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A Gift from Earth

Manly Banister

First published August 1955
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

Humans arrive on an alien planet. They sell metallic kettles at a low price, driving clay pots out of the market. Then they bring in new innovations like radios, roads, cars and debt. With interest, of course.

Publications (5)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 1955 Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1955 Galaxy Publishing Corporation MAGAZINE 79
November 1955 Galaxy Science Fiction, No. 32 Strato Publications MAGAZINE 66
April 2012 Science Fiction Gems, Volume Three Armchair Fiction Anthology 118
January 2016 The 11th Science Fiction Megapack Wildside Press Anthology
February 2016 A Gift from Earth Project Gutenberg Chapbook