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Title: Masks Title Record # 41166
Author: Damon Knight
Date: 1968-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Current Tags: science fiction (2), cyborg (1), masks (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1970ⓘTranslated by Rita Botter
 Italian Maschere
1970ⓘTranslated by Sandro Sandrelli
 Italian Maschere
1973ⓘTranslated by Bruno Martin
 French Masques
1975ⓘTranslated by Dolf Strasser.
 German Masken
1977ⓘTranslated by José María Aroca.
 Spanish Máscaras
1978ⓘTranslated by Ef Leonard
 Dutch Maskers
1979ⓘTranslated by Vesna Mahečić
 Croatian Maske
1983ⓘTranslated by Arlette Rosenblum
 French Masques
1991ⓘTranslated by Kurt Bracharz
 German Masken
1992ⓘTranslated by И. Невструев / I. Nevstruev. Title means "Masks".
 Russian
Маски?Maski
[as by
Деймон Найт?Deimon Nait
Deymon Nayt
]
1999ⓘTranslated by Vittorio Curtoni
 Italian Maschere

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nomination 1969 Nebula Short Story
Finalists 1969 Hugo 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
Playboy, July 1968 1968-07-00 ed. Editors of Playboy    
$0.75?$: US dollar
 206
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 mag  
World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 1969-05-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #5) 91352
$0.95?$: US dollar
 380
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 Schoenherr Checkmark
Off Centre 1969-09-00 Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (5)) 0-575-00359-6
£1.40?£: UK pound
 192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 1969-09-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books / SFBC (World's Best Science Fiction #5) 1908   381
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Dark Stars 1969-12-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Ballantine Books 0-345-01796-X / 01796
$0.95?$: US dollar
 x+
309
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 Ronald Walotsky Checkmark
Progetto Uomo 1970-00-00 ed. Federico Valli De Carlo Editore (Italy)  
Lit 1,500?Lit: Italian lira
 232
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
Metamorfosi 1970 1970-01-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #38)  
Lit 2,700?Lit: Italian lira
 364
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Gian Mario Scuratti  
Off Centre 1970-02-00 Damon Knight Gollancz 0-575-00359-6   192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
A Pocketful of Stars 1971-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Doubleday  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
294
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Wendell Minor Checkmark
Masks 1971-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press 16126
$0.75?$: US dollar
 187
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 George Suyeoka Checkmark
Off Centre 1971-03-00 Damon Knight The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) 167
£0.50?£: UK pound
 192
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Terry James Checkmark
Dark Stars 1971-09-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Ballantine Books (UK) 0-345-01796-X
£0.35?£: UK pound
 309
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 Ronald Walotsky Checkmark
The New Tomorrows 1971-10-00 ed. Norman Spinrad Belmont Books B95-2172
$0.95?$: US dollar
 236
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
A Pocketful of Stars 1972-02-00 ed. Damon Knight Doubleday  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
294
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Wendell Minor Checkmark
A Pocketful of Stars 1972-07-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01474-1
£1.90?£: UK pound
 xiv+
294
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The New Tomorrows 1973-00-00 ed. Norman Spinrad Belmont Tower 50540
$0.95?$: US dollar
 235
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 O'Brien Checkmark
Espaces inhabitables Tome 1 1973-03-00 ed.
Alain Dorémieux?Alain Doremieux
 Casterman (Autres temps, autres mondes)     326
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Stryckman Checkmark
Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader 1973-09-00 ed. Robin Scott Wilson Mentor / New American Library MW1236
$1.50?$: US dollar
 xii+
333
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
As Tomorrow Becomes Today 1974-00-00 ed. Charles Wm. Sullivan, III Prentice-Hall 0-13-050021-6
$4.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
456
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
As Tomorrow Becomes Today 1974-00-00 ed. Charles Wm. Sullivan, III Prentice-Hall 0-13-050039-9
$7.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
456
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
A Pocketful of Stars 1974-06-00 ed. Damon Knight Pan Books 0-330-23927-9
£0.50?£: UK pound
 318
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 Checkmark
Science-Fiction-Stories 51 1975-08-00 ed. uncredited Ullstein (Ullstein 2000 #97 (3159)) 3-548-03159-5
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 128
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 Robert Foster Checkmark
Human-Machines: An Anthology of Stories About Cyborgs 1975-11-00 ed. Thomas N. Scortia, George Zebrowski Vintage Books 0-394-71607-8
$2.95?$: US dollar
 xxv+
252
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 of Damon Knight 1976-05-00 Damon Knight Nelson Doubleday / SFBC 2474
$2.49?$: US dollar
 ix+
307
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Richard V. Corben Checkmark
The Best of Damon Knight 1976-09-00 Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-80699-8
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
337
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 Ed Soyka Checkmark
The Best of Damon Knight 1976-09-00 Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-80699-8
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 xiii+
337
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 Ed Soyka Checkmark
Los mundos de Damon Knight 1977-00-00 Damon Knight Acervo (Acervo ciencia/ficción #23) 84-7002-228-8   488
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll El Cubri  
Human-Machines: An Anthology of Stories About Cyborgs 1977-01-00 ed. Thomas N. Scortia, George Zebrowski Robert Hale (Hale SF) 0-7091-5926-9
£3.75?£: UK pound
 xxv+
244
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader 1977-09-00 ed. Robin Scott Wilson Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61595-6
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xii+
333
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
Off Centre 1977-10-00 Damon Knight Magnum 0-417-02200-X
£0.70?£: UK pound
 192
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 George Smith Checkmark
Mannen van staal 1978-00-00 ed. Thomas N. Scortia, George Zebrowski Bruna (Bruna SF #65) 90-229-9065-6   255
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
Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology 1978-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Patricia Warrick Harper & Row 0-06-046943-9   xviii+
476
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
Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology 1978-06-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Patricia Warrick Harper & Row 0-06-011626-9
$14.95?$: US dollar
 xviii+
476
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Mark Rubin Checkmark
Sirius, #41 1979-11-05 ed.
