Synopsis
A man falls ill while trading with the inhabitants of an alien planet. They give him a pet as payment - a nice and friendly creature. Before returning to his base, he must wait out a storm and he feels much better. But after he confines the creature and lands on the base, he starts to feel really sick.
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Publications (9)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1955 | Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1955 | Galaxy Publishing Corporation | MAGAZINE | 72 |
| January 1956 | Galaxy Science Fiction, No. 34 | Strato Publications | MAGAZINE | 70 |
| April 1963 | Great Science Fiction About Doctors | Collier Books | Anthology | 365 |
| 1965 | Great Science Fiction About Doctors | Collier Books | Anthology | 365 |
| 1966 | Great Science Fiction About Doctors | Collier Books | Anthology | 365 |
| 1970 | Great Science Fiction About Doctors | Collier Books | Anthology | 365 |
| March 2009 | Bolden's Pets | Project Gutenberg | Chapbook | |
| August 2009 | Short Science Fiction Collection 23 | LibriVox | Anthology | |1 |
| November 2014 | The Eleventh Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack | Wildside Press | Collection |