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Queen of the Deep
Genre Science Fiction
Type Short story
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Also, or better known as "Son".
The first publication comes with the title "Queen of the Deep". Nearly all later publications –including the translations– have the title as "Son". An ebook has the original title.
DESCRIPTION:
A psychological story of a man, Jones, who has to overcome his greatest fear to survive. The man has been captured by a hostile submarine which has no crew on board. Jones has to deal with the mechanical 'brain' of the submarine.
 
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36 Publications
 
US

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FIRST PUBLICATION
in Argosy
Howard J. Lewis
Kokomo, IN: Popular Publications, Inc.
Volume 338, No. 3
magazine (28,5×21,5cm)
March 1954
112
$ 0.35
Frank McCarthy
The story is illustrated by James Bingham.


Frank McCarthy
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"Son"
in Strange Relations
New York, NY: Ballantine Books
391 K
no ISBN
paperback (18×11cm)
06/1960
06/1960 [Canadian printing]
190
$ 0.35
Bob Blanchard
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Bob Blanchard
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"Son"
in Strange Relations
New York, NY: Avon / Equinox Books
#20578 / SF Rediscovery #1
ISBN 0-380-00095-4
trade paperback (20,5×13,5cm)
11/1974 (1st)
undated [= 01/1975] (2nd)
189
$ 1.95
Vincent Calabrese
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Vincent Calabrese
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"Son"
in Strange Relations
New York, NY: Avon Books
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ISBN 0-380-41418-X
paperback (17,5×11cm)
12/1978 (3rd)
207
$ 1.75
David Palladini
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David Palladini
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"Son"
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n Strange Relations
Riverdale, NY: Baen Books
Science Fiction
ISBN 1-4165-0934-9
trade paperback (23,5×15,5cm)
02/2006
476
$ 13.00
Clyde Caldwell
The collection Strange Relations is included in the omnibus.

Clyde Caldwell
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in Strange Relations
Riverdale, NY: Baen Books
ISBN 1-4165-0934-9
ebook
02/2006
(476)
$ 5.00
Clyde Caldwell
The collection Strange Relations is included in the omnibus with the same title.

Clyde Caldwell
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"Son"
in Strange Relations
Riverdale, NY: Baen Books
Science Fiction
ISBN 978-1-4165-5526-1
paperback (17×10,5cm)
02/2008
709
$ 7.99
Clyde Caldwell
The collection Strange Relations is included in the omnibus.

Clyde Caldwell
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-: Wonder eBooks
ASIN B001UV3K96
ebook
03/2009
(31)
$ 0.99
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"Son"
in Strange Relations
Riverdale, NY: Baen Books
Book Club Edition, # 1342248
ISBN 978-1-61793-375-2
hardcover (21,5×14,5cm)
10/2011
476
not priced [= $ 12.99 for members]
Clyde Caldwell
The collection Strange Relations is included in the omnibus.

Clyde Caldwell
UK
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"Son"
in Strange Relations
London: Gollancz
Gollancz SF
no ISBN
hardcover (19×13cm)
03/1964
189
15/-
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"Son"
in Strange Relations
London: Panther Books
Science Fiction, # 2092
no ISBN
paperback (17,5×11cm)
-/1966
189
3/6
uncredited [= unknown]
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"Son"
in Strange Relations
St Albans, Herts: Granada / Panther Books
Science Fiction
ISBN 0-586-02092-6
paperback (18×11cm)
11/1973 (2nd)
189
£ 0.35
uncredited [= unknown]
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"Son"
in Strange Relations
St Albans, Herts: Granada / Panther Books
Science Fiction
ISBN 0-586-02092-6
paperback (18×11cm)
11/1982 (3rd)
189
£ 1.25
George Underwood
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George Underwood
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"Son"
in Strange Relations
London: Granada / Panther Books
Science Fiction
ISBN 0-586-02092-6
paperback (18×11cm)
-/1985 (4th)
189
£ 1.95
Mark Salwowski
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Mark Salwowski
ARGENTINA
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Spanish: "Hijo"
in Relaciones extrañas
Buenos Aires: Andrómeda
Más Allá Ciencia-Ficción
no ISBN
paperback (17,5×13cm)
-/1976
284
not priced
Matilde Horne
Oscar Díaz
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Oscar Díaz
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Spanish: "Hijo"
in Relaciones extrañas
Buenos Aires: Adiax
Fénix (24)
no ISBN
paperback (18×11cm)
08/1980
287
not priced
Matilde Horne
Oscar Díaz
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Oscar Díaz
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Spanish: "Hijo"
in Relaciones extrañas
Buenos Aires: Hyspamérica
Biblioteca de Ciencia Ficciön 34
ISBN ?
trade paperback (19,5×12cm)
11/1986
192
not priced
Matilde Horne
not credited [= Tomás C. Gilsanz]
See also the edition from Orbis in Spain.

