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The Quaker Cannon

Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth

First published August 1961
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

During a protracted world war between the communist countries versus the United States and its allies, a military officer whose career had been sidelined after he broke under torture, is chosen to serve as aide to the general heading up a huge top-secret operation designed to strike a conclusive blow.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1962 Hugo Award Best Short Fiction Nominee/Finalist

Publications (17)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 1961 Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, August 1961 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 70
December 1961 Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, December 1961 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 28
September 1962 The Wonder Effect Ballantine Books Collection 133
November 1962 The Wonder Effect Ballantine Books Collection 133
December 1962 The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F Simon & Schuster Anthology 224
June 1963 7th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F Dell Anthology 224
1964 The Best of Sci-Fi—Two Mayflower-Dell Anthology 224
1967 The Wonder Effect Gollancz Collection 135
July 1969 The Wonder Effect Ballantine Books Collection 133
July 1969 The Wonder Effect Ballantine Books Collection 133
September 1974 The Wonder Effect Panther Collection 149
October 1977 Critical Mass Bantam Books Collection 1
October 1979 Shared Tomorrows: Science Fiction in Collaboration St. Martin's Press Anthology 130
February 1987 Our Best: The Best of Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth Baen Books Collection 105
February 1987 Our Best: The Best of Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth Baen Books Collection 105
July 1991 The Great SF Stories #23 (1961) DAW Books Anthology 217
July 1991 The Great SF Stories #23 (1961) DAW Books Anthology 217