Title: The Status Civilization Title Record # 14997
Author: Robert Sheckley
Date: 1960-09-00
Type: NOVEL
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Other Titles

Variant Titles	Translations	Serializations	Translated Serializations
Year Title 1960 Omega	Year Language Title 1963ⓘTranslated by Charlotte Winheller German Planet der Verbrecher 1968ⓘTranslated by Frank Straschitz. French Oméga?Omega 1971ⓘTranslated by Ef Leonard Dutch De statusplaneet 1976ⓘTranslated by Mario Galli Italian Gli orrori di Omega 1989 Hungarian A státuscivilizáció	Year Title 1960 Omega! (Part 1 of 2) 1960 Omega! (Part 2 of 2)	Year Language Title 1961ⓘTranslated by Mario Galli Italian Gli orrori di Omega (Complete Novel)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Preliminary Nominees	1983 Prometheus	Prometheus Hall of Fame Award

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Amazing Science Fiction Stories, August 1960	1960-08-00	ed. Cele Goldsmith	Ziff-Davis Publishing Company		$0.35?$: US dollar	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	Leo Summers
Amazing Science Fiction Stories, September 1960	1960-09-00	ed. Cele Goldsmith	Ziff-Davis Publishing Company		$0.35?$: US dollar	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	Albert Nuetzell
The Status Civilization	1960-09-00	Robert Sheckley	Signet / New American Library	S1840	$0.35?$: US dollar	127	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.	novel
Urania #258	1961-06-18	ed. Giorgio Monicelli	Mondadori	258	Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira	128	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
Planet der Verbrecher	1963-08-00	Robert Sheckley	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #241)	241	DM 2.20?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	170	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.	novel	Heinrichs & Piloty
The Status Civilization	1967-05-00	Robert Sheckley	Four Square Books	1873	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).	127	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.	novel
The Status Civilization	1968-10-00	Robert Sheckley	Dell	8249	$0.60?$: US dollar	156	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.	novel	Podwil
The Status Civilization	1968-10-00	Robert Sheckley	Dell	8249	C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar	156	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.	novel	Podwil
Oméga	1968-11-25	Robert Sheckley	OPTA (OPTA - Galaxie Bis #9)		F6.00?F: French frank	246	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.	novel	Gérard Aublé?Gerard Auble
De statusplaneet	1971-00-00	Robert Sheckley	Bruna (Bruna SF #5)	90-229-9005-2	ƒ3.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder	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.	novel	Rinke Doornekamp
Urania #581	1971-12-12	ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini	Mondadori	581	Lit 300?Lit: Italian lira	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 Status Civilization	1976-04-00	Robert Sheckley	Gollancz	0-575-02108-X	£3.50?£: UK pound	158	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Pianeta Sheckley	1976-04-00	Robert Sheckley	Mondadori (Omnibus)	12748	Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira	472	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Karel Thole
Oméga	1977-03-14	Robert Sheckley	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5001)	2-266-00328-3		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.	novel	W. Siudmak
The Status Civilization	1979-00-00	Robert Sheckley	Penguin Books	0-14-004660-7	£0.75?£: UK pound	142	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.	novel	Adrian Chesterman
The Status Civilization and Notions: Unlimited	1979-11-00	Robert Sheckley	Ace Books (Ace Double)	0-441-78537-9	$2.25?$: US dollar	469	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	David Bergen
Scambio mentale / Gli orrori di Omega / AAA ASSO	1981-01-00	Robert Sheckley	Euroclub (Grandi Scrittori di Fantascienza #2,1)			412	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Oliviero Berni
Planet der Verbrecher	1983-03-00	Robert Sheckley	Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Action #21161)	3-404-21161-8	DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	170	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.	novel	Peter Jones
Gli orrori di Omega	1983-10-00	Robert Sheckley	Mondadori (Classici Urania #79)	23950-9	Lit 3,000?Lit: Italian lira	163	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.	novel	Karel Thole
