Summary Bibliography: John Sladek

Author: John Sladek Author Record # 1036
Legal Name: Sladek, John Thomas
Birthplace: Waverly, Iowa, USA
Birthdate: 15 December 1937
Deathdate: 10 March 2000
Language: English
Webpages: Ansible, IMDB, SFE, Wikipedia-EN
Used These Alternate Names: Iclick As-I-Move, J. G. B******, J. G. B-, Hugogre N. Backs, Hitler I. E. Bonner, Ph*l*p K. D*ck, Thom Demijohn, Barry DuBray, H*g* G*rnsb*ck, R*b*rt H**nl**n, Chipdip K. Kill, Cassandra Knye, John T. Sladek, *s**c *s*m*v, John Thomas (I), Carl Truhacker, H. G. W*lls
Additional Bibliographic Comments: Author:John Sladek
Author Tags: science fiction (11), satire (9), parody (9), fabulation (2), slipstream (2), humour (2), time travel (2), identity (1), mainstream (1), detective (1), linguistics (1), racism (1), race (1), kidnapping (1), mystery (1), kafkaesque (1), mental illness (1), Baltimore (1), Civil Rights Movement (1), robots (1) and 23 additional tags. View all tags for John Sladek

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Fiction Series

Roderick
- 1 Roderick or The Education of a Young Machine (1980) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Roderick (1980)
  - Translation: Roderick oder Die Erziehung einer Maschine [German] (1982)
  - Translation: Roderick [Portuguese] (1989)
- 2 Roderick at Random (1983) also appeared as:
  - Variant: Roderick at Random or The Further Education of a Young Machine (1983)
  - Translation: Roderick II: Lehr- und Wanderjahre einer Maschine [German] (1984)
  - Translation: Roderick à Solta, 1º volume [Portuguese] (1995)
  - Translation: Roderick à Solta, 2º volume [Portuguese] (1995)
- Roderick Goes to School (1981) [SF]
- The Complete Roderick (2001) [O/1,2] also appeared as:
  - Translation: Robot Roderick: Kindheit und Jugend einer begabten Maschine [German] (1992) [O]

Novels

The Castle and the Key (1967) [only as by Cassandra Knye]
The Reproductive System (1968) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Reproductive System (1968) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Variant: Mechasm (1968) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Méchasme^?Mechasme
  [French] (1972) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Il sistema riproduttivo [Italian] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Mécasme^?Mecasme
  [French] (1979)
- Translation:
  Die stählerne Horde^?Die staehlerne Horde
  [German] (1981)
- Translation: Il sistema riproduttivo [Italian] (1990)
The Müller-Fokker Effect (1970) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Der Müller-Fokker-Effekt^?Der Mueller-Fokker-Effekt
  [German] (1972)
- Translation:
  L'effet Müller-Fokker^?L'effet Muller-Fokker
  [French] (1974) [as by John T. Sladek]
Tik-Tok (1983) also appeared as:
- Translation: Tic-Toc ou as Memórias de um Robot [Portuguese] (1985)
- Translation: Tick-Tack [German] (1985)
- Translation: Tik-Tok [French] (1986)
- Translation: Ticktack [Swedish] (1989)
- Serializations:
- Translation: Robot fuorilegge (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1985)
Bugs (1989) also appeared as:
- Translation: Bugs [Portuguese] (1991)
- Serializations:
- Translation: Bugs (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1995)
Wholly Smokes (2003)

Collections

The Steam-Driven Boy and Other Strangers (1973) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Un garçon à vapeur^?Un garcon a vapeur
  [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Das Momster und andere Aliens [German] (1987)
- Variant: The Steam-Driven Boy (2011)
Keep the Giraffe Burning (1977) also appeared as:
- Translation: Lass die Giraffe brennen [German] (1989)
The Best of John Sladek (1981)
Alien Accounts (1982) also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Menschen sind los! [German] (1984)
The Lunatics of Terra (1984)
Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek (2002) also appeared as:
- Variant: Maps (2011)

Omnibus

The Reproductive System / The Müller-Fokker Effect / Tik-Tok (2013) [O]

Chapbooks

Flatland (1982)
Red Noise (1982)
Love Among the Xoids (1984)
Blood and Gingerbread (1990)

