Title: The Outward Urge

Title: The Outward Urge Title Record # 38485
Author: John Wyndham
Date: 1959-00-00
Type: COLLECTION
Series: Troons
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: Original publications, Michael Joseph hardcover and Ballantine paperback, had only four stories. Editions since SFBC/UK edition in 1961 should contain "The Asteroids A.D. 2194" too.

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Year	Title
1959	The Outward Urge [as by Lucas Parkes and John Wyndham]

Year	Language	Title
1960^ⓘTranslated by Stanis La Bruna	Italian	Sbarco su Marte [as by L. Parkes and J. Wyndham]
1965^ⓘTranslated by Walter Brumm	German	Griff nach den Sternen [as by Lucas Parkes and John Wyndham]

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Outward Urge	1959-00-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Michael Joseph		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).	192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Kenneth Farnhill
The Outward Urge	1959-00-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Collins		C$3.25^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Outward Urge	1959-10-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Ballantine Books	341K	$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	143	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.	coll	Paul Lehr
The Outward Urge	1960-02-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Ballantine Books	341K	$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	143	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.	coll	Paul Lehr
Sbarco su Marte	1960-05-01	L. Parkes, J. Wyndham	Corriere della Sera (Romanzi del Corriere #65)		Lit 100^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	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.	coll
The Outward Urge	1961-03-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	50	5/6^?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).	208	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	C. W. Bacon
The Outward Urge	1962-00-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Penguin Books	1544	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).	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.	coll	John Griffiths
The Outward Urge	1962-00-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Penguin Books	1544	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).	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.	coll	John Griffiths
The Outward Urge	1964-00-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Penguin Books	1544	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).	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.	coll
The Outward Urge	1965-02-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Ballantine Bal-Hi	U2809	$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	143	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.	coll	Paul Lehr
Griff nach den Sternen	1965-10-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3055)	3055	DM 2.40^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	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.	coll	Atelier Heinrichs
The Outward Urge	1970-00-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Penguin Books	0-14-001544-2	£0.25^?£: 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.	coll	Harry Willock
The Outward Urge	1973-00-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Penguin Books	0-14-001544-2	£0.30^?£: 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.	coll	Harry Willock
The Outward Urge	1974-03-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Michael Joseph	0-7181-1206-7	£2.00^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Kenneth Farnhill
The Outward Urge	1975-10-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Penguin Books	0-14-001544-2	£0.50^?£: 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.	coll	Harry Willock
The Outward Urge	1975-10-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Michael Joseph	0-7181-1206-7		192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Kenneth Farnhill
The Outward Urge	1980-00-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Penguin Books	0-14-001544-2	£0.95^?£: 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.	coll	Peter Lord
The Outward Urge	1981-00-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Penguin Books	0-14-001544-2	£2.50^?£: 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.	coll	Peter Lord
The Outward Urge	1981-00-00	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Penguin Books	0-14-001544-2	£1.25^?£: 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.	coll	Peter Lord
The Outward Urge	2021-08-05	John Wyndham	Gollancz / Orion (Golden Age Masterworks)	978-1-4732-3073-6	£8.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Outward Urge	2021-08-05	John Wyndham	Gollancz / Orion (Golden Age Masterworks)	978-1-4732-3072-9	£8.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	165	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.	coll
The Outward Urge	2022-04-04	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Faded Page	20220407	C$0.00^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Outward Urge	2022-04-14	John Wyndham	Audible Studios				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
The Outward Urge	2022-07-12	Lucas Parkes, John Wyndham	Modern Library	978-0-593-44570-9	$11.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Anders Nilsen

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Reviews

Review by Leslie Flood (1959) in New Worlds Science Fiction, #84 June 1959
Review by S. E. Cotts (1960) in Amazing Stories, February 1960
Review by Damon Knight (1960) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1960
Review by Frederik Pohl (1960) in If, May 1960 , reprinted in:
If, #4 [UK] (1960)
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1960) in Astounding/Analog Science Fact & Fiction, July 1960
Review by Leslie Flood (1962) in New Worlds Science Fiction, #124 November
Review by Joseph Nicholas (1980) in Paperback Parlour, February 1980