During a long war with Jupiter, one enemy soldier decides to defect to Earth. A former POW, who is all too familiar with the Jovians' method of communication, is sent to ask it why.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1953 |
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Star Science Fiction Stories | Ballantine Books | Anthology | 91 |
| February 1953 |
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Star Science Fiction Stories | Ballantine Books | Anthology | 91 |
| April 1953 |
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Star Science Fiction Stories | Ballantine Books | Anthology | 91 |
| 1954 |
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Star Science Fiction Stories | T. V. Boardman | Anthology | 97 |
| July 1961 |
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Star Science Fiction Stories | Ballantine Books | Anthology | 91 |
| November 1967 |
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La guerra è sempre la guerra | De Carlo Editore | Anthology | 277 |
| June 1968 |
|
The Wooden Star | Ballantine Books | Collection | 95 |
| June 1968 |
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The Wooden Star | Ballantine Books | Collection | 95 |
| July 1971 |
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The Wooden Star | Ballantine Books (UK) | Collection | 95 |
| 1972 |
|
Bug-Eyed Monsters | Sidgwick & Jackson | Anthology | 130 |
| November 1972 |
|
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 1 | Ballantine Books | Anthology | 88 |
| November 1972 |
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Star Science Fiction Stories No. 1 | Ballantine Books | Anthology | 88 |
| April 1973 |
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Fiction, #232 | OPTA | MAGAZINE | 53 |
| July 1973 |
|
Null-P | Heyne | Collection | 60 |
| June 1974 |
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Bug-Eyed Monsters | Panther | Anthology | 119 |
| August 1981 |
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The Wooden Star | Del Rey / Ballantine | Collection | 95 |
| February 2001 |
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Immodest Proposals: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume 1 | NESFA Press | Collection | 109 |
| July 2001 |
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Immodest Proposals: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume 1 | NESFA Press | Collection | 109 |
| September 2002 |
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Immodest Proposals: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume 1 | NESFA Press / SFBC | Collection | 109 |
| July 2013 |
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The Wooden Star | Gateway / Orion | Collection |