Title: Doomsday Deferred

Title: Doomsday Deferred Title Record # 44445
Author: Murray Leinster
Date: 1949-09-24
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Note: The version of this story in "First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster" (1998) is corrupted: everything after "But pure terror of the discovery had me drenched in sweat when I got back to Milhao." is omitted.

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Year	Title
1949	Doomsday Deferred [as by Will F. Jenkins]

Year	Language	Title
1957^ⓘTranslated by Manuel van Loggem	Dutch	De uitgestelde dag des oordeels [as by Will F. Jenkins]
1968	German	Das jüngste Gericht wird vertagt^?Das juengste Gericht wird vertagt
1978^ⓘTranslated by Nikola Popović	Croatian	Odgođena propast svijeta^?Odgodena propast svijeta [as by Will F. Jenkins]
2006^ⓘTranslated by В. Гольдича and И. Оганесовой (V. Gol'dich and I. Oganesova)	Russian	Утро Судного дня^?Utro Sudnogo dnya [as by Мюррей Лейнстер^?Myurrey Leynster Murray Leinster ]

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Saturday Evening Post Stories 1949	1949-00-00	ed. Ben Hibbs	Random House				hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Saturday Evening Post, September 24, 1949	1949-09-24	ed. Editors of The Saturday Evening Post			$0.15^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	mag	Norman Rockwell
Argosy, March 1950	1950-03-00	ed. Dorothy M. Sutherland	The Amalgamated Press		1/6^?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).	160	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
The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950	1950-08-19	ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty	Frederick Fell (Fell's Science-Fiction Library)		$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	347	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950	1950-09-00	ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty	Frederick Fell (Fell's Science-Fiction Library)		$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	347	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Best Science Fiction Stories	1951-06-00	ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty	Grayson & Grayson		8/6^?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).	256	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950	1951-09-00	ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty	Frederick Fell (Fell's Science-Fiction Library)			347	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Saturday Evening Post Fantasy Stories	1951-10-00	ed. Barthold Fles	Avon	389	$0.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	126	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.	anth	William Randall
Science Fiction Omnibus	1952-00-00	Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty	Garden City Books		$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	314+ 344	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Verbinding met morgen	1957-00-00	ed. Manuel van Loggem	De Bezige Bij (Schrik in Plastic #4)			198	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.	anth	Pim van Boxsel
Verbinding met morgen	1957-00-00	ed. Manuel van Loggem	De Bezige Bij (Schrik in Plastic #4)			198	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.	anth	Pim van Boxsel
Br-r-r-!	1959-00-00	ed. Groff Conklin	Avon	T-289	$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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.	anth	Richard Powers (artist)
The Saturday Evening Post Reader of Fantasy & Science Fiction	1964-00-00	ed. The Editors of The Saturday Evening Post	Popular Library	SP331	$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	240	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.	anth	Richard Powers (artist)
The Saturday Evening Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1964-00-00	ed. uncredited	Souvenir Press		21/-^?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).	311	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Merle James
The Saturday Evening Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1964-00-00	ed. The Editors of The Saturday Evening Post	Popular Library	SP331	C$0.50^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	240	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.	anth	Richard Powers (artist)
The Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1964-01-00	ed. uncredited	Doubleday		$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	311	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Merle James
The Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1964-01-00	ed. uncredited	Doubleday		C$4.75^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	311	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Merle James
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum	1965-00-00	ed. Alfred Hitchcock	Random House		$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	207	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Earl E. Mayan
De verschrikkelijke buiksprekerspop	1966-00-00	ed. Manuel van Loggem	Bruna (Zwarte beertjes #1008)	1008	ƒ2.00^?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999	191	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.	anth	Dick Bruna
The Saturday Evening Post Reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction	1966-00-00	ed. uncredited	Corgi	GS7450	3/6^?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).	220	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.	anth
Strange Beasts and Unnatural Monsters	1968-08-00	ed. Philip Van Doren Stern	Fawcett Crest	R1166	$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	224	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.	anth	Jerome Podwil
Ich bin Morgen und drei andere SF-Stories	1968-08-16	ed. uncredited	Pabel (Utopia Zukunftsroman #594)	UZ594	DM 0.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	61	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".	anth	R. S. Lonati
First Contact	1971-11-00	ed. Damon Knight	Pinnacle Books	P062N	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	219	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.	anth	Richard Powers (artist)
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum	1973-00-00	ed. Alfred Hitchcock	Armada Lions	0-00-670696-7	£0.45^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	190	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.	anth
First Contact	1973-03-00	ed. Damon Knight	Pinnacle Books	P062N	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	219	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.	anth	Richard Powers (artist)
First Contact	1978-08-00	ed. Damon Knight	Pinnacle Books	0-523-40354-2	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	219	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.	anth	Paul Stinson
Sirius, #28	1978-10-05	ed. Borivoj Jurković^?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich	Vjesnik		Din 10^?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006	148	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.	mag	Vicente Segrelles
Fantasy Voyages: Great Science Fiction from The Saturday Evening Post	1979-00-00	ed. uncredited	The Curtis Publishing Company	0-89387-036-6	$7.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	311	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Don Bender
De griezeligste verhalen	1981-00-00	ed. Erik Lankester	Loeb (Anthologieën)	90-6213-254-5	ƒ29.50^?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999	492	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.	anth	Kate Higgins
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum	1981-08-00	ed. Alfred Hitchcock	Fontana Lions	0-00-671873-6	£1.00^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	190	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.	anth	Julek Heller
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum	1982-00-00	ed. Alfred Hitchcock	Random House	0-394-84899-3	$2.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 213	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.	anth	Hector Garrido
Under South American Skies	1993-08-00	ed. Gardner Dozois, Mike Resnick	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #923)	0-88677-581-7	$4.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	316	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.	anth	John Harris
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster	1998-08-00	Murray Leinster	NESFA Press	0-915368-67-6	$25.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	464	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Hannibal King
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster	1999-02-00	Murray Leinster	NESFA Press / SFBC	02544	$12.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	464	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Hannibal King
Первый контакт^?Pervyj kontakt	2006-02-00	Мюррей Лейнстер^?Myurrey Leynster Murray Leinster	Эксмо^?Eksmo ( Шедевры фантастики (Эксмо)^?Shedevry fantastiki (Eksmo) )	5-699-15625-9		1024	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Криса Мура^?Krisa Mura
First Contacts: The Essential Murray Leinster	2020-03-10	Murray Leinster	Gateway / Orion	978-1-4732-2737-8	£4.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Alfred Hitchcock's Monster Museum	date unknown	ed. Alfred Hitchcock	Random House	0-394-91230-6		207	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Earl E. Mayan

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