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The C-Chute

Isaac Asimov

First published October 1951
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

Chlorine breathing aliens have captured a human spaceship. The surviving humans are being held as prisoners in the only room of the ship still filled with oxygen. Is there a way to escape to recapture the ship?

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Publications (31)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 1951 Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1951 Galaxy Publishing Corporation MAGAZINE 3
July 1953 Shadow of Tomorrow Permabooks Anthology 58
August 1953 Shadow of Tomorrow Permabooks Anthology 58
1955 Galaxy Science Fiction Omnibus Grayson & Grayson Anthology
April 1967 Through a Glass, Clearly Four Square Books Collection 92
November 1967 Through a Glass, Clearly Scholastic Collection 92
March 1968 Through a Glass, Clearly Four Square Books Collection 92
1969 Nightfall and Other Stories Doubleday Collection |06
April 1970 Through a Glass, Clearly New English Library Collection
June 1970 Through a Glass, Clearly New English Library Collection 92
June 1970 Nightfall and Other Stories Rapp & Whiting Collection |06
March 1973 The Best of Isaac Asimov Sphere Collection 69
October 1973 The Best of Isaac Asimov Sidgwick & Jackson Collection
January 1974 The Best of Isaac Asimov Sphere Collection 69
March 1974 Through a Glass, Clearly New English Library Collection
September 1974 The Best of Isaac Asimov Doubleday Collection 51
1975 The Best of Isaac Asimov 1939-1952 Sphere Collection
May 1975 Through a Glass, Clearly New English Library Collection 92
January 1976 The Best of Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest Collection 68
July 1977 Nightfall and Other Stories Fawcett Crest Collection 136
July 1977 Through a Glass, Clearly Ian Henry Collection 92
November 1977 Through a Glass, Clearly New English Library Collection 92
December 1978 Through a Glass, Clearly New English Library Collection 92
1982 The Best of Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest / Ballantine Collection 68
December 1982 Through a Glass, Clearly New English Library Collection 92
1985 The Best of Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest / Ballantine Collection 68
1987 Other Worlds of Isaac Asimov Avenel Books Omnibus 171
November 1990 The Complete Stories, Volume 1 Doubleday Foundation Collection 438
November 1990 The Complete Stories, Volume 1 Doubleday Foundation Collection 438
March 1991 The Complete Stories, Volume 1 Doubleday Foundation / SFBC Collection 438
March 1993 The Complete Stories, Volume 1 HarperCollins (UK) Collection