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Common Denominator

John D. MacDonald

First published July 1951
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

Humans encounter aliens, who are really pleasant, but also mellow and their civilization has been on the same level for centuries if not more. On the other hand they apparently haven't had wars and have little violent crime. The chief of the bureau of racial maturity travels to their home world to find out how they have managed that.

Publications (9)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 1951 Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1951 World Editions, Inc. MAGAZINE 21
February 1952 Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction Crown Publishers Anthology 497
1953 Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction Grayson & Grayson Anthology
October 1978 Other Times, Other Worlds Fawcett Gold Medal Collection 215
October 1978 Other Times, Other Worlds Fawcett Gold Medal Collection 215
June 1986 101 Science Fiction Stories Avenel Books Anthology 65
1992 The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories Magpie Books Anthology 65
February 2016 Common Denominator Project Gutenberg Chapbook
November 2016 The 13th Science Fiction Megapack Wildside Press Anthology