Who Can Replace a Man?

First published	1959
Type	Short Fiction
Length	Short Story

Synopsis

After the apparent disappearance of man, a group of field robots question their purpose and consider venturing forth toward the city.

Notes

Originally published as "But Who Can Replace a Man?" in Infinity Science Fiction, June 1958.

Publications (53)

Date	Publication	Publisher	Type	Page
1959	The Canopy of Time	Faber and Faber	Collection	39
May 1961	The Canopy of Time	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	Collection
June 1962	A Century of Science Fiction	Simon & Schuster	Anthology	42
1963	The Canopy of Time	Four Square Books	Collection	31
June 1963	Best SF Five	Faber and Faber	Anthology	119
November 1963	A Century of Science Fiction	Gollancz	Anthology	42
1964	The Canopy of Time	Four Square Books	Collection	31
1964	The Canopy of Time	Four Square Books	Collection	31
January 1964	A Century of Science Fiction	Gollancz	Anthology	42
1965	Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian Aldiss	Faber and Faber	Collection	15
1966	Stories from Science Fiction	Thomas Nelson & Sons	Anthology	1
1966	Who Can Replace a Man?	Harcourt, Brace & World	Collection	15
1966	The Canopy of Time	Faber and Faber	Collection
November 1967	Who Can Replace a Man?	Signet / New American Library	Collection	13
1969	Something Strange	Macmillan	Anthology	111
1969	Worlds of Wonder	Doubleday	Anthology	46
April 1971	A Century of Science Fiction	Gollancz	Anthology	42
May 1971	The Canopy of Time	New English Library	Collection	31
September 1971	Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss	Faber and Faber	Collection	17
November 1971	Best SF Five	Faber and Faber	Anthology	119
1972	Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology	Goodyear Publishing	Anthology	181
1972	Who Can Replace a Man?	Signet	Collection	13
1972	A Century of Science Fiction	BCA - Book Club Associates	Anthology	42
1972	Above the Human Landscape: A Social Science Fiction Anthology	Goodyear Publishing	Anthology	181
July 1972	The Canopy of Time	New English Library	Collection	31
July 1972	Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss	Faber and Faber	Collection
1973	A Science Fiction Reader	Charles Scribner's Sons	Anthology	98
1974	Look Back on Tomorrow: Worlds of Science Fiction	Addison-Wesley	Anthology	162
May 1975	The Canopy of Time	New English Library	Collection	31
July 1976	Who Can Replace a Man?	Signet / New American Library	Collection	13
February 1977	Souls in Metal	Robert Hale	Anthology	137
June 1977	Souls in Metal	St. Martin's Press	Anthology	137
June 1978	Souls in Metal: An Anthology of Robot Futures	Jove / HBJ	Anthology	125
December 1979	From Heinlein to Here	Mentor / New American Library	Anthology	304
February 1980	The Future in Question	Fawcett Crest	Anthology	39
March 1981	Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	Anthology	39
1983	Science Fiction Stories	Octopus Books	Anthology	97
June 1984	Philosophy and Science Fiction	Prometheus Books	Anthology	225
1986	Science Fiction Stories	Octopus Books	Anthology
1987	Science Fiction Stories	Octopus Books	Anthology	97
April 1988	Best SF Stories of Brian W. Aldiss	Gollancz	Collection	49
May 1989	Man in His Time: Best SF Stories	VGSF	Collection	49
September 1989	Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss	Atheneum / Macmillan	Collection	49
October 1990	Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss	Collier / Macmillan	Collection	49
July 1996	From Heinlein to Here	Borealis / White Wolf Publishing	Anthology	251
November 2001	Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century	Ace Books	Anthology	203
December 2001	Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century	Ace Books / SFBC	Anthology	203
March 2002	From Heinlein to Here	Scarecrow Press	Anthology	270
March 2004	Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century	Ace Books	Anthology	203
March 2006	Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury	Gramercy Books	Anthology	39
October 2016	This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse	Three Rooms Press	Anthology	203
October 2016	This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse	Three Rooms Press	Anthology	\|203
April 2019	Menace of the Machine: The Rise of AI in Classic Science Fiction	British Library Publishing	Anthology	299