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Title: When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth

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Title: When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth Title Record # 494091
Author: Cory Doctorow
Date: 2006-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
User Rating: 6.00 (1 vote) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: cyberpunk (1), science fiction (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
2019 Portuguese Quando os sysadmins dominaram a terra
2020ⓘTranslated by 矢口悟 (Satoru Yaguchi).
 Japanese
シスアドが世界を支配するとき?しすあど が せかい を しはいする とき
Shisuado ga Sekai o Shihaisuru toki
[as by
コリイ・ドクトロウ?Korii Dokutorou
]

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 2007 Locus Best Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Jim Baen's Universe, August 2006 2006-08-00 ed. Eric Flint Baen 1932093002
$6.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 mag David Mattingly Checkmark
Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present 2007-01-28 Cory Doctorow Running Press 1-56025-981-7
$15.95?$: US dollar
 285
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 Checkmark
Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present 2007-02-00 Cory Doctorow The Easton Press (Signed First Editions of Science Fiction #234) 106-234   [10]+
285
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Year's Best SF 12 2007-06-00 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Eos / HarperCollins 0-06-125208-5
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xii+
484
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 John Harris Checkmark
Year's Best SF 12 2007-06-01 ed. Kathryn Cramer, David G. Hartwell Eos / HarperCollins / SFBC 978-0-7394-8544-6 / 1236587
$12.99?$: US dollar
 xii+
484
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Harris Checkmark
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe 2006 Disk 2007-07-00 uncredited Baen (Baen CD-ROM Library #13)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
 omni Checkmark
Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology 2007-10-01 ed. James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel Tachyon Publications 1-892391-53-8
$14.95?$: US dollar
 xvii+
424
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 Patty Nason Checkmark
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse 2008-01-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-105-8
$15.95?$: US dollar
 333
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 Daniel Kvasznicza Checkmark
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse 2008-01-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-238-3
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Daniel Kvasznicza  
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse 2008-01-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-105-8
$15.95?$: US dollar
 333
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 Daniel Kvasznicza Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Apocalyptic SF 2010-05-27 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 978-1-84901-495-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Joe Roberts Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Apocalyptic SF 2010-06-00 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 978-1-84901-305-5
£7.99?£: UK pound
 xii+
500
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 Joe Roberts  
The Mammoth Book of the End of the World 2010-07-27 ed. Mike Ashley Running Press 978-0-7624-3991-1
$13.95?$: US dollar
 xii+
500
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  
Rewired: The Post-Cyberpunk Anthology 2010-11-13 ed. James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel Tachyon Publications 978-1-892391-61-2
$9.95?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Patty Nason Checkmark
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-00-00 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-3079-3
$49.99?$: US dollar
 992
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  
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction 2011-12-20 ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman Wildside Press 978-1-4344-4035-8
$39.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Checkmark
Cyberpunk: Stories of Hardware, Software, Wetware, Revolution and Evolution 2013-03-00 ed. Victoria Blake Underland Press 978-1-937163-08-2
$15.95?$: US dollar
 461
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 Checkmark
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse 2013-06-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Orbit 978-1-4055-2883-2
£2.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse 2015-01-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Titan Books 978-1-78329-148-9
$7.99?$: US dollar
 592
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  
Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present 2016-03-07 Cory Doctorow CreateSpace 978-1-5301-9712-5
$15.99?$: US dollar
 246
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  
Overclocked: More Stories of the Future Present 2016-10-25 Cory Doctorow Blackstone Publishing 978-1-5047-5760-7
$14.99?$: US dollar
 439
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  
Overclocked: More Stories of the Future Present 2016-10-25 Cory Doctorow Blackstone Publishing 978-1-5047-5762-1
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Cyberpunk: Stories of Hardware, Software, Wetware, Revolution, and Evolution 2019-07-16 ed. Victoria Blake Underland Press 978-1-63023-096-8
$19.99?$: US dollar
 464
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  
Mundos apocalípticos: histórias do fim dos tempos 2019-08-23 ed. John Joseph Adams Planeta Minotauro 978-85-422-1719-3
R$30.04?R$: Brazilian real
 567
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Christophe Dessaigne  
Surviving Tomorrow 2020-10-00 ed. Bryan Thomas Schmidt Aeristic Press 978-1-953134-02-8
$19.99?$: US dollar
 464
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 Luca Oleastri Checkmark
2000年代海外SF傑作選?2000 ねんだい かいがい SF けっさくせん
2000 Nendai Kaigai SF Kessakusen
 2020-11-25 ed.
橋本輝幸?はしもとてるゆき
Hashimoto Teruyuki
早川書房?Hayakawa Shobō
Hayakawa Shobo
はやかわしょぼう
ハヤカワショボウ
(
ハヤカワ文庫SF?Hayakawa Bunko SF
#2306)		 978-4-15-012306-2
¥1,160?¥: Japanese yen
 474+
[6]
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
岩郷重力?Iwagō Jūryoku
いわごう じゅうりょく
Iwagou Juhryoku
Iwagou Juuryoku
, M. U. 		Checkmark
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse date unknown ed. John Joseph Adams Titan Books 978-1-78329-148-9
$8.99?$: US dollar
 592
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 Checkmark
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse date unknown ed. John Joseph Adams Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-105-8
C$19.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 333
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 Daniel Kvasznicza Checkmark
Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse date unknown ed. John Joseph Adams Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-105-8
$15.95?$: US dollar
 333
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 Daniel Kvasznicza Checkmark
Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present date unknown Cory Doctorow Thunder's Mouth Press 1-56025-981-7
$15.95?$: US dollar
 285
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 Getty Images  
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