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Grandpa

James H. Schmitz

First published February 1955
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series The Hub Universe › The Hub

Synopsis

A student in a biological research station on an alien planet finds himself and others trapped in a life threatening situation by an organism they have inadequately understood, and must think of a way to save them.

Publications (65)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1955 Astounding Science Fiction, February 1955 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 107
July 1955 Astounding Science Fiction, July 1955 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 88
July 1955 Astounding Science Fiction, July 1955 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 88
October 1961 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 90
December 1961 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 90
1962 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 90
1963 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 90
1965 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 90
1966 Spectrum V Gollancz Anthology 95
1966 Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction Delacorte Press Anthology 90
1966 Time Probe Gollancz Anthology 90
1966 Penguin Science Fiction Penguin Books Anthology 90
1967 Spectrum V Harcourt, Brace & World Anthology 95
March 1967 Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction Dell Anthology 93
March 1967 Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction Dell Anthology 93
September 1967 Spectrum V The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Anthology 95
August 1968 Spectrum 5 Berkley Medallion Anthology 107
November 1968 Spectrum V Harcourt, Brace & World Anthology 95
1969 Spectrum V Pan Books Anthology 100
October 1969 Spectrum V Harcourt, Brace & World Anthology 95
1971 The Science Fiction Bestiary Thomas Nelson Anthology 24
1971 The Science Fiction Bestiary Thomas Nelson Anthology 24
1972 Spectrum 5 Pan Books Anthology 100
1973 A Science Fiction Reader Charles Scribner's Sons Anthology 123
March 1973 The Science Fiction Bestiary Thomas Nelson Anthology 24
April 1973 The Astounding-Analog Reader, Volume 2 Doubleday Anthology 272
June 1973 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 79
1974 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 79
February 1974 The Science Fiction Bestiary Dell Laurel Anthology 26
February 1974 The Science Fiction Bestiary Dell Laurel Anthology 26
1976 Decade: The 1950s Macmillan UK Anthology
1976 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 79
March 1977 Decade: the 1950s Pan Books Anthology 15
July 1977 The Infinite Web: Eight Stories of Science Fiction The Dial Press Anthology 3
1978 Decade: The 1950s St. Martin's Press Anthology 15
1978 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 79
April 1978 Decade: The 1950s St. Martin's Press Anthology 15
1980 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 79
April 1980 The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction Priam Books / Arbor House Anthology 255
April 1980 The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction Arbor House Anthology 255
1982 Fantasy John Murray Anthology 50
March 1983 Caught in the Organ Draft: Biology in Science Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Anthology 225
1985 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 79
1986 The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 79
November 1987 Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century Avenel Books Anthology 255
January 1988 The Great SF Stories #17 (1955) DAW Books Anthology 130
January 1988 The Great SF Stories #17 (1955) DAW Books Anthology 130
1990 Cosmic Critiques: How & Why Ten Science Fiction Stories Work Writer's Digest Books Anthology 86
June 1991 The Best of James H. Schmitz NESFA Press Collection 3
April 2000 Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 41
May 2000 Exploring the Horizons: Explorers, and the Furthest Horizon Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus 46
December 2000 The Best of James H. Schmitz NESFA Press Collection 3
April 2001 The Hub: Dangerous Territory Baen Books Collection 81
April 2001 The Hub: Dangerous Territory Baen Books Collection |2
August 2002 Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons Anthology 41
October 2002 The Honorverse Disk Baen Books Omnibus |12.63
October 2002 The Honorverse Disk Baen Books Omnibus |12.63
May 2004 The Wind Rider's Oath Disk Baen Books Omnibus |21.63
November 2007 A Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology 67
November 2007 A Science Fiction Omnibus Penguin Books Anthology |07
December 2013 The Hub: Dangerous Territory Baen Books Collection |2
2016 The Folio Science Fiction Anthology The Folio Society Anthology 133
July 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books Anthology 275
July 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books Anthology |26
July 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC Anthology 275