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Title: Not Final! Title Record # 46442
Author: Isaac Asimov
Date: 1941-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Jovians
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: Humans have communicated with people on Jupiter. The last message was unfortunately very hostile. Apparently it's impossible to get the humans on Earth interested in the threat. But one scientist is working on another kind of solution.
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Current Tags: force field (1), Jovians (1), first contact (1), Ganymede (1), Jupiter (1), science fiction (1), aliens (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1967ⓘTranslated by Martha Soares dos Santos.
 Portuguese Não é a última palavra
1971ⓘTranslated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch
 German Das Jupiter-Problem
1973 Italian La Faccia Di Orloff
1975ⓘTranslated by Ronald Blunden
 French
Non définitif !?Non definitif !
1977ⓘTranslated by Jean Schalekamp
 Dutch Niet definitief
1978ⓘTranslated by Nikola Popović
 Croatian
Nije konačno?Nije konacno
Nije konachno
1993ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini.
 Spanish ¡No tan definitivo!
1994 Hungarian Kétségbevonhatatlan tény
1998ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
 Romanian Nimic nu este definitiv

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, October 1941 1941-10-00 ed. John W. Campbell, Jr. Street & Smith Publications, Inc.  
$0.20?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 164
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
 mag Rogers Checkmark
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1951-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Vanguard Press  
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xi+
372
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1952-06-00 ed. Groff Conklin Grayson & Grayson  
9/6?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).
 254
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth E. B. Mudge-Marriott Checkmark
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1955-07-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Books G-3
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 189
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 Checkmark
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1956-04-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Books     189
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  
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1960-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Medallion G471
$0.35?$: 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.
 anth Richard Powers (artist) Checkmark
Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1962-01-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Medallion     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.
 anth  
Asleep in Armageddon 1962-06-00 ed. Michael Sissons Panther 1379
2/6?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).
 189
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 Dayle Checkmark
Time Probe 1966-00-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (1))  
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).
 242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction 1966-00-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Delacorte Press  
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 ix+
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Paul Lehr  
A sonda do tempo 1967-02-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Nova Fronteira     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.
 anth  
Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction 1967-03-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Dell 8925
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 238
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 Lehr Checkmark
Time Probe: The Sciences in Science Fiction 1967-03-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Dell 8925
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 238
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 Lehr Checkmark
Toward Infinity: 9 Science Fiction Tales 1968-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Simon & Schuster  
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Jim McMullen Checkmark
Selections From Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1968-11-00 ed. Groff Conklin Berkley Medallion X1633
$0.60?$: 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.
 anth Checkmark
Towards Infinity: Nine Science Fiction Adventures 1970-07-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz 0-575-00372-3
25/-?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).
 319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Komet der Blindheit 1971-04-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3239/3240) 3239/3240
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 222
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 Atelier Heinrichs & Bachmann Checkmark
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) Checkmark
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying 1972-09-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-03979-4
$10.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
540
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Barry Kiperman Checkmark
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying 1972-12-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday & Company / SFBC 5479
$2.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 568
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Barry Kiperman Checkmark
Towards Infinity 1973-01-00 ed. Damon Knight Pan Books 0-330-23431-5
£0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 284
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
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) Checkmark
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying 1973-10-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-03979-4
$10.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
540
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Barry Kiperman Checkmark
Urania #629 1973-10-14 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 629
Lit 350?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  
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 2 1974-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-03936-8
£0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 237
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 2 1974-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-03936-8
£0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 237
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Early Asimov: Book Two 1974-12-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P2323
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 304
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 Checkmark
The Early Asimov: Book Two 1974-12-00 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest P2323
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 304
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 Checkmark
Chrono-minets 1975-01-23 Isaac Asimov
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#191)		     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
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
, Richard Martens 		 
Het superneutron: Vroege werken 2: 1940-1941 1977-00-00 Isaac Asimov Bruna (Bruna SF #70) 90-229-9070-2   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.
 coll Karel Thole Checkmark
The Early Asimov, Volume 2 1977-03-00 Isaac Asimov Panther 0-586-03936-8
£0.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 237
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  
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 Checkmark
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 Checkmark
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 2 1979-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-03936-8
£0.85?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 237
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Asimov Story 1979-03-00 Isaac Asimov Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #3)  
Lit 3,500?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 588
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 Karel Thole  
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying Volume 2 1981-00-00 Isaac Asimov Panther / Granada 0-586-03936-8
£1.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 237
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Early Asimov: Book Two 1981-05-12 Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23700-1   304
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  
Chrono-minets 1984-02-15 Isaac Asimov
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#191)		 2-207-30191-5   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
Stéphane Dumont?Stephane Dumont
, Richard Martens 		 
Komet der Blindheit 1985-00-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3239) 3-453-31215-5
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 222
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 Atelier Heinrichs & Bachmann Checkmark
The Early Asimov: Book 2 1986-02-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32589-3
$3.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 301
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 Early Asimov: Book 2 1986-02-00 Isaac Asimov Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-32589-3
C$4.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
 301
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 Don Dixon Checkmark
Asimov Story 1987-05-27 Isaac Asimov Mondadori (Oscar #1957) 88-04-30078-7
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
 586
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 Energia  
Encounters 1988-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Headline 0-7472-3091-9
£3.50?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xii+
399
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  
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 1992-02-00 Isaac Asimov Foundation / Doubleday 0-385-42078-1
$14.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 ix+
550
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 Barclay Shaw Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 1992-05-00 Isaac Asimov Doubleday Foundation / SFBC 17907
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 ix+
635
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Barclay Shaw Checkmark
Cuentos completos II 1993-00-00 Isaac Asimov Ediciones B (Éxito Internacional #142) 84-406-3787-X    
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
A Félvér 1994-00-00 Isaac Asimov
Szukits Könyvkiadó?Szukits Konyvkiado
(A sci-fi klasszikusai #7)		 963-7429-72-7
Ft 390?Ft: Hungarian forint. ISO code: HUF
 202
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 Fujkin István Checkmark
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 1994-01-00 Isaac Asimov HarperCollins (UK) 0-00-224150-1
£16.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 550
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Perioada Campbell 1998-00-00 Isaac Asimov Editura Teora (Sci-Fi (Editura Teora) #27) 973-601-351-0
Lei 35,000?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005
 416
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  
Chrono-minets 2002-08-02 Isaac Asimov
Denoël?Denoel
(
Présence du Futur?Presence du Futur
#191)		 2-07-042167-8   253
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
Benjamin Carré?Benjamin Carre
  
The Martian Way and Other Stories 2024-06-28 Isaac Asimov Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-861053-1
£14.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Mike Topping  
The Complete Stories, Volume 2 unpublished Isaac Asimov Foundation / Doubleday 0-385-42079-X    
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Early Asimov: Book Two date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 23027
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 304
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 Early Asimov: Book Two date unknown Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest Q2584
$1.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 304
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 Checkmark
Toward Infinity date unknown ed. Damon Knight Simon & Schuster 0-671-65039-4
$5.70?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 319
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Jim McMullen Checkmark
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