology 265
May 1998 Cover The Science Fiction Century Quality Paperback Book Club Anthology 265
2004 Cover The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two Robinson Anthology 112
February 2006 Cover Strange Relations Baen Books Omnibus 305
March 2006 Cover The Best of Philip Jose Farmer Subterranean Press Collection 93
March 2006 Cover The Science Fiction Century, Volume One Orb Anthology 259
March 2006 Cover The Best of Philip Jose Farmer Subterranean Press Collection 93
April 2006 Cover The Best of Philip Jose Farmer Subterranean Press Collection 93
September 2011 Cover The Mammoth Book of 20th Century Science Fiction: Volume Two Robinson Anthology |112
October 2011 Cover Strange Relations Baen Books / SFBC Omnibus 305
July 2018 Cover The Philip José Farmer Centennial Collection Meteor House Collection 157
July 2018 Cover The Philip José Farmer Centennial Collection Meteor House Collection 157
September 2018 Cover The Philip José Farmer Centennial Collection Meteor House Collection 157
July 2022 Cover Alpha 4 ReAnimus Press Anthology |215
July 2022 Cover Alpha 4 ReAnimus Press Anthology 215
July 2022 Cover Alpha 4 ReAnimus Press Anthology 215