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Robert A. Heinlein

First published May 1941
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Notes

First published in 1941, this novelette was combined with its sequel, "Common Sense", in "Orphans of the Sky" (1963), a fixup novel.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2012 Locus Online 20th Century Novella Nominee/Finalist
2016 Retro Hugo Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (21)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 1941 Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1941 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 9
February 1946 The Best of Science Fiction Crown Publishers Anthology 584
1951 Universe Dell Chapbook 6
1964 The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag Burns & MacEachern Collection
January 1973 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Science Fiction Writres of America Doubleday Anthology 146
May 1973 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 159
September 1973 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two Gollancz Anthology 146
June 1974 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA Avon Anthology 179
June 1974 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA Avon Anthology 179
1975 Science Fiction Hall of Fame: The Novellas, Book 2 Sphere Books Anthology 11
1975 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA Avon Anthology 179
1976 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIA Avon Anthology 179
July 1991 Silent Thunder / Universe Tor Omnibus 161
2001 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A: The Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time Chosen by the Science Fiction Writers of America The Easton Press Anthology 159
December 2004 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A Tor Anthology 159
October 2005 Off the Main Sequence: The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein Science Fiction Book Club Collection 103
February 2010 The Future History of Robert Heinlein: Volume II The Virginia Edition Collection 413
February 2014 The Past Through Tomorrow Gollancz / Orion Collection 549
March 2014 The Past Through Tomorrow Gateway / Orion Collection |549
February 2018 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two A Blackstone Audio Anthology |159
April 2019 The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two-A: The Great Novellas Phoenix Pick Anthology |146