Title: War No. 81-Q

Title: War No. 81-Q Title Record # 557761
Author: Cordwainer Smith
Date: 1928-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: The Instrumentality of Mankind
Language: English

Note: First appeared in The Adjutant, Vol. IX, No.1, June 1928. Linebarger's first published story, written while in high school. Later completely rewritten. The NESFA and Baen editions contain both versions of the story.

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Year	Language	Title
1980^ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber	German	Krieg Nr. 81-Q
1982^ⓘTranslated by Thomas Ziegler.	German	Krieg Nr. 81-Q
1993^ⓘTranslated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti (revised) Translation. of "War No. 81-Q" 1928	French	La Guerre N° 81-Q
1995^ⓘTranslated by Carlos Gardini.	Spanish	La guerra número 81-Q
2004	French	La guerre No 81-Q (version originale)

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Instrumentality of Mankind	1979-05-00	Cordwainer Smith	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27716-3	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvii+ 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.	coll	Michael Herring
The Instrumentality of Mankind	1979-05-00	Cordwainer Smith	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27716-3	C$2.50^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	xvii+ 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.	coll	Michael Herring
SF Perry Rhodan Magazin, 11/80	1980-11-00	ed. Walter A. Fuchs, Helmut G. Gabriel	Pabel	SFPRM1180	DM 3.50^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	72	quarto^?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued	mag	David Jackson
Instrumentalität der Menschheit^?Instrumentalitaet der Menschheit	1982-06-00	Cordwainer Smith	Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3579)	3-8118-3579-3	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	320	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	Helmut Wenske
The Instrumentality of Mankind	1985-07-00	Cordwainer Smith	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-32301-7	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvii+ 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.	coll	Michael Herring
The Instrumentality of Mankind	1985-07-00	Cordwainer Smith	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-32301-7	C$2.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	xvii+ 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.	coll	Michael Herring
The Instrumentality of Mankind	1988-11-00	Cordwainer Smith	VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #28)	0-575-04167-6	£3.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	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.	coll	John Avon
The Instrumentality of Mankind	1989-03-02	Cordwainer Smith	Victor Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (6))	0-575-04459-4	£11.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	238	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	John Avon
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	1993-06-00	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	0-915368-56-0	$24.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 671	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
Los señores de la instrumentalidad IV: En busca de tres mundos	1995-02-00	Cordwainer Smith	Ediciones B (Nova #70)	84-406-5288-7		299	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	Oscar Chichoni
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I	2004-03-02	Cordwainer Smith	Gallimard (Folio SF #165)	2-07-042715-3		617	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	Manchu
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, IV	2004-03-04	Anthony Lewis, Cordwainer Smith	Gallimard (Folio SF #168)	2-07-042700-5		343	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	Manchu
When the People Fell	2007-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Baen Books	1-4165-2146-1	$15.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	599	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	Tom Kidd
When the People Fell	2007-09-00	Cordwainer Smith	Baen Books	978-1-4165-2146-4	$6.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Tom Kidd
The Instrumentality of Mankind	2011-09-29	Cordwainer Smith	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-10863-9	£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
When the People Fell	2012-08-28	Cordwainer Smith	Baen Books	978-1-4516-3829-5	$7.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	829+ [4]	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	Tom Kidd
Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalité, I^?Les seigneurs de l'instrumentalite, I	2017-05-00	Cordwainer Smith	Gallimard (Folio SF #165)	978-2-07-042715-4	€9.90^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	624	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	Manchu
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	2018-01-00	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	978-0-915368-56-3	$29.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	683	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
War No. 81-Q	2024-07-22	Cordwainer Smith	Project Gutenberg	74098	$0.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	0-915368-56-0	$25.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 671	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	0-915368-56-0	$24.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 671	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	0-915368-56-0	$25.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 671	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	date unknown	Cordwainer Smith	NESFA Press	978-0-915368-56-3	$29.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvi+ 671	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jack Gaughan

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