Synopsis
Bob Wilson, while working on his thesis, is visited by "Joe" who appears in his room via a Time Gate. Joe is insistent that Bob go through the Time Gate, and when he refuses, Joe helps him through the Gate himself. When he awakens, he finds himself with Diktor, at least 20,000 years in the future.
Notes
This story was listed as a nomination for the 1941 Retro Hugo Award. It did not have sufficient votes to be a finalist. If it had, it would have been disqualified for being published in 1941.
External Links
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Locus Online | 20th Century Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
| 2016 | Retro Hugo Award | Best Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (37)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1954 | The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction: 10 Complete Short Novels | Merlin Press | Anthology | 225 |
| 1959 | The Menace from Earth | Ambassador | Collection | |
| November 1959 | The Menace from Earth | Gnome Press | Collection | 50 |
| April 1962 | The Menace from Earth | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 39 |
| March 1963 | Spectrum | Berkley Medallion | Anthology | 142 |
| 1964 | Spectrum I | Pan Books | Anthology | 263 |
| 1964 | Spectrum I | Pan Books | Anthology | 263 |
| October 1964 | The Menace from Earth | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 39 |
| October 1964 | The Menace from Earth | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Collection | 39 |
| 1966 | The Menace from Earth | Dennis Dobson | Collection | |
| 1968 | The Menace from Earth | Corgi | Collection | 40 |
| July 1970 | The Menace from Earth | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Collection | 39 |
| 1971 | Spectrum I | Pan Books | Anthology | 263 |
| 1971 | The Menace from Earth | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 39 |
| October 1973 | The Menace from Earth | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | Collection | 40 |
| June 1975 | The Menace from Earth | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 39 |
| June 1975 | The Menace from Earth | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 39 |
| October 1978 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age | Harper & Row | Anthology | 279 |
| 1979 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age | BCA - Book Club Associates | Anthology | 279 |
| 1979 | The Menace from Earth | Signet / New American Library | Collection | 39 |
| 1979 | The Menace from Earth | Signet / New American Library of Canada | Collection | 39 |
| 1979 | Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age | Robson Books | Anthology | 279 |
| July 1979 | The Menace from Earth | Signet | Collection | 39 |
| 1980 | The Menace from Earth | Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers | Collection | 40 |
| November 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels | Priam Books / Arbor House | Anthology | |
| December 1980 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels | Arbor House | Anthology | 100 |
| May 1981 | The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels | Arbor House / SFBC | Anthology | 95 |
| 1983 | The Menace from Earth | Corgi | Collection | 40 |
| May 1987 | The Menace from Earth | Baen Books | Collection | 49 |
| May 1987 | The Menace from Earth | Baen Books | Collection | 49 |
| April 1989 | Worlds Imagined | Avenel Books | Anthology | 100 |
| February 1999 | The Menace from Earth | Baen Books | Collection | 49 |
| June 1999 | The Menace from Earth | Baen Books | Collection | 49 |
| December 1999 | The Menace from Earth | Blackstone Audio | Collection | |39 |
| October 2005 | Off the Main Sequence: The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein | Science Fiction Book Club | Collection | 231 |
| May 2010 | The Green Hills of Earth / The Menace from Earth | Baen Books | Omnibus | |15 |
| November 2010 | Creating a Genre | The Virginia Edition | Collection | 333 |