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Title: Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire Title Record # 869926
Author: Neil Gaiman
Date: 2004-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: The prose version of the story. Not to be confused with the graphic adaptation.
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
2004 Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire
Year Language Title
2007ⓘTranslated by Emmy van Beest and Josephine Ruitenberg
 Dutch Verboden Bruiden van Gezichtsloze Slaven in het Geheime Huis van de Nacht Vol Angstig Verlangen
2010ⓘTranslated by Michele de Aguiar Vartuli.
 Portuguese Noivas proibidas dos escravos sem rosto na casa secreta da noite do temível desejo
2010ⓘTranslated by Hannes Riffel and/or Sara Riffel (the credit for the collection states both of them, but the individual items may have been translated by only one of them)
 German Verbotene Bräute gesichtsloser Sklaven im geheimen Haus der Nacht grausiger Gelüste

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 2005 Locus 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
Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales 2004-09-00 ed. Deborah Noyes Candlewick Press 0-7636-2243-5
$15.99?$: US dollar
 xi+
241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Gary Kelley  
Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales 2004-11-00 ed. Deborah Noyes Walker Books (UK) 1-84428-253-8
£5.99?£: UK pound
 255
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 Gary Kelley  
Fantasy: The Best of 2004 2005-02-00 ed. Karen Haber, Jonathan Strahan ibooks 1-4165-0400-1
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xii+
353
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 Ryan Durney Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy 2005-07-00 ed. Mike Ashley Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1574-X
$13.95?$: US dollar
 544
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 Julek Heller Checkmark
The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy: Fourth All-New Collection 2005-07-00 ed. Mike Ashley Robinson 1-84529-157-3
£7.99?£: UK pound
 xii+
544
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 Julek Heller  
The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy: Fourth All-New Collection 2005-10-00 ed. Mike Ashley Carroll & Graf / SFBC 0-7394-5786-1 / 1194032
$12.50?$: US dollar
 xii+
544
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Steven Gurney  
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 16 2005-11-00 ed. Stephen Jones Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1600-2
$13.95?$: US dollar
 610
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 Les Edwards  
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 16 2005-11-00 ed. Stephen Jones Robinson 1-84529-117-4
£7.99?£: UK pound
 610
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 Les Edwards  
Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales 2006-07-00 ed. Deborah Noyes Candlewick Press 0-7636-2737-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 241
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 Pia Schachter  
Fragile Things 2006-09-00 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 0-7553-3412-4
£17.99?£: UK pound
 xxix+
366
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll gray318  
Fragile Things 2006-09-00 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 0-7553-3413-2
£11.99?£: UK pound
 xxix+
366
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 gray318  
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 2006-10-00 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 0-06-051522-8
$26.95?$: US dollar
 xxxi+
360
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard L. Aquan , Henry Gray , Floyd Dean , Lindamarie Ambrose , Paul Ambrose , Jan Cobb Checkmark
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 2006-10-00 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins / SFBC 1221406
$13.49?$: US dollar
 xxxi+
360
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard L. Aquan , Henry Gray , Floyd Dean , Lindamarie Ambrose , Paul Ambrose , Jan Cobb  
Fragile Things 2006-10-26 Neil Gaiman HarperAudio 978-0-06-122995-4
$27.93?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Richard L. Aquan , Henry Gray , Floyd Dean , Lindamarie Ambrose , Paul Ambrose , Jan Cobb Checkmark
Fragile Things 2007-04-00 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 978-0-7553-3414-8
£7.99?£: UK pound
 440
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 gray318  
Fragile Things 2007-04-05 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 978-0-7553-3415-5
£7.99?£: UK pound
 448
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 gray318  
Alles is breekbaar 2007-06-00 Neil Gaiman Luitingh 978-90-245-1357-4
€19.95?€: Euro
 366
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  
Exotic Gothic: Forbidden Tales from Our Gothic World 2007-10-00 ed. Danel Olson Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-099-9
C$49.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 x+
306
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Exotic Gothic: Forbidden Tales from Our Gothic World 2007-10-00 ed. Danel Olson Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-100-6
C$30.00?C$: Canadian dollar
 x+
306
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 Anne Brigman  
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 2007-10-00 Neil Gaiman Harper Perennial 978-0-06-125202-0
$14.95?$: US dollar
 xxxiii+
360+
16
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  
Ravens in the Library: Magic in the Bard's Name 2009-04-00 ed. SatyrPhil Brucato, Sandra Buskirk Quiet Thunder 978-0-9823532-0-2
$25.00?$: US dollar
 369
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 James A. Owen  
Alles is breekbaar 2009-10-00 Neil Gaiman Luitingh 978-90-245-3044-1
€18.95?€: Euro
 366
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Fragile Things 2009-10-13 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-180416-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Checkmark
Coisas Frágeis 2?Coisas Frageis 2
 2010-00-00 Neil Gaiman Conrad Editora 978-85-7616-398-5   166
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 Rod Simeon , Trigger Image Checkmark
Zerbrechliche Dinge: Geschichten & Wunder 2010-02-00 Neil Gaiman Klett-Cotta (Hobbit Presse) 978-3-608-93876-0
€19.90?€: Euro
 330
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll gray318 Checkmark
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 2010-02-01 Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 400
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 Checkmark
Fragile Things 2010-09-30 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 978-0-7553-7994-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll gray318  
Fragile Things 2013-00-00 Neil Gaiman Headline Review 978-0-7553-3415-5
£7.99?£: UK pound
 440
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 Checkmark
Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread Desire 2017-02-07 Neil Gaiman Dark Horse Books 978-1-5067-0140-0
$17.99?$: US dollar
 48
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 chap  
Fragile Things 2018-05-22 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-269954-1
$16.99?$: US dollar
 xxxiii+
355
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  
Fragile Things 2018-05-22 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-180416-8
$7.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Zerbrechliche Dinge: Geschichten und Wunder 2019-03-29 Neil Gaiman Eichborn 978-3-8479-0655-1
€16.00?€: Euro
 412
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 Markus Weber Checkmark
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman Headline 978-1-4722-8230-9
£30.00?£: UK pound
 752
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-303185-2
$40.00?$: US dollar
 736
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ulf Andersen Checkmark
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing 978-1-7999-4282-5
$55.99?$: US dollar
  
audio MP3 CD?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks
coll Ulf Andersen  
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman William Morrow / HarperCollins 978-0-06-303187-6
$29.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Ulf Andersen Checkmark
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman HarperAudio 978-0-06-303188-3
$55.90?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Ulf Andersen Checkmark
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-10-20 Neil Gaiman HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing 978-0-06-303188-3
$48.99?$: US dollar
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Ulf Andersen  
The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction 2020-11-10 Neil Gaiman HarperLuxe 978-0-06-303238-5
$42.00?$: US dollar
 608
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 Ulf Andersen  
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders date unknown Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xxxiii+
363
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 Checkmark
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders date unknown Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xxxiii+
363
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 Checkmark
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders date unknown Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xxxiii+
363
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 Checkmark
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders date unknown Neil Gaiman Harper 978-0-06-051523-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 xxxiii+
363
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  
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