Synopsis
In the future where things are operated by computers controlled by voice interfaces, a tech-oriented boy tries to update his friend's old automated storyteller with a more modern frame of reference, before the two of them decide to learn to read and write, as a means of secret communication.
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Publications (69)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1956 | Infinity Science Fiction, August 1956 | Royal Publications, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 26 |
| October 1957 | Earth Is Room Enough | Doubleday / SFBC | Collection | 165 |
| October 1957 | Earth Is Room Enough | Doubleday | Collection | 165 |
| October 1957 | Earth Is Room Enough | Doubleday | Collection | 165 |
| April 1959 | Earth Is Room Enough | Bantam Books | Collection | 141 |
| April 1960 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 152 |
| May 1960 | Earth Is Room Enough | Doubleday | Collection | 165 |
| December 1961 | Earth Is Room Enough | Doubleday | Collection | 165 |
| 1962 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 152 |
| 1967 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 152 |
| October 1968 | The Metal Smile | Belmont Books | Anthology | 134 |
| October 1968 | The Metal Smile | Belmont Books | Anthology | 134 |
| 1969 | Blast Off: S.F. for Boys | Faber and Faber | Anthology | 226 |
| 1969 | Worlds of Wonder | Doubleday | Anthology | 276 |
| 1969 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 152 |
| April 1970 | Earth Is Room Enough | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 179 |
| April 1970 | Earth Is Room Enough | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 179 |
| 1971 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 152 |
| 1972 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 152 |
| 1972 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 152 |
| 1973 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 152 |
| 1973 | Earth Is Room Enough | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 179 |
| September 1974 | The Metal Smile | Belmont Tower | Anthology | 134 |
| 1975 | Is There Life on Earth? | Rigby | Anthology | 13 |
| 1975 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 152 |
| 1976 | Earth Is Room Enough | Fawcett Crest | Collection | 179 |
| 1976 | Earth Is Room Enough | Abelard-Schuman | Collection | 165 |
| February 1977 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther | Collection | 152 |
| 1978 | Earth Is Room Enough | Panther / Granada | Collection | 152 |
| January 1979 | The Far Ends of Time and Earth | Doubleday | Omnibus | 327 |
| March 1979 | The Far Ends of Time and Earth | Doubleday & Company / SFBC | Omnibus | 327 |
| 1981 | Earth Is Room Enough | Granada | Collection | 152 |
| April 1982 | The Complete Robot | Doubleday | Collection | 25 |
| July 1982 | The Complete Robot | Doubleday & Company / SFBC | Collection | 25 |
| October 1982 | The Complete Robot | Granada | Collection | 25 |
| 1983 | The Robot Collection | Doubleday | Omnibus | |
| 1984 | The Complete Robot | Panther | Collection | 41 |
| 1984 | The Complete Robot | Panther | Collection | 41 |
| 1986 | The Complete Robot | Grafton | Collection | 41 |
| 1988 | The Complete Robot | Grafton | Collection | 41 |
| 1989 | Earth Is Room Enough | Grafton | Collection | 152 |
| 1990 | The Complete Robot | Grafton | Collection | 41 |
| 1990 | Robot Visions | Guild Publishing | Collection | 235 |
| April 1990 | Robot Visions | Roc / Penguin | Collection | 291 |
| September 1990 | Robot Visions | Gollancz | Collection | 235 |
| November 1990 | The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Doubleday Foundation | Collection | 138 |
| November 1990 | The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Doubleday Foundation | Collection | 138 |
| March 1991 | The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | Doubleday Foundation / SFBC | Collection | 138 |
| March 1991 | Robot Visions | Roc / New American Library | Collection | 291 |
| May 1991 | Robot Visions | VGSF / Victor Gollancz | Collection | 235 |
| October 1991 | Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy | Dove Audio | Anthology | |
| 1993 | The Complete Robot | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | 41 |
| March 1993 | The Complete Stories, Volume 1 | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | |
| September 1993 | Robot Visions | VGSF / Gollancz | Collection | |22 |
| July 1994 | The Complete Stories: Volume One | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | 197 |
| 1995 | The Complete Robot | Voyager | Collection | 41 |
| 1997 | The Complete Stories: Volume One | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | 197 |
| 1997 | The Complete Stories: Volume One | HarperCollins (UK) | Collection | 197 |
| February 1997 | Robot Visions | Vista | Collection | |22 |
| December 1999 | Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy | Phoenix Audio | Anthology | |
| November 2000 | The Complete Robot | Doubleday / SFBC | Collection | 25 |
| April 2001 | Robot Visions | Gollancz | Collection | |22 |
| July 2004 | Robot Visions | Roc / New American Library | Collection | 291 |
| October 2012 | Living Space: Science Fiction Triple Feature | Wonder eBooks | Collection | |3 |
| September 2015 | Robot Visions | Recorded Books | Collection | |235 |
| February 2018 | Science Fiction Gems: Volume Fourteen | Armchair Fiction | Anthology | 133 |
| May 2018 | The Complete Robot | HarperVoyager | Collection | 29 |
| November 2023 | The Complete Stories: Volume One | Harper Voyager (UK) | Collection | |197 |
| November 2024 | Living Space: And Other Stories | Harper Voyager (UK) | Collection | |197 |