Tomás C. Gilsanz
FRANCE
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French: "Le fils"
in Des rapports étranges
Paris: J'ai Lu
Science-Fiction, No. 712
no ISBN
paperback (16,5×11cm)
11/1976
250
not priced
Michel Deutsch
Christopher Foss
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Christopher Foss
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French: "Le fils"
in Des rapports étranges
Paris: J'ai Lu
Science-Fiction, No. 712
ISBN 2-277-11712-9
paperback (16,5×11cm)
06/1985
250
not priced
Michel Deutsch
Boris Vallejo
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Boris Vallejo
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French: "Le fils"
in Des rapports étranges
Paris: J'ai Lu
Science-Fiction, No. 712
ISBN 2-277-11712-9
paperback (16,5×11cm)
12/1990
250
not priced
Michel Deutsch
Boris Vallejo
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Boris Vallejo
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French: "Le fils"
in Des rapports étranges
Paris: J'ai Lu
Science-Fiction, No. 712
ISBN 2-277-11712-9
paperback (16,5×11cm)
11/1993
250
not priced
Michel Deutsch
Boris Vallejo
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Boris Vallejo
GERMANY
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German: "Sohn"
in Bizarre Beziehungen
München: Knaur
Science Fiction, Band 5771
ISBN 3-426-05771-9
paperback (18×11,5cm)
12/1983
239
DM 4,80
Hans Schütz
Oliviero Berni
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Oliviero Berni
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German: "Sohn"
in Bizarre Beziehungen
München: Heyne
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Band 4935
ISBN 3-453-05854-2
paperback (18×11,5cm)
-/1992 (1st)
-/1993 (2nd)
-/1995 (3rd)
668
DM 18,00
Hans Schütz
Boris Vallejo
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Boris Vallejo
ITALY
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Italian: "Figlio"
in Relazioni aliene
Rome: Fanucci
Futuro, biblioteca di fantascienza, 3
no ISBN
trade paperback (21×15cm)
11/1973
256
L 2.500
Alfredo Pollini
Massimo Jacoponi
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Massimo Jacoponi
JAPAN
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Japanese: "息子"
"Musuko"
in 奇 妙な関係
in Kimyo na Kankei
Tokyo: Sogen
SF Bunko # 670-01
ISBN 4-488-67001-6
paperback (15x10,5cm)
05/1981
316
¥ 360
Ohtaki Keisuke
Iwasaki Masashi
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Iwasaki Masashi
NETHERLANDS
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Dutch: "Zoon"
in Vreemde verwanten
Amsterdam: Meulenhoff
Science Fiction, M=SF 30
no ISBN
paperback (17,5×11cm)
-/1970
253
ƒ 3,50
E.A. van Leent-Sieburgh
Reindert van Briemen
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Reindert van Briemen
PORTUGAL
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Portuguese: "Filho"
in Relações estranhas
Lisbon: Circulo de Leitores
Colecção Romances de Ficção Científica (#12)
no ISBN
hardcover (21×14cm)
06/1989
258
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Eduardo Saló
Rochinha Diogo
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Rochinha Diogo
RUSSIA
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Russian: "Сын"
"Syn"
in Миры Филипа Фармера - T. 15
in Miry Filipa Farmera - T. 15
Riga & Moscow: Polaris
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ISBN 5-88132-275-4
hardcover [no dustjacket] (20,5×13,5cm)
03/1997
400
not priced
I. Ziveva
V. Kovalev
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V. Kovalev
SPAIN
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Spanish: "Hijo"
in Extraños parientes
Barcelona: Vértice
Galaxia Ciencia Ficción 18
no ISBN
paperback (18×11cm)
-/1964
223
Ps 500
Fernando Sesén
Pujolar
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Pujolar
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Catalan: "Fill"
in Relacions estranyes
Barcelona: Alella
Pleniluni 2001-4
ISBN 84-85752-13-9
paperback (18×12cm)
07/1985
228
Ps 580
Antoni Ibarz & Joaquim Martí
Peret
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Peret
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Catalan: "Fill"
in Relacions estranyes
Barcelona: Alella
Pleniluni Ciencia ficció 2001-4
ISBN 84-85752-13-9
paperback (18×12cm)
07/1985
228
Ps 580
Antoni Ibarz & Joaquim Martí
Herikberto
Possibly a second, undated, printing of the book.

Herikberto
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Spanish: "Hijo"
in Relaciones extrañas
Barcelona: Orbis
Biblioteca de Ciencia Ficciön 34
ISBN 84-7634-391-4
trade paperback (19,5×12cm)
11/1985
192
not priced
Matilde Horne
not credited [= Tomás C. Gilsanz]
See also the edition from Hypamérica in Argentina.

Tomás C. Gilsanz
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