Nonfiction

The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult Beliefs (1973)
New Maps: More Uncollected John Sladek (2019) with David Langford

Short Fiction Series

Heavens Below: Fifteen Utopias
- 1 Getting There Is (n-1/n)th the Fun (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Dorthin zu gelangen, macht nur (n-1/n) soviel Spaß^?Dorthin zu gelangen, macht nur (n-1/n) soviel Spass
    [German] (1989)
- 2 The Bright Side (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Die helle Seite [German] (1975)
- 3 Mr. and Ms. America (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Mr. und Mrs. Amerika [German] (1975)
  - Variant: Mr and Ms America (1977)
- 4 Empty Promise (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Leere Versprechungen [German] (1975)
- 5 The Paradise Problem (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Das Paradies-Problem [German] (1975)
- 6 What Changed Doyster's Mind (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Weshalb Doyster sein Vorhaben aufgab [German] (1975)
- 7 Handout (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Ausgabe [German] (1975)
- 8 Assessment (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Veranlagung [German] (1975)
- 9 Art News (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Von Kunst und Künstlern^?Von Kunst und Kuenstlern
    [German] (1989)
- 10 Pax Gurney (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Pax Gurney [German] (1975)
- 11 A Fable (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Eine Fabel [German] (1975)
- 12 Utopia: A Financial Report (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Utopia: Ein Finanzbericht [German] (1975)
- 13 Utopiary (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Utopisches [German] (1975)
- 14 Luck (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation:
    Glück^?Glueck
    [German] (1989)
- 15 A Picnic (1975) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Ein Picknick [German] (1975)

