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Title: The Queen of Air and Darkness Title Record # 41025
Author: Poul Anderson
Date: 1971-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: The Queen of Air and Darkness
Language: English
Note:
  • Some sites list this as being part of the History of Rustum series as it was included in the collection New America. Per reader feedback this story does not fit in with the "History of Rustum" series.
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1973Translated by Ute Seeßlen
German
Die Königin der Dämonen?Die Koenigin der Daemonen
1973Translated by 矢野徹(Yano Tetsu)
Japanese
空気と闇の女王?くうきとやみのじょおう
Kūki to Yami no Joō
Kuuki to Yami no Joou
[as by
ポール・アンダースン?Pōru Andāsun
Pooru Andaasun
]
1973Translated by Michel Deutsch, revised by Jean-Daniel Brèque for "Le chant du barde"
French
La Reine de l'Air et des Ténèbres?La Reine de l'Air et des Tenebres
1975Translated by Tony Westermayr
German
Die Königin der Luft und der Dunkelheit?Die Koenigin der Luft und der Dunkelheit
1977Translated by Pon Ruiter
Dutch Koningin van lucht en duisternis
1978Translated by Gunnar Gällmo First published in JVM #369, 1978.
Swedish Luftens och mörkrets drottning
1981Translated by Leni Sobez
German
Die Königin der Luft und Dunkelheit?Die Koenigin der Luft und Dunkelheit
1981Translated by France-Marie Watkins
French
La reine de l'air et des ténèbres?La reine de l'air et des tenebres
1990 Portuguese A rainha do ar e da escuridão
1990Translated by Nina George Dăian
Romanian
Crăiasa neantului și-a nopții?Craiasa neantului si-a noptii
1993 Italian Regina dell'aria e della notte
1996 Italian Regina dell'aria e della notte
1997Translated by Marek Březina
Czech
Královna vzduchu a temnot?Kralovna vzduchu a temnot
2002Translated by Michael Siefener
German Herrin der Luft und der Dunkelheit
2015
  • Translated by Mario Jović
Croatian Kraljica Zraka i Tame

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, April 1971 1971-04-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Mercury Press, Inc.  
$0.60?$: US dollar
132
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 Kelly Freas Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1972-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-02671-3
$1.25?$: US dollar
ix+
340
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1972-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-02671-3
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
ix+
340
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 Chris Foss Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 7 1972-11-00 ed. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. Gollancz 0-575-01591-8
£2.50?£: UK pound
320
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Nebula Award Stories Seven 1973-00-00 ed. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. Harrow Books 0-06-087055-9 / HW 7055
$1.25?$: US dollar
xx+
289
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 Barry Kiperman Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Seven 1973-01-00 ed. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. Harper & Row 0-06-010328-0
$6.95?$: US dollar
xx+
289
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Al Nagy Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories Seven 1973-03-00 ed. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. Harper & Row / SFBC 5632
$1.69?$: US dollar
xv+
234
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Queen of Air and Darkness and Other Stories 1973-12-00 Poul Anderson Signet / New American Library Q5713
$0.95?$: US dollar
149
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 Charles Moll Checkmark
The Queen of Air and Darkness and Other Stories 1973-12-00 Poul Anderson Signet / New American Library of Canada Q5713
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
149
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 Charles Moll Checkmark
The Many Worlds of Poul Anderson 1974-06-00 Poul Anderson Chilton 0-8019-5950-0
$6.95?$: US dollar
[10]+
324
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Charles Geer Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: A Special 25th Anniversary Anthology 1974-08-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Doubleday 0-385-08221-5
$7.95?$: US dollar
326
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Lennart G. Johnson Checkmark
Nebula Award Stories 7 1974-12-00 ed. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. Panther 0-586-04022-6
£0.60?£: UK pound
286
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 Peter Jones Checkmark
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: A Special 25th Anniversary Anthology 1975-00-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Robson Books 0-903895-35-8
£3.25?£: UK pound
[10]+
326
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Timothy Jaques Checkmark
The Book of Poul Anderson 1975-06-00 Poul Anderson DAW Books (DAW Collectors #153) 0-87997-176-2 / UW1176
$1.50?$: US dollar
284
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Book of Poul Anderson 1975-06-00 Poul Anderson DAW Books / New American Library of Canada UW1176
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
284
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #1 1976-04-00 ed. Terry Carr Ballantine Books 0-345-24922-4
$1.95?$: US dollar
[ix]+
340
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 Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: A Special 25th Anniversary Anthology 1977-03-00 ed. Edward L. Ferman Ace Books 0-441-05460-9
$1.95?$: US dollar
x+
433
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 Alexander Checkmark
The Queen of Air and Darkness and Other Stories 1977-06-00 Poul Anderson New English Library 0-450-03161-6
