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Title: The Secret Place Title Record # 40960
Author: Richard McKenna
Date: 1966-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1966 The Secret Place [as by Richard M. McKenna]
Year Language Title
1971Translated by Hans Maeter
German Das tiefe Land
1972Translated by Katja Behrens
German
Helens Märchenland?Helens Maerchenland
1980Translated by Marjan J. J. Oleff
Dutch De Geheime Plek
1990Translated by Arkadiusz Nakoniecznik
Polish Tajemne miejsce
1993Translated by Maria Barbara Piccioli
Italian Il posto segreto

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Win 1967 Nebula Short Story
Finalists 1967 Hugo Best Short Story

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Orbit 1 1966-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Whiting & Wheaton  
18/-?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).
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Orbit 1 1966-00-00 ed. Damon Knight G. P. Putnam's Sons  
$3.50?$: US dollar
192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Powers Checkmark
Orbit 1 1966-10-00 ed. Damon Knight Berkley Medallion F1291
$0.50?$: US dollar
192
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 Richard Powers Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 1967 1967-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Gollancz  
25/-?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).
246
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Orbit One 1967-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Panther 2324
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).
156
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
Nebula Award Stories Two 1967-09-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Doubleday  
$4.95?$: US dollar
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Donald Crews , Ann Crews Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Number Two 1968-09-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Pocket Books 75114
$0.75?$: US dollar
viii+
244
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Number Two 1969-04-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Pocket Books 75114
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
viii+
244
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Two 1969-11-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Doubleday / SFBC 1985   255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Donald Crews , Ann Crews  
Nebula Award Stories Number Two 1969-12-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Pocket Books 0-671-75114-X
$0.75?$: US dollar
[viii]+
244
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Number Two 1969-12-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Pocket Books 0-671-75114-X
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar
[viii]+
244
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 2 1970-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Panther 0-586-03342-4
£0.30?£: UK pound
237
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
Der Tag Million 1971-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Lichtenberg (Science Fiction für Kenner #9) 3-7852-2009-X
DM 11.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
224
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 W. Baum , E. Baum Checkmark
Der Tag Million 1971-00-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Éditions Rencontre (Science Fiction (Éditions Rencontre))     224
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Damon Knight's Collection 1 1972-01-00 ed. Damon Knight Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit #1) 3-436-01477-X
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
126
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Damon Knight's Collection 1 1972-12-00 ed. Damon Knight Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Orbit #1) 3-436-01477-X
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
127
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 Eddie Jones Checkmark
Casey Agonistes and Other Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 1973-07-00 Richard McKenna Harper & Row 0-06-012911-5
$5.95?$: US dollar
x+
150
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mark Rubin Checkmark
Casey Agonistes, and Other Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 1974-00-00 Richard McKenna Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01766-X
£2.00?£: UK pound
x+
150
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Der Tag Million 1974-03-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3380) 3-453-30257-5
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
174+
[1]
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 C. A. M. Thole Checkmark
Best Stories from Orbit, Volumes 1-10 1975-06-00 ed. Damon Knight Berkley/Putnam 0-399-11472-6
$7.95?$: US dollar
373
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
Casey Agonistes and Other Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 1976-00-00 Richard McKenna Pan Books 0-330-24825-1
£0.60?£: UK pound
159
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 Angus McKie Checkmark
The Best from Orbit Volumes 1-10 1976-07-00 ed. Damon Knight Berkley Medallion 0-425-03161-6 / T3161
$1.95?$: US dollar
404
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
Casey Agonistes and Other Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories 1978-01-00 Richard McKenna Ace Books 0-441-09227-6
$1.50?$: US dollar
212
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 Schleinkofer Checkmark
Orbit 1 1980-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Luitingh (Luitingh SF Verhalen) 90-245-0634-4   192
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 Edward Blair Wilkins Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Four 1981-00-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-02989-7   672
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Future I 1981-01-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Fawcett Crest 0-449-24366-4
$2.50?$: US dollar
381
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 Richard Courtney Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Four 1981-11-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz 0-575-02989-7
£8.95?£: UK pound
xi+
672
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III 1982-03-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke, George W. Proctor Avon 0-380-79335-0
$3.95?$: US dollar
xii+
672
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
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III 1982-10-00 ed. Arthur C. Clarke, George W. Proctor Avon / SFBC 5179
$6.98?$: US dollar
xi+
623
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Fenix, V1 #2, 1990 1990-00-00 ed.
Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz?Rafal A. Ziemkiewicz
Radwan      
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 Alan Gutierrez  
Faeries 1991-10-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Roc / New American Library 0-451-45061-2
$4.99?$: US dollar
375
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 J. K. Potter  
Il regno incantato 1993-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Mondadori (Fantasy Urania #63)  
Lit 6,000?Lit: Italian lira
414
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 Oliviero Berni  
Timegates 1997-03-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-00428-8
$5.99?$: US dollar
[9]+
244
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 Jean-François Podevin Checkmark
Faeries 2000-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Barnes & Noble Books 0-7607-2369-9
$10.95?$: US dollar
375
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  
Nebula Award Stories 2 2001-09-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Stealth Press 1-58881-019-4
$29.95?$: US dollar
x+
291
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Frank R. Paul  
Casey Agonistes 2012-12-07 Richard M. McKenna Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-13207-8
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Timegates 2013-07-15 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen 978-1-62579-154-2
$4.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
As Time Goes By 2015-01-15 ed. Hank Davis Baen 978-1-62579-353-9
$8.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Adam Burn  
As Time Goes By 2015-02-03 ed. Hank Davis Baen 978-1-4767-8052-8
$14.00?$: US dollar
304
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 Adam Burn  
Nebula Award Stories Number Two date unknown ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Harry Harrison Pocket Books 75114
$0.75?$: US dollar
244
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Best from Orbit Volumes 1-10 date unknown ed. Damon Knight Berkley Medallion 0-425-03161-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
404
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 Paul Lehr Checkmark
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