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Gentlemen, Be Seated!

Robert A. Heinlein

First published May 1948
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series Future History

Synopsis

A meteor strike traps three men in a tunnel under the Moon's surface. They have limited air and no working 'phone. There is an airlock, but they need their only vacuum suit to plug a hole in the wall - so how can they summon help?

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Publications (22)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 1948 Argosy Magazine, May 1948 Popular Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 24
June 1951 The Green Hills of Earth Shasta Collection
1954 The Green Hills of Earth Sidgwick & Jackson Collection 61
July 1958 The Robert Heinlein Omnibus The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Omnibus |2.7
1966 A Robert Heinlein Omnibus Sidgwick & Jackson Omnibus
August 1969 First Step Outward Dell Anthology 59
August 1969 First Step Outward Dell Anthology 59
June 1985 Green Hills of Earth and Gentlemen Be Seated Caedmon Collection
January 1987 The Green Hills of Earth Baen Books Collection 67
January 1987 The Green Hills of Earth Baen Books Collection 67
July 1987 The Past Through Tomorrow Ace Books Collection 277
May 1988 The Past Through Tomorrow Ace Books Collection 277
April 1990 The Green Hills of Earth Baen Books / SFBC Collection 43
January 1994 William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy Read Four Science Fiction Classics Caedmon Anthology Tape 4
February 2000 The Green Hills of Earth Baen Books Collection 67
June 2000 The Past Through Tomorrow Science Fiction Book Club Collection 256
November 2001 The Green Hills of Earth Baen Books Collection 67
February 2009 The Green Hills of Earth Blackstone Audio Collection |67
May 2010 The Green Hills of Earth / The Menace from Earth Baen Books Omnibus |6
February 2014 The Past Through Tomorrow Gollancz / Orion Collection 233
March 2014 The Past Through Tomorrow Gateway / Orion Collection |233
December 2014 The Green Hills of Earth Gateway / Orion Collection