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The Gentle Vultures

Isaac Asimov

First published December 1957
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

Nonviolent aliens who had been waiting on the far side of the moon for humanity to engage in nuclear war, so that they could afterwards render aid at a profit, become puzzled and impatient at why it is taking so long to occur.

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Publications (42)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
December 1957 Super-Science Fiction, December 1957 Headline Publications Inc. MAGAZINE 2
February 1959 Nine Tomorrows Doubleday Collection
June 1959 Nine Tomorrows Doubleday / SFBC Collection 127
July 1960 Nine Tomorrows Bantam Books Collection 101
July 1960 Nine Tomorrows Bantam Books Collection 101
1963 Nine Tomorrows Dennis Dobson Collection
May 1963 Contact Paperback Library Anthology 130
December 1964 Nine Tomorrows The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Collection
August 1965 Contact Paperback Library Anthology 130
August 1965 Contact Paperback Library Anthology 130
1966 Nine Tomorrows Pan Books Collection 133
September 1966 Earthmen and Strangers Duell, Sloan and Pearce Anthology 117
1967 Nine Tomorrows Pan Books Collection 133
May 1967 Earthmen and Strangers Meredith Press / Duell, Sloan and Pearce Anthology 117
July 1968 Earthmen and Strangers Dell Anthology 97
July 1968 Earthmen and Strangers Dell Anthology 97
November 1969 Nine Tomorrows: Tales of the Near Future Fawcett Crest Collection 120
November 1971 Nine Tomorrows Fawcett Crest Collection 120
1972 Nine Tomorrows Pan Books Collection 133
1973 Nine Tomorrows Fawcett Crest Collection 120
1974 Nine Tomorrows Fawcett Crest Collection 120
1974 Nine Tomorrows Pan Books Collection 133
1977 Earthmen and Strangers Manor Books Anthology 117
1978 Nine Tomorrows Pan Books Collection 133
July 1978 Nine Tomorrows Fawcett Crest Collection 120
1979 Nine Tomorrows Pan Books Collection 133
July 1981 Nine Tomorrows Fawcett Crest Collection 120
1982 Nine Tomorrows Pan Books Collection 133
1985 Nine Tomorrows Granada Collection 127
February 1985 Nine Tomorrows Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 120
November 1986 Nine Tomorrows Panther / Grafton Collection |6
January 1987 Nine Tomorrows Del Rey / Ballantine Collection
February 1989 Earthmen and Strangers Bart Books Anthology 97
November 1990 The Complete Stories, Volume 1 Doubleday Foundation Collection 250
November 1990 The Complete Stories, Volume 1 Doubleday Foundation Collection 250
March 1991 The Complete Stories, Volume 1 Doubleday Foundation / SFBC Collection 250
March 1993 The Complete Stories, Volume 1 HarperCollins (UK) Collection
July 1994 The Complete Stories: Volume One HarperCollins (UK) Collection 357
1997 The Complete Stories: Volume One HarperCollins (UK) Collection 357
1997 The Complete Stories: Volume One HarperCollins (UK) Collection 357
November 2023 The Complete Stories: Volume One Harper Voyager (UK) Collection |357
November 2024 Living Space: And Other Stories Harper Voyager (UK) Collection |357