Short Fiction

A Section from the Adventures of I.E.M. (1963)
Is There Death on Other Planets? (1966) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  La mort existe-t-elle sur les autres planètes ?^?La mort existe-t-elle sur les autres planetes ?
  [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Gibt es den Tod auf anderen Planeten? [German] (1987)
The Best-Seller (1966) also appeared as:
- Translation: Le best-seller [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Der Bestseller [German] (1987)
The Way to a Man's Heart (1966) with Thomas M. Disch [also as by Tom Disch and John Sladek]
The Incredible Giant Hot Dog (1966) with Thomas M. Disch
The Babe in the Oven (1966) also appeared as:
- Translation: Das Geheimnis des alten Puddings [German] (1966)
- Variant: The Secret of the Old Custard (1966)
- Translation: Il bambino nel forno [Italian] (1967) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Le bébé dans la cuisinière [French] (1969) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Le plan dans le flan [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Das Geheimnis des alten Eierkuchens [German] (1987)
The Poets of Millgrove, Iowa (1966) also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Dichter von Millgrove, Iowa [German] (1966)
- Variant: The Poets of Millgrove, Iowa (1966) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Les poètes de Millgrove, Iowa^?Les poetes de Millgrove, Iowa
  [French] (1978) [as by John T. Sladek]
The Atheist's Bargain (1967) with Thomas M. Disch
The Happy Breed (1967) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Happy Breed (1967) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Die glückliche Menschheit^?Die glueckliche Menschheit
  [German] (1970) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Heureux mortels [French] (1973)
- Translation: La race heureuse [French] (1975) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: La race bienheureuse [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Die glückliche Spezies^?Die glueckliche Spezies
  [German] (1987)
- Translation:
  O specie fericită^?O specie fericita
  [Romanian] (2013)
The Discovery of the Nullitron (1967) with Thomas M. Disch only appeared as:
- Variant: The Discovery of the Nullitron (1967) [as by Thomas M. Disch and John T. Sladek]
- Variant: The Discovery of the Nullitron: Results of an Experiment Conducted by Thomas M. Disch and John T. Sladek (1967) [as by Thomas M. Disch and John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Otkriće nulitrona^?Otkrice nulitrona
  [Croatian] (1977) [as by Thomas M. Disch and John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  ナリトロンの発見実験結果の共同報告書^?Naritoron no Hakken Jikken Kekka no Kyōdō Hōkokusho
  [Japanese] (1983)
1937 A.D.! (1967) also appeared as:
- Variant: 1937 A.D.! (1967) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: 1937 ad! [Dutch] (1974)
- Translation: 1937 A.D.! [Dutch] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: 1937 ! [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Anno Domini 1937 [German] (1987)
Masterson and the Clerks (1967) also appeared as:
- Variant: Masterson and the Clerks (1967) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Masterson und die Angestellten [German] (1984)
In the Distance (1968)
In the Oligocene (1968) also appeared as:
- Variant: In the Oligocene (1968) [as by John Thomas (I)]
- Translation:
  Le monstre de l'Oligocène^?Le monstre de l'Oligocene
  [French] (1973) [as by John T. Sladek]
No Exit: A One-Act Play (1968)
Publish and Perish (1968) [also as by John Thomas (I)]
Seventh Inning Stretch: A One-Act Play (1968)
The Design (1968) also appeared as:
- Translation: Der Entwurf [German] (1968)
The Singular Visitor from Not-Yet (1968) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Man from Not-Yet (1968)
- Translation:
  Le singulier visiteur de l'A-venir et comment s'en ensuivit le déclin lamentable du docteur Lemuel Jones^?Le singulier visiteur de l'A-venir et comment s'en ensuivit le declin lamentable du docteur Lemuel Jones
  [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Der seltsame Besucher aus dem Noch-Nicht [German] (1987)
Just Another Victim (1968)
The Switch (1968)
Timetable (1968)
You Have a Friend at Fengrove National (1968)
New Forms (1968) also appeared as:
- Variant: New Forms (1968) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Neue Formulare [German] (1970)
- Translation: Neue Formulare [German] (1984)
Now That I'm Free (1968)
The Sublimation World (1968) only appeared as:
- Variant: The Sublimation World (1968) [as by J. G. B******]
