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Title: The Veil of Astellar Title Record # 40822
Author: Leigh Brackett
Date: 1944-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: The Asteroid Belt
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1981Translated by Eva Malsch
German Der Schleier von Astellar
1989Translated by Rosemarie Hundertmarck
German Der Schleier von Astellar
1998 Italian Il velo di Astellar

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nominations Below Cutoff
15 nominations with 5.87 final points
2020 Retro Hugo Best Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Thrilling Wonder Stories, Spring 1944 1944-05-00 ed. Oscar J. Friend Standard Magazines, Inc.  
$0.15?$: US dollar
116
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Earle K. Bergey Checkmark
Fantastic Story Magazine, Summer 1952 1952-07-00 ed. Samuel Mines Best Books, Inc.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
148
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
mag Alex Schomburg Checkmark
Planets of Wonder: A Treasury of Space Opera 1976-00-00 ed. Terry Carr Thomas Nelson 0-8407-6526-6
$6.95?$: US dollar
189
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Frank Alois Checkmark
The Best of Leigh Brackett 1977-07-00 Leigh Brackett Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 2128
$2.98?$: US dollar
xii+
363+
[4]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jack Woolhiser Checkmark
The Best of Leigh Brackett 1977-09-00 Leigh Brackett Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25954-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
xix+
423
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
The Best of Leigh Brackett 1977-09-00 Leigh Brackett Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-25954-8
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
xix+
423
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
Die besten Stories von Leigh Brackett 1981-04-00 Leigh Brackett Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6715) 3-8118-6715-6
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
336
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 Vicente Segrelles Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 6, 1944 1981-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books (DAW Collectors #461) 0-87997-670-5 / UE1670
$2.95?$: US dollar
368
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 Oliviero Berni Checkmark
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 6, 1944 1981-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-670-5
C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar
368
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 Oliviero Berni Checkmark
The Best of Leigh Brackett 1983-03-00 Leigh Brackett Garland Publishing (The Best Science Fiction) 0-8240-4202-6
$19.95?$: US dollar
xi+
293
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Third Series 1984-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-43522-5   633
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas Checkmark
The Best of Leigh Brackett 1986-06-00 Leigh Brackett Del Rey / Ballantine (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) 0-345-33247-4
$3.95?$: US dollar
xix+
423
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
Science Fiction aus den goldenen Jahren 1989-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4600) 3-453-03452-X
DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
524
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 John Harris Checkmark
Il Grande Libro della Heroic Fantasy 1998-10-00 ed. Alex Voglino Editrice Nord (Narrativa Nord #117) 88-429-1055-4
Lit 28,000?Lit: Italian lira
x+
700
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 Ken Kelly  
Lorelei of the Red Mist: Planetary Romances 2007-12-00 Leigh Brackett Haffner Press 1-893887-24-3
$40.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
471
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
Lorelei of the Red Mist: Planetary Romances 2007-12-00 Leigh Brackett Haffner Press 1-893887-25-1
$150.00?$: US dollar
xvi+
471
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Frank Kelly Freas  
Martian Quest 2008-06-00 Leigh Brackett Baen Books 978-1-893887-11-4
$4.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Doug Chaffee  
The Solar System 2008-06-00 Leigh Brackett Baen Books  
$20.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni Doug Chaffee  
Edmond Hamilton & Leigh Brackett Day, October 16, 2010 2010-10-16 ed. Stephen Haffner Haffner Press 978-1-893887-50-3
$10.00?$: US dollar
71
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 Checkmark
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