Title: The Last Command

Title: The Last Command Title Record # 61999
Author: Arthur C. Clarke
Date: 1965-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Synopsis: After their homes are destroyed in a nuclear war, the men in charge of the final deterrent - a hidden space station armed with gigaton bombs - listen to the recorded final instructions from their now-dead leader.

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Year	Title
2022	The Last Command [2]
2022	The Last Command [3]

Year	Language	Title
1974^ⓘTranslated by Leni Sobez	German	Der letzte Befehl
1983^ⓘTranslated by George W. Barlow revised by Tom Clegg.	French	Dernières instructions
1986^ⓘTranslated by Michael Nagula	German	Der letzte Befehl
1990^ⓘTranslated by Leonel Vallandro.	Portuguese	O último comando
1992^ⓘTranslated by Németh Attila	Hungarian	Az utolsó parancs
2019^ⓘItalian translation of "The Last Command" Translated by Artori Veri	Italian	L'Ultimo Ordine

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Bizarre Mystery Magazine, November 1965	1965-11-00	ed. John Poe	Pamar Enterprises, Inc.		$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	148	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 Wind from the Sun	1972-04-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Harcourt Brace Jovanovich	0-15-196810-1	$5.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 193	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Carl Smith
The Wind from the Sun	1972-08-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-01360-5	£^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	viii+ 193	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Wind from the Sun	1973-01-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Harcourt Brace Jovanovich / SFBC	5543	$1.49^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 178	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Carl Smith
The Wind from the Sun	1973-07-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	Q5581	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 168	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 Wind from the Sun	1973-07-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library of Canada	Q5581	C$0.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	viii+ 168	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
Science-Fiction-Stories 37	1974-06-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #69 (3054))	3-548-03054-8	DM 2.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	127+ [1]	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	Kelly Freas
The Wind from the Sun	1974-10-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers (Corgi SF Collector's Library)	0-552-09654-7	£0.35^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	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.	coll
The Wind from the Sun	1975-09-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	Y6607	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 168	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 Wind from the Sun	1976-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Corgi (Corgi SF Collector's Library)	0-552-09654-7	£0.65^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	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.	coll
The Wind from the Sun	1982-04-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	0-451-11475-2	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 168	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 Alexander
The Wind from the Sun	1982-04-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library of Canada	0-451-11475-2	C$2.25^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	viii+ 168	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 Alexander
Le vent venu du soleil	1983-04-25	Arthur C. Clarke	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5164)	2-266-01278-9		249	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	W. Siudmak
The Wind from the Sun	1983-07-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	0-330-28052-X	£1.75^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	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.	coll	Stephen Bradbury
The Wind from the Sun	1983-09-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Pan Books	0-330-28052-X	£1.75^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	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.	coll	Stephen Bradbury
Ein Treffen mit Medusa	1986-09-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Bastei Lübbe^?Bastei Luebbe ( Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special^?Bastei Luebbe Science Fiction Special #24086)	3-404-24086-3	DM 10.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	492	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	D. B. Mattingly
The Wind from the Sun	1987-03-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	0-451-14754-5	$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xi+ 244	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
O vento solar	1990-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Círculo do Livro			231	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	Aldo Ricchiero Filho
The Wind from the Sun	1990-09-00	Arthur C. Clarke	VGSF / Gollancz	0-575-04842-5	£3.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	193	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	Terry Pastor
More Than One Universe: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	1991-09-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Bantam Spectra	0-553-29189-0	$4.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 554	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 Swendsen
Galaktika 137: Tudományos-fantasztikus antológia^?Galaktika 137: Tudomanyos-fantasztikus antologia	1992-02-00	ed. Kuczka Péter^?Kuczka, Peter	Móra Ferenc Ifjúsági Könyvkiadó^?Mora Ferenc Ifjusagi Konyvkiado Moora Ferenc Ifjuusaagi Koenyvkiadoo		Ft 72^?Ft: Hungarian forint. ISO code: HUF	96	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	Mark Harrison
Le vent venu du soleil	1993-05-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5164)	2-266-06106-2		249	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	W. Siudmak
The Wind from the Sun	1996-09-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Vista	0-575-60052-7	£4.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	viii+ 193	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	Splash , Terry Pastor
The Collected Stories	2000-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz / Orion	0-575-07065-X	£20.00^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	x+ 966	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Blacksheep
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	2001-02-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Tor	0-312-87821-4	$29.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 966	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Drive Communications
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	2001-02-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Tor / SFBC	35027	$14.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 966	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Drive Communications
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	2001-10-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz / Orion	1-85798-323-8	£9.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	x+ 966	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	Blacksheep
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	2002-01-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Orb	0-312-87860-5	$17.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 966	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	Drive Communications
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	2008-11-03	Arthur C. Clarke	Paw Prints	978-1-4395-6906-1	$28.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	966	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Drive Communications
The Collected Stories: Volume Five	2011-04-26	Arthur C. Clarke	Clipper / W. F. Howes				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	2011-06-02	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz / Orion	978-0-575-09877-0	£7.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	blacksheep Design
Odyssées: l'intégrale des nouvelles	2013-11-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Bragelonne	978-2-35294-684-7	€28.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	1116	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 Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	2016-00-00	Arthur C. Clarke	RosettaBooks	978-0-7953-4973-7			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Corinna Lupp
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	2016-08-16	Arthur C. Clarke	Audible Studios		$39.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Terra e Spazio - Volume 4	2019-09-00	Arthur C. Clarke	Mondadori (Urania Collezione #200)		€6.90^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	384	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	Franco Brambilla
Arthur C. Clarke Audiobook Collection	2022-04-07	Arthur C. Clarke	MotionAudiobooks		$44.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		audio MP3 DVD^?DVD with mp3-encoded audio tracks	omni
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Tor	0-312-87821-4	$29.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 966	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Drive Communications
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Gollancz / Orion	1-85798-323-8	£14.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	x+ 966	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	Blacksheep
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Orb	0-312-87860-5	$19.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	x+ 966	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	Drive Communications
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Audible Studios		$39.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
The Wind from the Sun	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet	Q5581	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 168	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 Wind from the Sun	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	Y6607	$1.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 168	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 Wind from the Sun	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Signet / New American Library	Q5581	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[viii]+ 168	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 Wind from the Sun	date unknown	Arthur C. Clarke	Harcourt Brace Jovanovich	0-15-196810-1	$5.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 193	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Carl Smith

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