- Variant: The Sublimation World...J.G. B*ll*rd (J.G. B-) (1973)
- Translation:
  Le monde sublimé de J. G. B...^?Le monde sublime de J. G. B...
  [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: J.G. B*ll*rd: Die Sublimierungswelt [German] (1987)
- Variant: The Sublimation World (2005) [as by J. G. B-]
Danny's New Friends from Deneb (1968) with Thomas M. Disch also appeared as:
- Translation: Dannyjev novi prijatelj s Deneba [Croatian] (1977) [as by Thomas M. Disch and John T. Sladek]
Practical Joke (1968)
A Report on the Migrations of Educational Materials (1968) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Rapport sur la migration du matériel éducatif^?Rapport sur la migration du materiel educatif
  [French] (1969) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Rapporto sulle migrazioni di materiale didattico [Italian] (1970) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Ein Bericht über die Abwanderung der Bildungsgüter^?Ein Bericht ueber die Abwanderung der Bildungsgueter
  [German] (1987)
Letter (1969)
The Commentaries (1969) also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Rezensionen [German] (1969)
The Communicants (1969) also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Kommunikanten - Abenteuer in Management [German] (1973)
- Translation: Die Kommunikanten: Ein Abenteuer im Management [German] (1984)
The Lost Nose: A Programmed Book (1969)
The Master Plan (1969) also appeared as:
- Translation: Der Meisterplan [German] (1969)
- Variant: The Master Plan (1969) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Der Meisterplan [German] (1983) [as by John T. Sladek]
The Momster (1969) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Monster (1969)
- Translation: M'man [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Das Momster [German] (1987)
Anxietal Register B (1969) also appeared as:
- Variant: Anxietal Register B (1969) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Déclaration d'angoisse Réf. B [French] (1973) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Neurosenprofil B [German] (1984)
The Aggressor (1969) also appeared as:
- Translation: L'aggressore [Italian] (1971) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Agression [French] (1972)
- Translation: L'agresseur [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Der Aggressor [German] (1987)
Alien Territory (1969) also appeared as:
- Variant: Alien Territory (1969) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Fremdes Territorium [German] (1983) [as by John T. Sladek]
Secret Identity (1970) also appeared as:
- Variant: Secret Identity (1970) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Identité secrète^?Identite secrete
  [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Geheimidentität^?Geheimidentitaet
  [German] (1987)
The Misinterpreted Letter (1970)
198-, a Tale of "Tomorrow" (1970) also appeared as:
- Variant: 198-, a Tale of "Tomorrow" (1970) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: 198-, Una storia di domani [Italian] (1976) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: 198-, eine Geschichte von "Morgen" [German] (1984)
A Game of Jump (1971) also appeared as:
- Translation: Das Sprungspiel [German] (1971)
Comedo (1971)
Pemberly's Start-Afresh Calliope or, The New Proteus (1971) also appeared as:
- Variant: Pemberly's Start-Afresh Calliope or, The New Proteus...H.G. W*lls (1973)
- Translation:
  La calliope à recommencer de Pemberly ou le Nouveau Protée de H. G. W*lls^?La calliope a recommencer de Pemberly ou le Nouveau Protee de H. G. W*lls
  [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Variant: Pemberley's Start-Afresh Calliope or, The New Proteus...H.G. W*lls (1981)
- Translation: H. G. W*lls: Pemberlys Neubeginn-Dampforgel oder Der Neue Proteus [German] (1987)
- Variant: Pemberly's Start-Afresh Calliope or, The New Proteus (2005) [as by H. G. W*lls]
The Short, Happy Wife of Mansard Eliot (1971) also appeared as:
- Translation: L'heureuse petite femme de Mansard Eliot [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Das fett-fröhliche Weib Mansard Eliots^?Das fett-froehliche Weib Mansard Eliots
  [German] (1987)
The Man Who Devoured Books (1971) also appeared as:
- Translation: L'homme qui dévorait les livres [French] (1971)
The Interstate (1971) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Circuit fermé^?Circuit ferme
  [French] (1976) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Im Überlandbus^?Im Ueberlandbus
  [German] (1984)
By an Unknown Hand (1972)
The Locked Room (1972) also appeared as:
- Translation: Das verschlossene Zimmer (Eine Fenton Worth-Kriminalstory) [German] (1972)
