Title: Needle
Title Record # 1479
Author: Hal Clement
Date: 1950-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Needle
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Hal Clement
Date: 1950-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Needle
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
User Rating: 5.75 (4 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: first contact (2), science fiction (1), The 5-Parsec Shelf (1), aliens (1), symbionts (1), Earth (1), Pacific Ocean (1), alien perspective (1), 1950 (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1) Add Tags
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Awards
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| Nominations Below Cutoff | 2001 Retro Hugo | Best Novel |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astounding Science Fiction, May 1949 | 1949-05-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
164 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Orban | ||
| Astounding Science Fiction, June 1949 | 1949-06-00 | ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. | Street & Smith Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
164 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Bonestell | ||
| Needle | 1950-00-00 | Hal Clement | Doubleday | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
222 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| Needle | 1950-00-00 | Hal Clement | Doubleday (Young Moderns) | $1.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
222 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| Needle | 1952-00-00 | Hal Clement | Doubleday (Young Moderns) | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
222 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| Needle | 1953-00-00 | Hal Clement | Doubleday / SFBC | $1.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
222 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| Le microbe détective | 1954-05-00 | Hal Clement | Hachette (Le Rayon Fantastique #27) | 252 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | René Caillé | |||
| From Outer Space | 1957-00-00 | Hal Clement | Avon | T175 | $0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
188 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Richard Powers | |
| Persecución Cósmica | 1957-00-00 | Hal Clement | Jacobo Muchnik (Fantaciencia #7) | 245 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Ricardo de los Heros | |||
| Symbiose | 1960-00-00 | Hal Clement | Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Balowa Bestseller des Kosmos) | 228 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
288 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Hannes Limmer | |
| Needle | 1961-00-00 | Hal Clement | Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (1)) | 13/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
222 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| Symbiose | 1962-01-12 | Hal Clement | Moewig (Terra #209) | 209 | DM 0.70?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
64 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
novel | Karl Stephan | |
| Symbiose (2. Teil) | 1962-01-12 | Hal Clement | Moewig (Terra #210) | 210 | DM 0.70?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
64 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
novel | Karl Stephan | |
| Urania #287 | 1962-07-29 | ed. Carlo Fruttero | Mondadori | 287 | Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
168 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Karel Thole | |
| Needle | 1962-09-00 | Hal Clement | The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) | 65 | 5/9?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
222 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | John Griffiths | |
| From Outer Space | 1963-00-00 | Hal Clement | Avon | G-1168 | $0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
188 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Richard Powers | |
| Needle | 1963-00-00 | Hal Clement | Corgi | YS1383 | 3/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| Agulha | 1964-00-00 | Hal Clement | Ulisseia (Três C #21) | 210 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
novel | Luís Filipe Abreu | |||
| Needle | 1967-02-00 | Hal Clement | Avon | S255 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
207 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Hector Garrido | |
| Needle | 1967-02-00 | Hal Clement | Avon | S255 | C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
207 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Hector Garrido | |
| Needle | 1969-09-00 | Hal Clement | Lancer Books | 74-557 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
207 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Kelly Freas | |
| Urania #600 | 1972-09-03 | ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini | Mondadori | 600 | Lit 300?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
166 | digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125". |
mag | Karel Thole | |
| Needle | 1972-10-00 | Hal Clement | Lancer Books (Lancer Science Fiction Library) | 75385 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
207 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Kelly Freas | |
| Needle | 1976-04-00 | Hal Clement | Equinox / Avon (SF Rediscovery #20) | 0-380-00635-9 / 28555 | $2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
207 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Mike Presley | |
| Needle | 1979-05-00 | Hal Clement | Avon Books | 0-380-44263-9 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
207 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Clyde Caldwell | |
| Strisciava sulla sabbia | 1980-07-00 | Hal Clement | Mondadori (Classici Urania #40) | 18516-5 | Lit 1,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
186 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Karel Thole | |
| Die Nadelsuche | 1983-07-00 | Hal Clement | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3993) | 3-453-30929-4 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
271 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Eddie Jones | |
| The Essential Hal Clement, Volume. 1: Trio for Slide Rule and Typewriter | 1999-02-00 | Hal Clement | NESFA Press | 1-886778-06-X | $25.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
518 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | George Richard | |
| Needle | 2010-00-00 | Hal Clement | Audible Frontiers | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | Frank Kelly Freas | ||||
| Needle | 2011-09-00 | Hal Clement | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-11016-8 | £2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| Meskelin Series & Others | 2024-02-01 | Hal Clement | MotionAudiobooks | $32.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
audio MP3 DVD?DVD with mp3-encoded audio tracks |
omni |
Reviews
- Review by Frederik Pohl (1950) in Super Science Stories, May 1950
- Review by uncredited (1950) in Startling Stories, July 1950
- Review by uncredited (1950) in Fantasy Book, Vol. 2, No. 1
- Review by L. Sprague de Camp (1950) in Astounding Science Fiction, November 1950
- Review by Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. and James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953) in '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel , reprinted in:
- '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel (1953)
- Review [French] by Igor B. Maslowski (1954) in Fiction, #10
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1967) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, August 1967
- Review by Don D'Ammassa (1976) in Delap's F & SF Review, August 1976
- Review by Charles N. Brown (1977) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Summer 1977
- Review by Lester del Rey (1978) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, July 1978
- Review by Gary D. Barber (1980) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, February 1980 , reprinted in:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, Vol. I, No. 1-Vol. II, No. 13, January 1979-February 1980 (2009)
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review: The Complete Series, Vol. I, No. 1-Vol. II, No. 13, January 1979-February 1980 (2009)
- Review [German] by uncredited (1982) in Reclams Science Fiction Führer
- Review by Darrell Bain (2005) in My 100 Most Readable (and Re-Readable) Science Fiction Novels
- Review by Penny Tesarek (2022) in Paperback Fantastic, Volume 1: Science Fiction