Anonima Aldilà / Gli orrori di Omega / I testimoni di Joenes / Scambio mentale	1985-05-00	Robert Sheckley	Mondadori	26889-6	Lit 18,000?Lit: Italian lira	432	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Karel Thole
Das große Robert Sheckley Buch	1985-06-00	Robert Sheckley	Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe (Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Special #24070)	3-404-24070-7	DM 10.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	715	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	Tim White
The Status Civilization	1986-06-00	Robert Sheckley	Methuen	0-413-60150-1	£2.25?£: UK pound	144	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.	novel	Peter Elson
A státuscivilizáció	1989-00-00	Robert Sheckley	Móra Ferenc Ifjúsági Könyvkiadó?Mora Ferenc Ifjusagi Konyvkiado ( Galaktika Baráti Kör Könyvklub?Galaktika Barati Kor Konyvklub )	963-11-6479-9		200	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.	novel	Boros Zoltán?Boros Zoltan , Szikszai Gábor?Szikszai Gabor
Planet der Verbrecher / Captain Aesop und das Schiff der Fremden	1991-00-00	Bob Shaw, Robert Sheckley	Das Beste (Unterwegs in die Welt von Morgen #124)	3-87070-395-4	DM 28.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	351	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Status Civilization / Mind Swap	1993-00-00	Robert Sheckley	Legend	0-09-919921-1	£4.99?£: UK pound	296	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	Image Bank
Gli orrori di Omega	2005-11-00	Robert Sheckley	Mondadori (Urania Collezione #34)	34	€4.90?€: Euro	198	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.	novel	Franco Brambilla
The Status Civilization	2007-03-28	Robert Sheckley	Project Gutenberg	20919			ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Status Civilization	2007-04-00	Robert Sheckley	Wildside Press	1-4344-9998-7	$29.95?$: US dollar	130	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Status Civilization	2007-04-09	Robert Sheckley	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-9999-8	$12.95?$: US dollar	130	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.	novel
The Status Civilization	2007-10-00	Robert Sheckley	BiblioBazaar	1-4346-6254-3	$11.99?$: US dollar	156	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.	novel
The Status Civilization	2009-03-26	Robert Sheckley	Wilder Publications	978-1-60459-670-0	$9.49?$: US dollar	132	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.	novel
The Status Civilization	2010-04-18	Robert Sheckley	LibriVox		$0.00?$: US dollar		digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel	Leo Summers
The Status Civilization	2011-02-01	Robert Sheckley	Bottom of the Hill Publishing	978-1-61203-103-3	$9.99?$: US dollar	140	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.	novel
Omega	2012-03-28	Robert Sheckley	Spastic Cat Press	978-1-61203-982-4	$8.99?$: US dollar	134	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.	novel
The Status Civilization	2012-04-01	Robert Sheckley	Prologue Books	978-1-4405-4332-6	$3.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
Survive, or Die! 21 Ultimate Adventures	2013-00-00	ed. T. M. Gray, Charles G. Waugh	Sam Teddy Publishing	978-1-935573-67-8	$19.95?$: US dollar	432	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
The Last Plea / The Status Civilization	2013-01-29	uncredited	Armchair Fiction (Armchair Sci-Fi & Horror Double Novels #81)	978-1-61287-131-8 / D-81	$12.95?$: US dollar	216	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.	omni	Leo Summers
The Status Civilization	2014-01-31	Robert Sheckley	E-Reads	978-1-61756-167-2			ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Status Civilization	2014-11-27	Robert Sheckley	Gateway / Orion	978-1-4732-0750-9	£4.99?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Status Civilization	2015-03-31	Robert Sheckley	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-1354-3	$0.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel

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Reviews

• Review by Alfred Bester (1960) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1960
• Review by Frederik Pohl (1961) in If, #8 [UK] , reprinted in:
•     If, January 1961 (1961)
• Review by John Carnell (1961) in New Worlds Science Fiction, #104 March
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1961) in Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, July 1961
• Review by Joseph Nicholas (1979) in Paperback Parlour, August 1979
• Review by Chris Morgan (1979) in Vector 95
• Review by Martyn Taylor (1986) in Paperback Inferno, #62