Title: The Last Castle

Title: The Last Castle Title Record # 29365
Author: Jack Vance
Date: 1966-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: In the distant future, an uprising by their alien slaves threatens not only the lives of the human elite, but their lifestyle of ultimate delicacy, grace, and beauty as well.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1966^ⓘTranslated by Frank Straschitz	French	Le dernier château^?Le dernier chateau
1971^ⓘTranslated by Hans Maeter	German	Die letzte Burg
1971^ⓘTranslated by Hans Maeter for the 1971 publication under a different title	German	Die letzte Festung
1974^ⓘTranslated by Warner Flamen, a pseudonym for Mark Carpentier Alting.	Dutch	Het laatste kasteel
1975^ⓘTranslated by Maurizio Gavioli	Italian	L'ultimo castello
1981^ⓘTranslated by Tony Westermayr	German	Das letzte Kastell
1982^ⓘTranslated by Mark Carpentier Alting	Dutch	Het laatste kasteel
1986^ⓘTranslated by Andrea Kamphuis	German	Die letzte Festung
1988^ⓘ Translated by Goran Sinadinović	Serbian	Poslednji zamak [as by Džek Vans]
1994	Hungarian	Az utolsó várkastély
1994^ⓘTranslated by Cristina Sculatti	Italian	L'ultimo castello
2003^ⓘTranslated by Franco Giambalvo	Italian	L'ultimo castello
2019^ⓘTranslated by Frank Straschitz revised by Pierre-Paul Durastanti	French	Le dernier château
2019^ⓘTranslated by Александр Фет (Aleksandr Fet)	Russian	Последняя цитадель^?Poslednyaya tsitadel' [as by Джек Вэнс^?Dzhek Vens Jack Vance ]

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
1	1967 Hugo	Best Novelette
Win	1967 Nebula	Novella
Made First Ballot	1967 Nebula	Novel

