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Diabologic

Eric Frank Russell

First published March 1955
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A human explorer discovers a spacegoing alien race and initiates contact, relying on the techniques developed over time by humans to outwit the maladaptive bureaucratic responses of the alien government and initiate communication on a mutually beneficial basis.

Notes

First published in Astounding, March 1955.

Publications (20)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 1955 Astounding Science Fiction, March 1955 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 57
August 1955 Astounding Science Fiction, August 1955 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 49
1958 The Space Willies / Six Worlds Yonder Ace Books Omnibus 102
1961 Far Stars Dennis Dobson Collection
1961 Far Stars Dennis Dobson Collection 143
1964 Connoisseur's Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 150
June 1964 Far Stars Panther Collection 97
June 1964 Far Stars Panther Collection 97
1966 Connoisseur's Science Fiction Penguin Books (US) Anthology 150
1966 Connoisseur's Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 150
July 1971 The Space Willies / Six Worlds Yonder Ace Books Omnibus 102
1975 Far Stars Dennis Dobson Collection 143
February 1976 Connoisseur's Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 150
December 1983 Intergalactic Empires Signet / New American Library Anthology 224
July 1988 Intergalactic Empires Robinson Anthology 224
March 1999 My Favorite Science Fiction Story DAW Books Anthology 86
July 1999 My Favorite Science Fiction Story DAW Books / SFBC Anthology 86
September 2000 Major Ingredients: The Selected Short Stories of Eric Frank Russell NESFA Press Collection 152
March 2003 Major Ingredients: The Selected Short Stories of Eric Frank Russell NESFA Press Collection 152
September 2005 My Favorite Science Fiction Story ibooks Anthology 86