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Earthman, Come Home

James Blish

First published November 1953
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series Cities in Flight

Notes

"Okie", "Bindlestiff", "Sargasso of Lost Cities" and "Earthman, Come Home" shortfictions make up "Earthman, Come Home" the novel or the collection. Which is part 3 of "Cities in Flight".

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2004 Retro Hugo Award Best Novelette Winner

Publications (15)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1953 Astounding Science Fiction, November 1953 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 86
April 1954 Astounding Science Fiction, April 1954 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 68
January 1973 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Science Fiction Writers of America Doubleday Anthology 41
June 1973 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 46
April 1974 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Three Gollancz Anthology
July 1974 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIB Avon Books Anthology 59
1982 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIB Avon Books Anthology 59
2001 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Science Fiction Writres of America The Easton Press Anthology 46
February 2008 Works of Art NESFA Press Collection 313
May 2008 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B Tor Anthology 46
February 2010 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B Orb Anthology
April 2018 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B Blackstone Audio Anthology |46
November 2019 Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers: The Definitive Anthology of Space Opera Titan Books Anthology 284
November 2019 Infinite Stars: Dark Frontiers Titan Books Anthology
December 2019 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Two-B: The Great Novellas Phoenix Pick Anthology |3