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Rescue Operation

Harry Harrison

First published December 1964
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Fishers found an astronaut who has dropped to the bottom of sea. When he is rescued it is discovered that he is an alien. Everything doesn't go well, though.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
December 1964 Cover Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, December 1964 Condé Nast MAGAZINE 74
1965 Cover Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows Gollancz Collection
October 1965 Cover The Unfriendly Future Four Square Books Anthology 103
1966 Cover Stories from Science Fiction Thomas Nelson & Sons Anthology 88
May 1968 Cover Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows Bantam Books Collection 30
May 1968 Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows Bantam Books Collection 30
November 1968 Cover Brüder im All Goldmann Collection 52
1972 Cover Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology Goodyear Publishing Anthology 153
1972 Cover Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology Goodyear Publishing Anthology 153
April 1973 Cover The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume 2 Doubleday Anthology 429
1974 Cover Oorlog met de robots Bruna Collection 49
1976 Cover The Best of Harry Harrison Orbit / Futura Collection 40
June 1976 Cover The Best of Harry Harrison Pocket Books Collection 36
July 1976 Cover Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows Sphere Books Collection 33
September 1976 Cover The Best of Harry Harrison Sidgwick & Jackson Collection
1977 Cover Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows Sphere Collection 33
1980 Cover Constellations: Stories of the Future Gollancz Anthology 90
1980 Cover The Best of Harry Harrison Orbit Collection 40
November 1981 Cover The Best of Harry Harrison Timescape / Pocket Books Collection 36
November 1981 Cover The Best of Harry Harrison Timescape / Pocket Books Collection 36
December 1981 Cover Sirius, #66 Vjesnik MAGAZINE 49
1983 Cover Analog: Writers' Choice Davis Publications Anthology 154
1983 Cover Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows Sphere Collection 33
1983 Cover Analog: Writers' Choice The Dial Press Anthology 154
1983 Cover Constellations: Stories of the Future Puffin Anthology
1983 Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows Sphere Collection 33
July 1983 Cover Constellations: Stories of the Future Penguin Books Anthology 82
July 1984 Cover Top Science Fiction: The Authors' Choice J. M. Dent Anthology 155|155.2
1985 Cover The Best of Harry Harrison Orbit Collection 40
1985 Cover Top Science Fiction: The Authors' Choice J. M. Dent Anthology 155|155.2
June 1985 Cover Le livre d'or de la science-fiction: Harry Harrison Presses Pocket Collection 79
1986 Cover De beste science fiction verhalen Hema / Loeb Anthology 317
1986 Cover Top SF 1 Bruna Anthology 135
1987 Cover Top Science Fiction Heyne Anthology 204
February 1987 Cover Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows Sphere Collection 33
1988 Cover The Best of Harry Harrison Orbit Collection 40
1991 Cover Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows Orbit Collection 33
May 1991 Cover The Best of Harry Harrison Orbit Collection 40
March 1993 Cover Stainless Steel Visions Tor Collection 155
March 1993 Cover Stainless Steel Visions Legend Collection 155
March 1993 Cover Stainless Steel Visions Legend Collection 155
February 1994 Cover Stainless Steel Visions Tor Collection 155
April 1994 Cover Stainless Steel Visions Legend Collection 155
1995 Cover Visionen einer Stahlratte Heyne Collection 237
January 1999 Cover La crema de la ciencia ficción Emecé Editores Anthology 209
June 2001 Cover 50 in 50 Tor Collection 36
November 2002 Cover 50 in 50 Tor Collection 36
October 2012 Cover Stainless Steel Visions Gateway / Orion Collection
2014 Cover Visionen einer Stahlratte Heyne Collection