The Fire and the Sword
| First published | August 1951 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Novelette |
Synopsis
Why there have been so many suicides of earth representatives on a planet which so perfect with so perfect and happy habitants, that it seems almost unreal? Two men are going to spend six months to find out.
Publications (11)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1951 | Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1951 | World Editions, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 122 |
| March 1952 | Imagination Unlimited | Farrar, Straus and Young | Anthology | 395 |
| 1953 | Men of Space and Time | The Bodley Head | Anthology | |
| April 1959 | Imagination Unlimited | Berkley Books | Anthology | 144 |
| January 1974 | SF: Authors' Choice 4 | Putnam | Anthology | 115 |
| March 1974 | SF: Authors' Choice 4 | G. P. Putnam's Sons / SFBC | Anthology | 125 |
| August 1974 | SF: Author's Choice 4 | Berkley Medallion | Anthology | 129 |
| August 1974 | SF: Author's Choice 4 | Berkley Medallion | Anthology | 129 |
| November 1981 | A Life in the Day of ... and Other Short Stories | Bantam Books | Collection | 50 |
| February 2016 | The Fire and the Sword | Project Gutenberg | Chapbook | |
| April 2016 | The 12th Science Fiction Megapack | Wildside Press | Anthology |