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Eric Frank Russell

First published September 1947
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

Pilot Steve Ander and his macaw Laura have to land on an alien planet, their ship nearly out of fuel. The place has the ultimate in biodiversity - no two trees are alike - and Steve keeps seeing an odd light moving around in the distance at night.

Publications (31)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1947 Astounding Science Fiction, September 1947 Street & Smith Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 33
February 1952 The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology Simon & Schuster Anthology 250
February 1952 The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology Simon & Schuster Anthology 250
1953 The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology Simon & Schuster / SFBC Anthology 250
1954 The First Astounding Science Fiction Anthology Grayson & Grayson Anthology
February 1957 Astounding Tales of Space and Time Berkley Books Anthology 5
March 1961 Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories Faber and Faber Anthology 184
July 1962 Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Anthology 184
1963 Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories Faber and Faber Anthology 184
1964 The First Astounding Science Fiction Anthology Four Square Books Anthology 240
July 1964 Astounding Tales of Space and Time Berkley Medallion Anthology 7
1965 Best SF Four Faber and Faber Anthology 184
April 1969 Astounding Tales of Space and Time Berkley Medallion Anthology 7
1970 Best SF Four: Science Fiction Stories Faber and Faber Anthology 184
April 1975 Like Nothing on Earth Dennis Dobson Collection 7
November 1975 Decade the 1940s Macmillan UK Anthology
April 1977 Decade the 1940s Pan Books Anthology 164
1978 Decade: The 1940s St. Martin's Press Anthology 157
May 1978 Decade: The 1940s St. Martin's Press Anthology 157
October 1978 The Best of Eric Frank Russell Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 108
October 1978 The Best of Eric Frank Russell Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 108
February 1983 The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 9, 1947 DAW Books Anthology 293
February 1983 The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 9, 1947 DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Anthology 293
1985 The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fifth Series Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers Anthology 293
July 1986 The Best of Eric Frank Russell Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 108
October 1986 Like Nothing on Earth Methuen Collection 24
March 1987 The Best of Eric Frank Russell Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 108
February 1998 The British Way Borealis / White Wolf Publishing Anthology 215
September 2000 Major Ingredients: The Selected Short Stories of Eric Frank Russell NESFA Press Collection 183
March 2003 Major Ingredients: The Selected Short Stories of Eric Frank Russell NESFA Press Collection 182
November 2017 Short Stories Collection VintReads Collection |14