The Steam-Driven Boy (1972) also appeared as:
- Translation: Der Dampfmaschinen-Junge [German] (1973)
- Translation:
  Un garçon à vapeur^?Un garcon a vapeur
  [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Der Dampfmaschinen-Junge [German] (1987)
The Purloined Butter...*dg*r *ll*n P** (1972) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Purloined Butter (1972) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Variant: The Purloined Butter (1972)
- Translation:
  Le beurre volé: Une histoire d'Edgar Allan Poe revue et abrégée par John Sladek^?Le beurre vole: Une histoire d'Edgar Allan Poe revue et abregee par John Sladek
  [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Das entwendete Dingsbums: Eine Erzählung von *dg*r *ll*n P**^?Das entwendete Dingsbums: Eine Erzaehlung von *dg*r *ll*n P**
  [German] (1987)
- Variant: The Purloined Butter: A Story by Edgar Allan Poe (2005)
Engineer to the Gods...R*b*rt H**nl**n (Hitler I.E. Bonner) (1972) also appeared as:
- Variant: Engineer to the Gods (1972) [as by R*b*rt H**nl**n]
- Variant: Engineer to the Gods (1972) [as by Hitler I. E. Bonner]
- Variant: Engineer to the Gods by Hitler I. E. Bonner (1972)
- Translation: Per Un'energia In Più [Italian] (1975)
- Translation:
  Ingénieur des dieux de Hitler I. E. Bonner^?Ingenieur des dieux de Hitler I. E. Bonner
  [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  R*b*rt *. H**nl**n: Ingenieur der Götter^?R*b*rt *. H**nl**n: Ingenieur der Goetter
  [German] (1987)
Broot Force...*s**c *s*m*v (Iclick As-I-Move) (1972) also appeared as:
- Variant: Broot Force (1972) [as by *s**c *s*m*v]
- Variant: Broot Force (1972) [as by Iclick As-I-Move]
- Variant: Broot Force by Iclick as-i-move (1972)
- Translation: Forza bruta [Italian] (1975)
- Translation: Force brute de Iclick as-i-move [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: *s**c *s*m*v: Mit brutaler Gewalt [German] (1987)
Joy Ride...R*y Br*db*ry (Barry DuBray) (1972) also appeared as:
- Variant: Joy Ride (1972) [as by Barry DuBray]
- Variant: Joy Ride by R*y Br*db*ry (1972)
- Translation: Une belle balade de Barry DuBray [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: R*y Br*db*r*: Der Ausflug [German] (1987)
The Transcendental Sandwich (1973) also appeared as:
- Translation: Le sandwich transcendental [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Das transzendentale Sandwich [German] (1987)
Bill Gets Hep to God! (1973)
Flatland (1973) also appeared as:
- Translation: Flachland [German] (1973)
Name (Please Print): (1973) also appeared as:
- Translation: Nom (en capitales d'imprimerie) [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Namen (bitte in Druckschrift schreiben!): [German] (1984)
Ralph 4F...H*g* G*rnsb*ck (Hugogre N. Backs) (1973) also appeared as:
- Variant: Ralph 4F (1973) [as by H*g* G*rnsb*ck]
- Variant: Ralph 4F (1973) [as by Hugogre N. Backs]
- Translation: Ralph 4 F de Hugogre N. Backs [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: H*g* G*rnsb*ck: Ralph 4F [German] (1987)
Solar Shoe-Salesman...Ph*l*p K. D*ck (Chipdip K. Kill) (1973) also appeared as:
- Variant: Solar Shoe Salesman (1973)
- Variant: Solar Shoe-Salesman (1973) [as by Ph*l*p K. D*ck]
- Variant: Solar Shoe-Salesman (1973) [as by Chipdip K. Kill]
- Translation:
  Le chausseur déchaussé de Chipdip K. Kill^?Le chausseur dechausse de Chipdip K. Kill
  [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Le chausseur déchaussé de Chipdip K. Kill^?Le chausseur dechausse de Chipdip K. Kill
  [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation:
  Ph*l*p K. D*ck: Der Solare Schuhverkäufer^?Ph*l*p K. D*ck: Der Solare Schuhverkaeufer
  [German] (1987)
- Translation:
  Der Solare Schuhverkäufer^?Der Solare Schuhverkaeufer
  [German] (1990)
The Great Wall of Mexico (1973) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Die große Mauer von Mexico^?Die grosse Mauer von Mexico
  [German] (1989)
One Damned Thing After Another...C*rdw**n*r Sm*th (A Co-ordainer's Myth) (1973) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Une chose après l'autre (A Co-ordainer's Myth)^?Une chose apres l'autre (A Co-ordainer's Myth)
  [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Variant: One Damned Thing After Another: A Co-ordainer's Myth (1981)
- Translation: C*rdw**n*r Sm*th: Eine verdammte Sache nach der anderen [German] (1987)
The Moon Is Sixpence...*rth*r C. Cl*rk* (Carl Truhacker) (1973) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Moon Is Sixpence (1973) [as by Carl Truhacker]
- Translation: La lune est cinquante centimes de Carl Truhacker [French] (1977) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: *rth*r C. Cl*rk*: Der Mond ist ein Groschen [German] (1987)
