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Title: Brightness Falls from the Air Title Record # 73975
Author: Margaret St. Clair
Date: 1951-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1951. $100 Title Contest Story.
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Year Title
1951ⓘOriginally published untitled (as "?") pending the outcome of a $100 naming contest.
 Brightness Falls from the Air [as by Idris Seabright]
Year Language Title
1954 French Se battre et mourir ... [as by Idris Seabright]
1975ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator (copyright to OPTA).
 French Se battre et mourir [as by Idris Seabright]
1983ⓘTranslated by Heinz Zwack (as Heinz Nagel)
 German
Sternenstaub fällt vom Himmel?Sternenstaub faellt vom Himmel
[as by Idris Seabright]

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 1951 1951-04-00 ed. Anthony Boucher, J. Francis McComas Fantasy House, Inc.  
$0.35?$: 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 George Salter Checkmark
The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 1952-08-19 ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty Frederick Fell (Fell's Science-Fiction Library)  
$2.95?$: US dollar
 284
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Best Science Fiction Stories: Third Series 1953-00-00 ed. Everett F. Bleiler, T. E. Dikty Grayson & Grayson  
9/6?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).
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mudge-Marriott  
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [UK], February 1954 1954-02-00 ed. uncredited Mellifont Press Ltd.  
1/6?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).
 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 Jack Coggins  
Fiction, #7 1954-06-00 ed. Editors of Fiction OPTA  
F100?F: French frank
 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 Jean Maroquène Checkmark
Special Wonder: The Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology of Fantasy and Science Fiction 1970-03-00 ed. J. Francis McComas Random House  
$7.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
[3]+
410
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Special Wonder Volume 2 1971-02-00 ed. J. Francis McComas Beagle Books / Ballantine 95057
$0.95?$: US dollar
 256
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
Histoires de planètes 1975-03-25 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3769) 2-253-00723-4   442
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 Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
Galactic Empires Volume One 1976-07-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-77108-6
£4.95?£: UK pound
 xii+
338
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Karel Thole  
Galactic Empires Volume One 1976-10-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Orbit 0-86007-908-2
£0.85?£: UK pound
 xii+
338
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Histoires de planètes 1977-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3769) 2-253-00723-4   442
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 Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
Galactic Empires Volume One 1977-10-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss St. Martin's Press 0-312-31527-9
$8.95?$: US dollar
 305
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Karel Thole  
Histoires de planètes 1978-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3769) 2-253-00723-4   442
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 Pierre Faucheux Checkmark
Galactic Empires, Volume I 1978-04-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss St. Martin's Press / SFBC 2456
$4.98?$: US dollar
 xii+
305
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Karel Thole Checkmark
Galactic Empires Volume One 1979-02-00 ed. Brian Aldiss Avon 0-380-42341-3
$2.25?$: US dollar
 xvi+
331
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 Alex Ebel Checkmark
Titan 19 1983-02-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3949) 3-453-30879-4
DM 5.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 239
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 Morris Scott Dollens Checkmark
Histoires de planètes?Histoires de planetes
 1985-03-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3769) 2-253-00723-4   442
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
Éric Seigaud?Eric Seigaud
  
The Best of Margaret St. Clair 1985-11-00 Margaret St. Clair Academy Chicago 0-89733-164-8
$4.95?$: US dollar
 viii+
271
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 Armen Kojoyian Checkmark
The Best of Margaret St. Clair 1985-12-00 Margaret St. Clair Academy Chicago 0-89733-163-X
$15.95?$: US dollar
 viii+
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Armen Kojoyian  
Galactic Empires 1988-09-00 ed. Brian W. Aldiss Legend 0-09-952150-4
£4.99?£: UK pound
 xviii+
650
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 Science Fiction Century 1997-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor 0-312-86338-1
$40.00?$: US dollar
 1005
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Harris Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1997-11-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Tor / BOMC 0-312-86338-1   1005
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Harris Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century 1998-05-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Quality Paperback Book Club 0-9658501-3-7
$21.95?$: US dollar
 1005
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 John Harris Checkmark
The Science Fiction Century, Volume One 2006-03-00 ed. David G. Hartwell Orb 0-312-86484-1
$21.95?$: US dollar
 511
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 John Harris Checkmark
A Compendium of Margaret St. Clair 2020-05-25 Margaret St. Clair Library and Archives Canada (Giants of Sci-Fi Collection #1) 978-1-9990115-7-4
$2.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
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