Title: The Trouble with Tycho

Title: The Trouble with Tycho Title Record # 22202
Author: Clifford D. Simak
Date: 1960-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English

Note: The Trouble with Tycho is a novella based on the word count (less than 30,000 words). It was first published in a magazine, then reprinted as 1/2 of an Ace double and eventually appeared as a 115 page standalone book.

Synopsis: In the near future, a lunar prospector risks the mysterious dangers of Tycho crater in hopes of striking it rich by finding the remains of a lost expedition.

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Year	Title
1961	The Trouble with Tycho [as by Clifford Simak]
2011	Trouble with Tycho

Year	Language	Title
1962^ⓘTranslated by Lella Pollini	Italian	All'ombra di Tycho
1963^ⓘTranslated by Heinz Zwack.	German	Der Mond-Prospektor
1977^ⓘTranslated by Eurico da Fonseca	Portuguese	A cratera da morte
1978^ⓘTranslated by Nettie van Straten	Dutch	In de krater Tycho
1978^ⓘTranslated by France-Marie Watkins	French	Les épaves de Tycho^?Les epaves de Tycho
1978^ⓘTranslated by Ugo Malaguti	Italian	All'ombra di Tycho
1986^ⓘTranslated by Mirjana Živković	Serbian	Nevolje sa Tihoom [as by Kliford Simak]

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Amazing Stories, October 1960	1960-10-00	ed. Cele Goldsmith	Ziff-Davis Publishing Company		$0.35^?$: 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	Alex Schomburg
Bring Back Yesterday / The Trouble with Tycho	1961-00-00	A. Bertram Chandler, Clifford Simak	Ace Books (Ace Double #D-517)	D-517	$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	173+ 82	dos^?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.	omni	Ed Valigursky , John Schoenherr
Galassia #17	1962-05-15	ed. Roberta Rambelli	Casa Editrice La Tribuna	17	Lit 150^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	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	L. Galluppi
Der Mond-Prospektor	1963-02-01	Clifford D. Simak	Moewig (Terra #269)	269	DM 0.70^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	61	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".	chap	Karl Stephan
Ace Science Fiction Reader	1971-00-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Ace Books	00275	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	251	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	Jack Gaughan , John Schoenherr , Jack Gaughan
Trilogy of the Future	1972-08-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-97849-X	£1.75^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	251	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Chris Gilbert
Thrilling Science Fiction, April 1974	1974-04-00	ed. uncredited	Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.		$0.60^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	132	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	Alex Schomburg
The Trouble with Tycho	1976-09-00	Clifford D. Simak	Ace Books	0-441-82442-0	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	115	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.	chap	Michael Whelan
A cratera da morte	1977-00-00	Clifford D. Simak	Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #238)			150	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.	chap	Michael Whelan
Drie SF-novellen	1978-00-00	ed. uncredited	Bruna (Bruna SF #84)	90-229-9084-2		220	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	Karel Thole
Les épaves de Tycho	1978-01-20	Clifford D. Simak	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #808)	2-277-11808-7		218	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	Tibor Csernus
All'ombra di Tycho	1978-04-00	Clifford D. Simak	Libra Editrice (Saturno. Collana di fantascienza #7)	7	Lit 2,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	152	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	chap	Allison
The Trouble with Tycho	1983-04-00	Clifford D. Simak	Ace Books	0-441-82443-9	$2.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	115	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.	chap	Michael Whelan
Nevolje sa Tihoom	1986-00-00	Kliford Simak	Dnevnik (Supernova #3)			128	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	Vincent Di Fate
The Trouble with Tycho	2002-07-00	Clifford D. Simak	Thorndike Press (Thorndike Press Large Print Science Fiction)	0-7862-4341-4	$26.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	135	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	chap
Trouble with Tycho	2011-09-29	Clifford D. Simak	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-12239-0	£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.	chap
The Trouble with Tycho and Cosmic Engineers	2022-11-29	Clifford D. Simak	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-7977-8	$17.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll

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Reviews

Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1962) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, February 1962