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The Certificate

Avram Davidson

First published March 1959
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

After aliens conquer Earth, the surviving humans are brutally enslaved; however, they are allowed to petition every few years for things, like a new coat.

Publications (22)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 1959 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1959 Mercury Press, Inc. MAGAZINE 69
December 1959 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1959 Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd MAGAZINE 15
December 1960 A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction Doubleday Anthology 74
March 1961 A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 74
1962 A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction Gollancz Anthology
January 1962 A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction Dell Anthology 76
January 1962 A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction Dell Anthology 76
1963 A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction Gollancz Anthology
1964 A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction Corgi Anthology 62
1971 Science Fictions University Tutorial Press (London) Anthology 67
1971 Strange Seas and Shores Doubleday Collection 105
August 1981 Strange Seas and Shores Ace Books Collection 105
June 1982 Avram Davidson: Collected Fantasies Berkley Books Collection 181
August 1990 Invasions Roc / New American Library Anthology 310
August 1990 Invasions Roc / New American Library Anthology 310
1993 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 66
April 1994 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories Michael O'Mara Books Anthology 66
1995 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 66
1997 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 66
2003 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories Sterling Publishing Anthology 66
2004 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 66
September 2013 Strange Seas and Shores Gateway / Orion Collection