Borivoj Jurković?Borivoj Jurkovic
Borivoj Jurkovich
 Vjesnik  
Din 20?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar
 148
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.
 mag Oriol Rodés Checkmark
From Heinlein to Here 1979-12-00 ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61784-3 / ME1784
$2.75?$: US dollar
 xi+
656
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 Stinson Checkmark
The Best of Damon Knight 1980-07-00 Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-83375-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
 xiii+
337
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 Carl Lundgren  
Histoires de médecins 1983-12-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
 Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3781) 2-253-03151-8   446
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 Manchu Checkmark
Le livre d'or de la science-fiction: Damon Knight 1987-04-27 Damon Knight Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5257) 2-266-01956-2   317
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 Marcel Laverdet  
Von Ellison bis Haldeman 1991-06-00 ed. James Gunn Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #96) 3-453-05024-X
DM 14.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 319
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
Фата-Моргана 3?Fata-Morgana 3
 1992-00-00 ed.
Сергей Барсов?Sergey Barsov
Sergei Barsov
Флокс?Floks
(
Фантастика, приключения, детектив?Fantastika, priklyuchenniya, detektiv
)		 5-87198-011-2   544
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth
Борис Вальехо?Boris Val'ekho
Boris Vallejo
  
Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader 1996-04-00 ed. Robin Scott Wilson St. Martin's Griffin 0-312-14139-4
$13.95?$: US dollar
 xiv+
332
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  
From Heinlein to Here 1996-07-00 ed. James Gunn Borealis / White Wolf Publishing 1-56504-821-0 / WW 11089
$14.99?$: US dollar
 xxvii+
529
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 Michael Scott Cohen Checkmark
Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology 1998-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Patricia Warrick HarperCollins 0-06-046943-9
$15.62?$: US dollar
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction 1998-05-00 ed. Alice K. Turner HarperPrism 0-06-105288-4
$23.00?$: US dollar
 469
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Carl D. Galian Checkmark
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction 1998-09-00 ed. Alice K. Turner HarperPrism / SFBC 18288
$12.50?$: US dollar
 469
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Carl D. Galian  
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction 1999-02-00 ed. Alice K. Turner HarperPrism 0-06-107342-3
$16.00?$: US dollar
 469
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 Carl D. Galian Checkmark
Urania #1368 1999-08-15 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1368
Lit 7,000?Lit: Italian lira
 250
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.
 mag Marco Patrito  
Technohorror: Inventions in Terror 1999-11-00 ed. James Frenkel Roxbury Park / Lowell House 0-7373-0298-4
$15.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
296
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 Ron Walotsky  
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume Three 2001-06-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Tor 0-312-86877-4
$25.95?$: US dollar
 477
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
From Heinlein to Here 2002-03-00 ed. James Gunn Scarecrow Press 0-8108-4245-9
$32.50?$: US dollar
 xxxi+
565
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 Hallie Gladden Checkmark
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3 2002-04-00 ed. Frederik Pohl Tor 0-312-86876-6
$16.95?$: US dollar
 477
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  
Urania #1480 2003-12-03 ed. Giuseppe Lippi Mondadori 1480
€3.55?€: Euro
 332
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.
 mag Franco Brambilla  
Off Centre 2011-09-29 Damon Knight Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11138-7
£2.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
We, Robots 2020-12-10 ed. Simon Ings Ad Astra / Head of Zeus 978-1-78954-092-5
£8.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth  
We, Robots 2020-12-10 ed. Simon Ings Ad Astra / Head of Zeus 978-1-78954-091-8
£30.00?£: UK pound
 1032
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Best of Damon Knight 2020-12-20 Damon Knight ReAnimus Press 979-8-5844-5241-4
$16.99?$: US dollar
 313
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 Clay Hagebusch  
The Best of Damon Knight 2020-12-21 Damon Knight ReAnimus Press  
$5.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
We, Robots 2021-12-09 ed. Simon Ings Apollo / Head of Zeus 978-1-80024-971-4
£18.00?£: UK pound
 1032
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  
From Heinlein to Here date unknown ed. James Gunn Mentor 0-451-62427-0
$4.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
656
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 Stinson Checkmark
From Heinlein to Here date unknown ed. James Gunn Mentor / New American Library 0-451-61910-2
$3.50?$: US dollar
 xi+
656
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 Stinson Checkmark
The Best of Damon Knight date unknown Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-83375-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
 xiii+
337
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
The Best of Damon Knight date unknown Damon Knight Pocket Books 0-671-83375-8
C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar
 xiii+
337
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
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