£0.60?£: UK pound
144
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 Tony Masero Checkmark
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three 1977-08-05 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-12218-7
$12.50?$: US dollar
xvi+
603
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Robert Jay Silverman Checkmark
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three 1977-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC 1845
$4.50?$: US dollar
xvi+
603
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Robert Jay Silverman Checkmark
The Queen of Air and Darkness 1978-04-00 Poul Anderson Gregg Press (The Worlds of Poul Anderson #VI) 0-8398-2433-5
$8.50?$: US dollar
viii+
149
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Book of Poul Anderson 1978-06-00 Poul Anderson DAW Books 0-87997-347-1 / UJ1347
$1.95?$: US dollar
284
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Book of Poul Anderson 1978-12-00 Poul Anderson DAW Books 0-87997-347-1 / UJ1347
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
284
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three, Part One: 1970-1972 1979-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Dennis Dobson 0-234-72070-0   xii+
221
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Hugo Winners, Volume 3, Book 1 1979-02-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-23841-5
$1.95?$: US dollar
223
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  
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction 1980-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-266-3
$8.95?$: US dollar
xii+
754
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 Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction 1980-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-246-9
$19.95?$: US dollar
xii+
754
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
Winners 1981-08-00 Poul Anderson Tor / Pinnacle (Jim Baen Presents) 0-523-48507-7
$2.75?$: US dollar
299
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 Checkmark
New America 1982-12-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-523-48553-0
$2.95?$: US dollar
287
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 Tom Kidd Checkmark
The Book of Poul Anderson 1983-10-00 Poul Anderson DAW Books 0-87997-868-6 / UE1868
C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar
284
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV 1986-07-00 ed. Terry Carr Avon 0-380-89710-5
$4.95?$: US dollar
xiv+
434
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 Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century 1987-11-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Avenel Books 0-517-64124-0
$8.98?$: US dollar
x+
726
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas Checkmark
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IV 1987-12-00 ed. Terry Carr Avon / SFBC 11628
$6.98?$: US dollar
xi+
462
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
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  
The Armies of Elfland 1992-05-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-812-51919-1
$3.99?$: US dollar
ix+
242
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 Dieter Rottermund Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1970s 1992-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Carroll & Graf 0-88184-795-X
$9.95?$: US dollar
535
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 Roy Virgo Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1970s 1992-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Robinson 1-85487-112-9
£5.99?£: UK pound
535
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 Roy Virgo Checkmark
The Armies of Elfland 1994-01-00 Poul Anderson Severn House 0-7278-4574-8
$20.00?$: US dollar
ix+
242
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Ian D. Daniels Checkmark
Treasures of Fantasy 1997-06-00 ed. Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis HarperPrism 0-06-105327-9
$14.00?$: US dollar
x+
401
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 Paul Youll Checkmark
Treasures of Fantasy 1999-09-00 ed. Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis HarperPrism 0-06-105630-8
$6.50?$: US dollar
x+
559
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 Youll  
Treasures of Fantasy 1999-09-01 ed. Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis HarperPrism 0-06-105630-8
$6.99?$: US dollar
x+
559
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
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  
Going for Infinity 2002-06-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-765-30359-0
$25.95?$: US dollar
416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Going for Infinity 2002-08-00 Poul Anderson Tor / SFBC 52162
$12.99?$: US dollar
416
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Vincent Di Fate  
Going for Infinity 2003-05-00 Poul Anderson Tor 0-765-30597-6
$14.95?$: US dollar
416
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 Vincent Di Fate  
The Queen of Air and Darkness 2009-09-00 Poul Anderson NESFA Press (The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson #2) 978-1-886778-87-0
$29.00?$: US dollar
503
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Tom Canty Checkmark
New America 2011-09-00 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10895-0
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Queen of Air and Darkness 2011-09-29 Poul Anderson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-10941-4
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC 01845
$5.98?$: US dollar
xvi+
603
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Robert Jay Silverman Checkmark
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