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Ribbon in the Sky

Murray Leinster

First published June 1957
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series Med Service

Synopsis

Thanks to a small human error, a med-service man on a routine trip is diverted to a forgotten colony on an icy planet. It's just as well: the inhabitants need some fast treatment for an advanced Crusoe condition.

Publications (19)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 1957 Astounding Science Fiction, June 1957 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 8
October 1957 Astounding Science Fiction, October 1957 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 4
April 1963 Great Science Fiction About Doctors Collier Books Anthology 199
1965 Great Science Fiction About Doctors Collier Books Anthology 199
1966 Great Science Fiction About Doctors Collier Books Anthology 199
1967 S.O.S. from Three Worlds Ace Books Collection 49
1970 Great Science Fiction About Doctors Collier Books Anthology 199
May 1983 The Med Series Ace Science Fiction Books Collection 153
July 1992 Quarantine World Carroll & Graf Collection 155
August 2002 Med Ship Baen Books Collection 231
October 2003 Med Ship Baen Books / SFBC Collection 231
January 2004 Med Ship Baen Books Collection 229
May 2007 The 1634: The Baltic War Disk Baen Books Omnibus |25.05
May 2007 The 1634: The Baltic War Disk Baen Books Omnibus |25.05
October 2010 The 1635: The Eastern Front Disk Baen Books Omnibus |30.05
December 2013 Med Ship Baen Books Collection |231
August 2019 The Med Series Gateway / Orion Collection |153
April 2023 Ribbon in the Sky Project Gutenberg Chapbook
May 2023 Black Cat Weekly, #89 Wildside Press MAGAZINE