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Enough Rope

Poul Anderson

First published July 1953
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series Wing Alak

Synopsis

An Interstellar League encounters an alien race which is militaristic and is trying to conquer nearby solar systems. They are located pretty far from the League's area, but some of the threatened planets are asking for help. Projections show that in just a few centuries the alien race might turn out to be a real threat. What to do - without risking lives?

Publications (10)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 1953 Astounding Science Fiction, July 1953 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 9
December 1953 Astounding Science Fiction, December 1953 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 2
August 1959 4 for the Future Pyramid Books Anthology 7
1961 4 for the Future Consul Books Anthology 5
June 1962 4 for the Future Pyramid Books Anthology 7
October 1991 Kinship with the Stars Tor Collection 216
November 1993 Kinship with the Stars Severn House Collection 216
March 2009 Call Me Joe NESFA Press Collection 308
March 2016 Call Me Joe NESFA Press Collection
December 2016 Call Me Joe Gateway / Orion Collection