Title: The Beast
Title Record # 14253
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1963-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Pendrake
Language: English
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Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1963-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Pendrake
Language: English
Note: According to Peter Nicholls this is a fix-up of "The Great Engine","The Wonderful Man" (under the title "The Changeling"), and "The Beast" originally published in ''Astounding Science Fiction'' 1943, 1944.
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- Chapters 1-5: "The Great Engine" 1943;
- Chapters 5-11: "The Changeling" 1944;
- Chapters 12-13: linking material;
- Chapters 14-31 & Epilogue: "The Beast" 1943.
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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| The Beast | 1963-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction) | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
207 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Howard Burns | ||
| The Beast | 1963-05-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Doubleday / SFBC | $1.20?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
207 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Howard Burns | ||
| The Beast | 1964-05-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Macfadden Books | 60-169 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
160 | 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 | |
| The Beast | 1964-05-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Macfadden Books | 60-169 | C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
160 | 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 | |
| La cittą immortale | 1965-01-31 | A. E. van Vogt | Casa Editrice La Tribuna | Lit 600?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
272 | 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 | Herbert Pagani | ||
| La cittą immortale | 1965-01-31 | A. E. van Vogt | Casa Editrice La Tribuna | Lit 2,200?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
272 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Herbert Pagani | ||
| La cittą immortale | 1965-01-31 | A. E. van Vogt | Casa Editrice La Tribuna (La Bussola SF #1) | Lit 600?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
272 | 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 | Rocco Borella | ||
| La cittą immortale | 1965-01-31 | A. E. van Vogt | Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #12) | Lit 2,200?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
272 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Herbert H. Pagani | ||
| La cittą immortale | 1965-06-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Casa Editrice La Tribuna (La Bussola SF #1) | Lit 600?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
272 | 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 | Herbert H. Pagani | ||
| A van Vogt Omnibus | 1967-10-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Sidgwick & Jackson | 0-283-35345-7 | 30/-?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). |
172+ 162+ 159 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| Die Bestie | 1968-04-26 | A. E. van Vogt | Moewig (Terra Taschenbuch #137) | TTB137 | DM 2.40?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
172 | 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 | Karl Stephan | |
| The Beast | 1968-08-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Macfadden Books | 60-343 | $0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
160 | 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 | ||
| Moonbeast | 1969-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Panther | 0-586-02937-0 | 5/-?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). |
187 | 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 | ||
| Moonbeast | 1970-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Panther | 0-586-02937-0 | 5/-?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). |
187 | 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 | ||
| La cittą immortale | 1970-06-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #12) | Lit 1,200?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
272 | 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 | Herbert H. Pagani | ||
| The Beast | 1972-09-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Manor Books | 75-479 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
160 | 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 | ||
| Het beest | 1973-08-00 | A. E. van Vogt | De Vrijbuiter / De Schorpioen (Apollo #16) | 1.25?: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999 |
49 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
novel | |||
| Moonbeast | 1973-12-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Panther | 0-586-02937-0 | £0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
187 | 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 | Chris Foss | |
| The Beast | 1975-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Manor Books | 95399 | $0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
160 | 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 | ||
| Moonbeast | 1975-06-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Panther | 0-586-02937-0 | £0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
187 | 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 | Chris Foss | |
| Maanbeest / Het gestolen brein / Oorlog tegen de Rull | 1976-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Meulenhoff (M=SF #111) | 90-290-0853-9 | 497 | 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. |
omni | Patrick Woodroffe | ||
| Maanbeest / Het gestolen brein / Oorlog tegen de Rull | 1977-02-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Meulenhoff (M=SF #111) | 90-290-0853-9 | 497 | 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. |
omni | Patrick Woodroffe | ||
| The Beast | 1977-06-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Manor Books | 0-532-15265-4 | $1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
160 | 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 | ||
| Moonbeast | 1978-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Panther | 0-586-02937-0 | £0.85?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
187 | 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 | Chris Foss | |
| La bźte | 1980-09-04 | A. E. van Vogt | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5086) | 2-266-00923-0 | 223 | 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 | W. Siudmak | ||
| La cittą immortale | 1982-02-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #51) | Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
vi+ 208 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Dino Marsan | ||
| Oorlog tegen de Rull & Maanbeest | 1982-02-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Meulenhoff (M=SF #175) | 90-290-1487-3 | 328 | 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. |
omni | Peter Elson | ||
| La bźte | 1982-05-10 | A. E. van Vogt | Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5086) | 2-266-00923-0 | 223 | 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 | W. Siudmak | ||
| Moonbeast | 1984-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Panther | 0-586-02937-0 | £1.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
187 | 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 | Chris Foss | |
| The Beast | 1984-02-00 | A. E. van Vogt | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #567) | 0-87997-910-0 / UE1910 | $2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
176 | 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 | Frank Kelly Freas | |
| The Beast | 1984-02-00 | A. E. van Vogt | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-910-0 / UE1910 | C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
176 | 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 | Frank Kelly Freas | |
| Die Bestie | 1986-02-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Moewig (Utopia Classics #86) | 3-8118-5032-6 | DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
192 | 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 |
Hans-Günter Hauptmann?Hans-Guenter Hauptmann
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| Odjuret | 1987-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #194) | 91-7228-363-7 | 204 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Eddie Jones | ||
| Die Bestie | 1988-09-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3861) | 3-8118-3861-X | DM 8.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
192 | 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 | Ron Lindahn | |
| The Beast | 1992-11-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Carroll & Graf (Masters of Science Fiction (Carroll & Graf)) | 0-88184-883-2 | $3.95?$: 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 | Jim Burns | |
| Bestia | 1997-00-00 | A. E. van Vogt | Editura Nemira (Nautilus #104) | 9739301465 | 216 | 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 | |||
| The Beast | 2015-09-07 | A. E. van Vogt | Agency Editions | 978-1-940392-10-3 | $3.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel |
Reviews
- Review by S. E. Cotts (1963) in Amazing Stories, September 1963
- Review by Avram Davidson (1963) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1963
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1963) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, November 1963
- Review [German] by Franz Rottensteiner (1964) in Quarber Merkur, #5