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Title: Pythias Title Record # 45833
Author: Frederik Pohl
Date: 1955-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org
Language: English
Synopsis: One man's quick action saved the lives of Senators, guards, and an old friend. When the old friend found out how it was done, he shot the hero to death.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1955 French J'ai tué le Roi de l'univers [as by Frederick Pohl]
1957Translated by uncredited
French "J'ai tué mon ami..." [as by Frederick Pohl]
1958Translated by Juan Felipe Hicks-Mudd
Spanish Pitio [as by Frederick Pohl]
1958 Italian Come divenire un superuomo
1959Translated by Lothar Heinecke
German Pythias
1964 German Prophezeiung
1967Translated by Л. Мишин (L. Mishin)
Russian
Я - это другое дело?Ya - eto drugoye delo
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Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1955 1955-02-00 ed. H. L. Gold Galaxy Publishing Corporation  
$0.35?$: 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 Emsh Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #19 June 1955 1955-06-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
Editions Nuit et Jour  
F100?F: French frank
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  
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 28 1955-07-00 ed. H. L. Gold Strato Publications  
2/-?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).
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 Emsh Checkmark
Alternating Currents 1956-02-00 Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 130
$0.35?$: US dollar
154
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Alternating Currents 1956-02-00 Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books H-130
$2.00?$: US dollar
154
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Powers  
Galaxie (1ère série), #46 September 1957 1957-09-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
Editions Nuit et Jour  
F100?F: French frank
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 Checkmark
Siluetas del futuro 1958-00-00 Frederick Pohl E.D.H.A.S.A. (Nebulae #49) 49   248
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 Llobera  
Galaxy #4 1958-09-00 ed. R. Valente Editrice Due Mondi (Italy) 4
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 Pederson Checkmark
Galaxis Science Fiction, #11 1959-01-00 ed. Lothar Heinecke Moewig  
DM 1.50?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
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.
mag Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Die Kosmopiraten 1964-07-21 John Rackham Pabel (Utopia Zukunftsroman #398) UZ398
DM 0.70?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
63
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 R. S. Lonati Checkmark
Alternating Currents 1966-03-00 Frederik Pohl Penguin Books 2452
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).
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 Erich Hartmann Checkmark
1967-00-00 ed. ( #10)     560
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Alternating Currents 1969-07-00 Frederik Pohl Ballantine Books 01663
$0.75?$: US dollar
154
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 Checkmark
Alternating Currents 1979-00-00 Frederik Pohl Penguin Books 0-14-002452-2
£0.75?£: UK pound
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 Adrian Chesterman Checkmark
101 Science Fiction Stories 1986-06-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh Avenel Books 0-517-60669-0
$7.98?$: US dollar
xvii+
651
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas  
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories 1992-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh Magpie Books 1-85487-150-1
£3.99?£: UK pound
xvii+
651
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
Galaxy, #1 1994-01-00 ed. E. J. Gold Institute for the Development of the Harmonious Human Being, Inc  
$2.50?$: US dollar
56
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Checkmark
Pythias 2009-11-03 Frederik Pohl Project Gutenberg 30399    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Short Science Fiction Collection 31 2009-11-19 ed. LibriVox LibriVox  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth  
Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #1 2013-05-06 ed. uncredited Positronic Publishing 978-1-62755-091-8
$19.99?$: US dollar
606
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 Algolonline  
Anthology of Sci-Fi V29: The Pulp Writers: Frederik Pohl 2013-07-01 Frederik Pohl Spastic Cat Press (Anthology of Sci-Fi #29) 978-1-4837-0251-3
$9.99?$: US dollar
120
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  
Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #1 2014-08-03 ed. uncredited Positronic Publishing 978-1-63384-240-3
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Algolonline  
Frederik Pohl Super Pack 2015-12-20 Frederik Pohl Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0329-6
$12.99?$: US dollar
322
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 Catmando  
Frederik Pohl Super Pack 2016-01-04 Frederik Pohl Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-0289-3
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Catmando  
The 32nd Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack 2016-02-25 Frederik Pohl Wildside Press 978-1-4794-2033-9
$0.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Edward Valigursky  
Frederik Pohl Super Pack 2016-03-03 Frederik Pohl Start Publishing 978-1-68146-515-9
$1.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Les Bossinas  
Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #1 2018-04-03 ed. uncredited Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-2310-2
$24.99?$: US dollar
766
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Algolonline  
Frederik Pohl Super Pack 2018-04-03 Frederik Pohl Positronic Publishing 978-1-5154-2187-0
$24.99?$: US dollar
322
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Catmando  
101 Science Fiction Stories date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh Avenel Books 0-517-60669-0
$7.98?$: US dollar
651
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas Checkmark
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