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Title: Something Had to Be Done Title Record # 71067
Author: David Drake
Date: 1975-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1979Translated by Jürgen Saupe.
German Es mußte etwas getan werden
1980Translated by 小倉多加志 (Ogura Takashi)
Japanese
最後の手段?さいごのしゅだん
Saigo no Shudan
[as by ]
1983Translated by Claude Schleissner
French Il fallait bien faire quelque chose
1986Translated by Jacques Finné
French Il fallait faire quelque chose

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1975 1975-02-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$0.75?$: US dollar
164
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 David Hardy Checkmark
The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series IV 1976-11-00 ed. Gerald W. Page DAW Books (DAW Collectors #217) 0-87997-263-7 / UY1263
$1.25?$: US dollar
208
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
The Rivals of Dracula: A Century of Vampire Fiction 1977-00-00 ed. Michel Parry Corgi Books 0-552-10410-8
£0.65?£: 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.
anth John Holmes Checkmark
The Rivals of Dracula: A Century of Vampire Fiction 1978-00-00 ed. Michel Parry Severn House 0-7278-0365-4
£3.50?£: UK pound
190
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Draculas Rivalen 1979-01-30 ed. Michel Parry Pabel (Vampir Taschenbuch #70) VTB70
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
161
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 R. Davis (artist) Checkmark
ドラキュラのライヴァルたち?Dorakura no Raivaru-tachi
Dorakura no Raivaru-tachi
1980-09-15 ed.
マイクル・パリー?Maikuru Parī
Maikuru Parii
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NV?Hayakawa Bunko NV
#232)
 
¥380?¥: Japanese yen
303
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
角田純男?かくたすみお
Kakuta Sumio
 
Les masques de la peur 1983-10-00 ed. Richard D. Nolane OPTA (
Fiction Spécial?Fiction Special
#33)
2-7201-0184-2
F39.00?F: French frank
191
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".
anth Jean-Louis Verdier  
From the Heart of Darkness 1983-11-00 David Drake Tor / Pinnacle 0-812-53607-X
$2.95?$: US dollar
320
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 Michael Whelan  
Trois saigneurs de la nuit / 2 1986-12-00 ed.
Jacques Finné?Jacques Finne
Néo (Fantastique / Science-fiction / Aventures #184) 2-7304-0414-7   193
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 Jean-Michel Nicollet  
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories 1995-09-00 ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-558-6
$7.98?$: US dollar
588
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Marie Moreno  
The Military Dimension: Mark II 1995-12-00 David Drake Baen Books 0-671-87697-X
$5.99?$: US dollar
310
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 Newell Convers , John Pierrard Checkmark
A Century of Horror 1970-1979 1996-00-00 ed. David Drake, Martin H. Greenberg MJF Books 1-56731-157-1
$8.98?$: US dollar
v+
342
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Murray Tinkelman  
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories 1997-00-00 ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-0206-3
$4.98?$: US dollar
xv+
588
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  
Vampires: The Greatest Stories 1997-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg MJF Books 1-56731-167-9
$8.98?$: US dollar
308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth J. K. Potter  
Balefires 2007-04-00 David Drake Night Shade Books 1-59780-071-6
$26.95?$: US dollar
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Pellegrino  
Balefires 2007-04-00 David Drake Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-070-9
$49.00?$: US dollar
326
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Richard Pellegrino Checkmark
The David Drake When the Tide Rises Disk 2008-03-00 uncredited Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #15)  
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
omni Checkmark
Balefires 2009-07-07 David Drake Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-132-4
$7.99?$: US dollar
440
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 David Palumbo Checkmark
Night & Demons 2012-10-00 David Drake Baen Books 978-1-4516-3847-9
$13.00?$: US dollar
562
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 Alan Pollack Checkmark
The Military Dimension: Mark II 2012-12-16 David Drake Baen Books  
$6.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Newell Convers , John Pierrard  
Night & Demons 2013-11-25 David Drake Baen Books 978-1-61824-958-6
$6.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Night & Demons 2013-12-00 David Drake Baen Books 978-1-4767-3618-1
$7.99?$: US dollar
768
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 Alan Pollack Checkmark
Night & Demons 2014-07-14 David Drake Audible Studios  
$26.05?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Alan Pollack  
The Military Dimension: Mark II 2015-01-08 David Drake Audible Studios  
$17.35?$: US dollar
 
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll  
From the Heart of Darkness 2015-08-25 David Drake Tor 978-0-7653-8708-0
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Military Dimension: Mark II 2016-05-31 David Drake Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio 978-1-5226-6257-0
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll  
Night & Demons 2016-06-14 David Drake Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio 978-1-5226-6929-6
$9.99?$: US dollar
 
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll  
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories date unknown ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-558-6
$7.98?$: US dollar
xv+
588
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Vampires: The Greatest Stories date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg MJF Books 1-56731-167-9   viii+
308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
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