It Takes Your Breath Away (1974)
Peabody Slept Here (1974)
The Kindly Ones (1974) also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Freundlichen [German] (1978)
Space Shoes of the Gods (1974) also appeared as:
- Variant: Space Shoes of the Gods: An Archaeological Revelation (1974)
- Translation: Dai Vasti Spazi Dello Spazio [Italian] (1975)
- Translation: Gudarnas rymdskor [Swedish] (1975)
- Translation: Les souliers de l'espace des dieux [French] (1978)
- Translation:
  Die Weltraumschuhe der Götter (Eine archäologische Enthüllung)^?Die Weltraumschuhe der Goetter (Eine archaeologische Enthuellung)
  [German] (1989)
The Face (1974) also appeared as:
- Translation: Das Gesicht [German] (1974)
- Translation: Le visage [French] (1975) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Il Volto [Italian] (1975)
Scenes from Rural Life (1975) also appeared as:
- Translation: Bilder aus dem Landleben [German] (1975)
Elephant with Wooden Leg (1975) also appeared as:
- Translation: Elefant mit Holzbein [German] (1975)
- Translation: L'éléphant à la jambe de bois [French] (1976)
- Translation: Olifant met Houten Poot [Dutch] (1981)
Heavens Below: Fifteen Utopias (1975) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Der Himmel unter uns (Fünfzehn Utopias)^?Der Himmel unter uns (Fuenfzehn Utopias)
  [German] (1989)
Machine Screw (1975) also appeared as:
- Translation: Les vices de la machine [French] (1982) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Roboter-Romanze [German] (1982)
Another Look (1975) also appeared as:
- Translation: Ein zweiter Blick [German] (1975)
The Hammer of Evil (1975) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Hammer of Evil, or Career Opportunities at the Pascal Business School (1975)
- Translation:
  Der Hammer des Bösen oder Aufstiegsmöglichkeiten an der Pascal Business School^?Der Hammer des Boesen oder Aufstiegsmoeglichkeiten an der Pascal Business School
  [German] (1989)
After Flaubert (1976)
Undecember (1976) also appeared as:
- Translation: Undezember [German] (1976)
Mystery Diet of the Gods: A Revelation (1976) with Thomas M. Disch
Goodbye, Germany? (1977)
Scenes from the Country of the Blind (1977) also appeared as:
- Translation: Szenen aus dem Land der Blinden [German] (1984)
The Future of John Sladek (1977)
You'd Feel Dizzy (1977)
Transplant Your Own Heart - A Do-It-Yourself Guide (1977) with Thomas M. Disch
Breakfast with the Murgatroyds (1978)
The Next Dwarf (1979) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Der nächste Zwerg^?Der naechste Zwerg
  [German] (1983) [as by John T. Sladek]
Some Mysteries of Birth, Death and Population That Can Now Be Cleared Up (1979)
The Brass Monkey (1979) also appeared as:
- Translation: Le singe d'airain [French] (1979)
- Translation: Der Messing-Affe [German] (1980)
Robot 'Kiss of Life' Drama (1979)
Red Noise (1982)
Guesting (1982)
The Entropy Tango: A Comic Romance (1982)
An Explanation for the Disappearance of the Moon (1982) also appeared as:
- Translation: Disparition de la Lune: une explication [French] (1984)
John Sladek's List of Seven Unexplained Mysteries of Our Time (With Explanations) (1983) only appeared as:
- Translation:
  Sept grands mystères inexpliqués de notre temps "avec leur explication"^?Sept grands mysteres inexpliques de notre temps "avec leur explication"
  [French] (1984)
- Variant: Seven Great Unexplained Mysteries of Our Time (with Explanations) (2019)
Calling All Gumdrops (1983) also appeared as:
- Variant: Calling All Gumdrops! (1983)
Ursa Minor (1983)
Answers (1984) also appeared as:
- Translation:
  Des réponses^?Des reponses
  [French] (1986)
Fables (1984)
How to Make Major Scientific Discoveries at Home in Your Spare Time (1984)
The Island of Dr Circe (1984)
The Last of the Whaleburgers (1984)
White Hat (1984)
Absent Friends (1984)
Love Among the Xoids (1984)
Stop Evolution in Its Tracks! (1988) [also as by John T. Sladek]
Blood and Gingerbread (1990)
Radio Cats (1990)
Dining Out (1990)
Reinventing the Wheel (1992)
Sweetly Sings the Chocolate Budgie: A Stirring New Adventure of the Green Magician (2002) with Thomas M. Disch
The Floating Panzer (2002) with Thomas M. Disch
The Marching Raspberries: A Thrilling New Adventure of the Pink Avenger and His Faithful Companion Oxbridge (2002) with Thomas M. Disch
United We Stand Still (2002) with Thomas M. Disch
The Real Martian Chronicles (2010)
Is There Death on Other Planets? [original version] (2019)
My Greatest Case (2019)
Plastitutes (2019)
Plastitutes 2 (2019)
The Rebus Version of Mein Kampf (2019)