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Galaxy Magazine, April 1966	1966-04-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Galaxy Publishing Corporation		$0.60^?$: US dollar	196	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	Gaughan
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
The Last Castle / World of the Sleeper	1967-08-00	Jack Vance, Tony Russell Wayman	Ace Books (Ace Double #H-21)	H-21	$0.60^?$: US dollar	71+ 184	dos^?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.	omni	Jack Gaughan , Jack Gaughan
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ace Science Fiction Reader	1971-00-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Ace Books	00275	$0.95^?$: US dollar	251	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 , John Schoenherr , Jack Gaughan
The Hugo Winners, Volume Two	1971-09-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday		$9.95^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 654	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Alan Peckolick
The Hugo Winners, Volume Two	1971-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday		$9.95^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 654	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Alan Peckolick
The Hugo Winners, Volumes One and Two	1972-01-00	Isaac Asimov	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	2000	$3.98^?$: US dollar	849	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	F. & J. Silversmiths, Inc.
Trilogy of the Future	1972-08-00	ed. Donald A. Wollheim	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-97849-X	£1.75^?£: UK pound	251	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Chris Gilbert
The Hugo Winners Volume One 1962-1967	1973-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Sphere	12475	£0.40^?£: UK pound	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.	anth
The Dragon Masters / The Last Castle	1973-04-00	Jack Vance	Ace Books (Ace Double #16641)	16641	$0.95^?$: US dollar	137+ 107	dos^?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.	coll	Josh Kirby , Rucker
Stories from the Hugo Winners, Volume 2	1973-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	P1880	$1.25^?$: US dollar	320	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
Stories from the Hugo Winners, Volume 2	1973-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	P1880	C$1.25^?C$: Canadian dollar	320	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 Best of Jack Vance	1976-05-00	Jack Vance	Pocket Books	0-671-80510-X	$1.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 274	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
The Last Castle	1976-10-00	Jack Vance	Ace Books	0-441-47072-6	$1.50^?$: US dollar	107	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.	chap	Rucker
The Best of Jack Vance	1978-08-00	Jack Vance	Taplinger	0-8008-0726-X	$9.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 274	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Best of Jack Vance	1979-08-00	Jack Vance	Pocket Books	0-671-83070-8	C$2.50^?C$: Canadian dollar	x+ 274	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
The Best of Jack Vance	1979-08-00	Jack Vance	Pocket Books	0-671-83070-8	$2.25^?$: US dollar	xii+ 274	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
The Last Castle	1980-00-00	Jack Vance	Underwood-Miller	0-934438-36-6	$20.00^?$: US dollar	115	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	chap	Alicia Austin
The Last Castle	1980-00-00	Jack Vance	Underwood-Miller	0-934438-35-8	$35.00^?$: US dollar	115	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	chap	Alicia Austin
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
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
The Last Castle	1982-03-00	Jack Vance	Ace Books	0-441-47073-4	$1.95^?$: US dollar	115	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.	chap	Richard Courtney
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
The Best of Jack Vance	1982-05-00	Jack Vance	Timescape / Pocket Books	0-671-44186-8	$2.95^?$: US dollar	x+ 274	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
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
The Last Castle	1986-01-00	Jack Vance	Berkley Books	0-425-08478-7	$2.75^?$: US dollar	113	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.	chap	Richard Courtney
The Last Castle / Nightwings	1989-12-00	ed. Robert Silverberg, Jack Vance	Tor (Tor Double #15)	0-812-50194-2	$3.50^?$: US dollar	101+ 81	dos^?Dos-a-dos or tete-beche formatted paperback books, such as Ace Doubles and Capra Press back-to-back books.	anth	Mark J. Ferrari , Brian Waugh
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
The Miracle Workers / The Dragon Masters / The Last Castle	2002-00-00	Jack Vance	Vance Integral Edition (Vance Integral Edition #9)	0-9712375-1-4		[viii]+ 318	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Dragon Masters	2003-08-00	Jack Vance	ibooks	0-7434-7467-8	$11.95^?$: US dollar	223	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	Gabriel Ippoliti
The Dragon Masters	2005-04-00	Jack Vance	ibooks	1-4165-0494-X	$6.99^?$: US dollar	233	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	Gabriel Ippoliti
The Jack Vance Treasury	2007-01-00	Jack Vance	Subterranean Press	1-59606-077-8	$38.00^?$: US dollar	633	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Gnemo
The Jack Vance Treasury	2007-01-00	Jack Vance	Subterranean Press / SFBC	1226398	$16.99^?$: US dollar	631	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Gnemo
The Jack Vance Treasury	2007-01-00	Jack Vance	Subterranean Press	1-59606-077-8	$125.00^?$: US dollar	631	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Gnemo
The Jack Vance Treasury	2007-01-00	Jack Vance	Subterranean Press	1-59606-077-8	$300.00^?$: US dollar	633	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Gnemo
The Dragon Masters and Other Stories	2011-09-29	Jack Vance	Gateway / Orion	978-0-575-10992-6	£2.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Last Castle	2012-06-14	Jack Vance	Spatterlight Press (Vance Digital Edition #15)	978-1-61947-014-9	$4.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap	Todd Tennant
Big Planet / The Blue World / The Dragon Masters and Other Stories	2013-10-31	Jack Vance	Gollancz (SF Gateway Omnibus)	978-0-575-10317-7	£18.99^?£: UK pound	xii+ 442	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.	omni	Chris Moore
The Jack Vance Treasury	2013-12-05	Jack Vance	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-647-2	$4.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Gnemo
The Dragon Masters and Other Stories	2016-04-24	Jack Vance	Spatterlight Press (Signature Series #12)	978-1-61947-098-9	$13.99^?$: US dollar	256	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	Marcel Laverdet
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
Stories from the Hugo Winners, Volume 2	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	Q2491	$1.50^?$: US dollar	320	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
Stories from the Hugo Winners, Volume 2	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-23791-5	$1.95^?$: US dollar	320	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 Hugo Winners Volume One 1962-1967	date unknown	ed. Isaac Asimov	Sphere	0-7221-1249-1	£0.40^?£: UK pound	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.	anth	Eddie Jones
The Hugo Winners, Volumes One and Two	date unknown	Isaac Asimov	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	02000		849	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	F. & J. Silversmiths, Inc.
The Last Castle	date unknown	Jack Vance	Ace Books	47071	$0.95^?$: US dollar	107	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.	chap	Rucker

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Reviews

Review by Robert Coulson (1967) in Yandro, #173 July 1967
Review by Tom Staicar (1981) in Amazing Stories, July 1981