 It was originally published in the magazine "Thrilling Wonder Stories" for February 1953.It was first published in book form together with "The Wheels of If" in the paperback collection "The Virgin & the Wheels" by Popular Library in 1976.For the later standard edition of Krishna novels it was published together with "The Tower of Zanid" in the paperback collection "The Virgin of Zesh & The Tower of Zanid" by Ace Books in 1983.