Poems

Untitled (1963)
Untitled 2 (1963)
Jesus in White Bucks (1965)
The Four Cows (1967)
The Brusque Skate (1968)
Down His Alarming Blunder (1969)
Love Nest (1969)
Page (1969)
The "Pelican" (1969)
The Treasure of the Haunted Rambler (1969)
Fried Sun (1977)
Newsmagazine (2019)
Sake (2019)
Statement (2019)

Essay Series

Science Fiction Comment on a panel talk about publishing in general
- Science Fiction Comment (1983)
The Profession of Science Fiction
- 29 Kids! Read Books in Your Spare Time! (1982)

Essays

Afterword (The Happy Breed) (1967) only appeared as:
- Variant: Afterword (The Happy Breed) (1967) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Variant: Afterword to "The Happy Breed" (2019)
Space Hopping with Captain God (1969)
Science Fiction & Pseudo-Science (1972)
Fossil Astronauts (1973)
Accursed Steak Pie (1973)
Caligula Salad with Muttered Dressing (1973)
Chocolate Tart à la Shirt Factory (1973)
Fountain Pen Stew (1973)
Afterword (Keep the Giraffe Burning) (1977) also appeared as:
- Translation: Nachwort (Lass die Giraffe brennen) [German] (1977)
Foreword (Keep the Giraffe Burning) (1977) also appeared as:
- Translation: Vorwort (Lass die Giraffe brennen) [German] (1977)
John Sladek Comments (1981)
Introduction (Alien Accounts) (1982) also appeared as:
- Translation: Vorwort (Die Menschen sind los!) [German] (1984)
Writing Places (1982)
Great Mysteries Explained! (1982)
4-Part List (1983)
A Reply to L. J. Hurst (1983)
How I Became a Science Fiction Master in Only 15 Minutes a Day (1984) also appeared as:
- Variant: The Science Fiction Writer at Work: How I Became a Science Fiction Master in only 15 Minutes a Day (1984)
Afterword (Absent Friends) (1984)
Afterword (After Flaubert) (1984)
Afterword (An Explanation for the Disappearance of the Moon) (1984)
Afterword (Answers) (1984)
Afterword (Breakfast with the Murgatroyds) (1984)
Afterword (Calling All Gumdrops!) (1984)
Afterword (Fables) (1984)
Afterword (Great Mysteries Explained!) (1984)
Afterword (Guesting) (1984)
Afterword (How to Make Major Scientific Discoveries at Home in Your Spare Time) (1984)
Afterword (Red Noise) (1984)
Afterword (The Brass Monkey) (1984)
Afterword (The Island of Dr Circe) (1984)
Afterword (The Kindly Ones) (1984)
Afterword (The Last of the Whaleburgers) (1984)
Afterword (The Next Dwarf) (1984)
Afterword (Ursa Minor) (1984)
Afterword (White Hat) (1984)
Sinus Affliction Corner (1990)
Faience Section Corner (1991)
Sans Friction Corner (1991)
Science Fiction Coroner (1992)
Answers to Questions I Was Not Asked on the Radio (1992)
My Corner on Science Fiction (1993)
Science Affectation Corner (1993)
Signs Inflection Corner (1994)
Skin's Friction Corner (1995)
Sense Fission Corner (1996)
Untitled ("I heard from Charles Platt the other evening.") (1996)
Four Reasons for Reading Thomas M. Disch ... (2001) [only as by John T. Sladek]
Afterword (Blood and Gingerbread) (2003)
Thomas M. Disch: An Appreciation (2008)
A Letter (2019)
A Reply to L.J. Hurst (2019)
A-Plus for Pohl (2019)
Atrocities of the Love Slaves of Equanimity (2019)
Brain Games: Fractals and Other Mathematical Thoughts (2019)
Clichés (2019)
Dave Barry's History Hysteria; plus Chris Elliott's Ersatz Autobiography (2019)
Don't Count on It (2019)
Four Reasons for Reading Thomas M. Disch (2019)
Four Recipes (2019)
Godzilla on the New Jersey Turnpike (2019)
Hail Ffellowes Well Met (2019)
I'm a Jew and I'm Blue and I Have Eleven Arms (2019)
Invasion of the Data Snatchers (2019)
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (2019)
Mac the Naif (2019)
Making Senses (2019)
New Age Meets Old Age (2019)
New Scientist Reviews 1971-1981 (2019)
On Cassandra Knye (2019)
Peace & Paradox (2019)
Pseudo-Science 1977-8 (2019)
Reach Out and Tap Someone (2019)
Revenge of the Teddies (2019)
Review of Non-Genre "The Man Who Met the Train" by Harold Adams (2019)
Running Scared (2019)
Science Fiction and Pseudoscience (2019)
Sidelights (2019)
Some California Dreaming (2019)
The Angela Carter Story (2019)
The Science Fiction Virus (2019)
Thomas Berger's Spy Spoof (2019)
Untitled Review Column [Asimov, McIntyre, Farmer] (2019)
Up from Cash Register (2019)
Voting Games (2019)

