Title: The Hardwood Pile
Title Record # 57951
Author: L. Sprague de Camp
Date: 1940-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
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Author: L. Sprague de Camp
Date: 1940-09-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
User Rating: 6.50 (2 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: science fiction (1), ghosts (1), fantasy (1), humorous (1) Add Tags
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
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| Nominations Below Cutoff | 2016 Retro Hugo | Best Novelette |
Publications
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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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| Unknown Fantasy Fiction, September 1940 | 1940-09-00 | 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 | |||
| The Reluctant Shaman and Other Fantastic Tales | 1970-11-00 | L. Sprague de Camp | Pyramid Books | 0-515-02347-7 / T2347 | $0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
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. |
coll | Ralph Brillhart | |
| The Reluctant Shaman and Other Fantastic Tales | 1970-11-00 | L. Sprague de Camp | Pyramid Books | T2347 | C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
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. |
coll | ||
Kâ le terrifiant et autres nouvelles insolites?Ka le terrifiant et autres nouvelles insolites |
1977-00-00 | L. Sprague de Camp | Marabout ( Bibliothèque Marabout - Fantastique?Bibliotheque Marabout - Fantastique #639) |
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 | A. Wisniewski | |||
| The Best of L. Sprague de Camp | 1978-02-00 | L. Sprague de Camp | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 2164 | $2.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xv+ 301 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard V. Corben | |
| The Best of L. Sprague de Camp | 1978-05-00 | L. Sprague de Camp | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-25474-0 | $1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 362 |
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 | Darrell Sweet | |
| The Best of L. Sprague de Camp | 1978-05-00 | L. Sprague de Camp | Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-25474-0 | C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD |
xvii+ 362 |
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 | Darrell Sweet | |
| Reigen der Fabelwesen | 1979-04-17 | L. Sprague de Camp | Pabel (Terra Fantasy #59) | TF59 | DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
159 | 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 | Boris | |
| Die besten Stories von L. Sprague de Camp | 1981-03-00 | L. Sprague de Camp | Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6714) | 3-8118-6714-8 | DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
336 | 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 | Azpiri | |
| Bestiary! | 1985-10-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-05506-0 | $2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 306 |
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 | Carl Lundgren | |
| Bestiary! | 1986-00-00 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Ace Books | 0-441-05508-7 | $2.95?$: 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. |
anth | Carl Lundgren | |
| The Best of L. Sprague de Camp | 1986-05-00 | L. Sprague de Camp | Del Rey / Ballantine | 0-345-32930-9 | $3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
xvii+ 362 |
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 | Darrell Sweet | |
| The Reluctant Shaman and Other Fantastic Tales | 2011-09-29 | L. Sprague de Camp | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-10358-0 | £2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
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| Bestiary! | 2013-06-15 | ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois | Baen Books | 978-1-62579-138-2 | $4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | |||
| The Best of L. Sprague de Camp | 2014-12-12 | L. Sprague de Camp | Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-249-7 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | |||
| The Best of L. Sprague de Camp | 2014-12-16 | L. Sprague de Camp | Phoenix Pick | 978-1-61242-248-0 | $14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
341 | 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. |
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Reviews
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1983) in The Guide to Supernatural Fiction