Interior Art

Plastitone (Frontispiece) (1968)
The Master Plan (1969) only appeared as:
- Variant: The Master Plan (1969) [as by John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Der Meisterplan [German] (1983) [as by John T. Sladek]
Cartoon: Plastitutes (1971)
The Müller-Fokker Effect (1971)
Liberation (1974)
Afterword (Keep the Giraffe Burning) (1977) also appeared as:
- Translation: Nachwort (Lass die Giraffe brennen) [German] (1977)
Roderick or The Education of a Young Machine (1980)

Reviews

Other Senses, Other Worlds (1977) by Doris Jonas and David Jonas
Wandering Stars (1977) by Jack Dann
Man Plus (1978) by Frederik Pohl
The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellowes (1978) by Sterling E. Lanier
The Necronomicon (1979) by George Hay
The Mighty Micro (1980) by Christopher Evans (I)
The Way the Future Was: A Memoir (1980) by Frederik Pohl
The Eye of the Heron (1983) by Ursula K. Le Guin
Comic Tones in Science Fiction: The Art of Compromise with Nature (1984) by Donald M. Hassler
The Best Tales of Hoffmann (1988) by E. T. A. Hoffmann
The Forge of God (1988) by Greg Bear also appeared as:
- Translation: Schmiede Gottes [German] (1991)
POLY: New Speculative Writing (1990) by Lee Ballentine
Sugar Rain (1990) by Paul Park
Hemingway's Suitcase (1991) by MacDonald Harris
Only Begotten Daughter (1991) by James Morrow
The Difference Engine (1991) by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling
The Hemingway Hoax (1991) by Joe Haldeman
Rising Sun (1993) by Michael Crichton
Comic Tones in Science Fiction (2019) by Donald M. Hassler
The Best Tales of Hoffmann (1814-1816) (2019) by E. T. A. Hoffmann
The Eye of the Heron (2019) by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Forge of God (2019) by Greg Bear
The Mighty Micro (2019) by Christopher Evans (I)
The Necronomicon (2019) by George Hay
The Way the Future Was: A Memoir (2019) by Frederik Pohl

Interviews with This Author

Rencontre avec John T. Sladek [French] (1972) by Jacques Guiod
Sladek at Random (1983) by David Langford
John Sladek (1983) by Charles Platt
An der Schwelle zum Computerzeitalter [German] (1983) by
Joachim Körber^?Joachim Koerber
An Interview with John Sladek (1989) by Eric M. Heideman
John Sladek (1989) by Gregory Feeley
John T. Sladek: The Steam-Driven Author (1995) by Rhys Hughes

Non-Genre Titles

Fiction Series

Thackeray Phin
- 1 Black Aura (1974) also appeared as:
  - Translation: Schwarze Aura [German] (1985)
  - Translation:
    L'aura maléfique^?L'aura malefique
    [French] (1988)
- 2 Invisible Green (1977) also appeared as:
  - Translation: L'invisible Monsieur Levert [French] (1979)
  - Translation:
    Unsichtbares Grün^?Unsichtbares Gruen
    [German] (1985)

Novels

The House That Fear Built (1966) with Thomas M. Disch [only as by Cassandra Knye]
Black Alice (1968) with Thomas M. Disch also appeared as:
- Variant: Black Alice (1968) [as by Thom Demijohn]
- Variant: Black Alice (1969) [as by Thomas M. Disch and John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Alice im Negerland [German] (1971) [as by Thomas M. Disch and John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Zwarte Alice [Dutch] (1977) [as by Thomas M. Disch and John T. Sladek]
- Translation: Black Alice [French] (1993) [as by Thomas Disch and John Sladek]

Collections

The Book of Clues (1984)

Summary Bibliography: John Sladek

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