Title: Masks

Title: Masks Title Record # 41166
Author: Damon Knight
Date: 1968-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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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
Playboy, July 1968	1968-07-00	ed. Editors of Playboy			$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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. ISO code: USD	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
Off Centre	1969-09-00	Damon Knight	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (5))	0-575-00359-6	28/-^?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).	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
Dark Stars	1969-12-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Ballantine Books	0-345-01796-X / 01796	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Progetto uomo : racconti di fantascienza tratti da Playboy scelti e presentati da Federico Valli	1970-00-00	ed. Federico Valli	De Carlo Editore (Gamma. Il fantalibro #5 (De Carlo))		Lit 1,500^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	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
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. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	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. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 294	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Wendell Minor
Masks	1971-00-00	ed. Editors of Playboy	Playboy Press	16126	$0.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
Off Centre	1971-03-00	Damon Knight	The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)	167	£0.50^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	192	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Terry James
Dark Stars	1971-09-00	ed. Robert Silverberg	Ballantine Books (UK)	0-345-01796-X	£0.35^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	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
The New Tomorrows	1971-10-00	ed. Norman Spinrad	Belmont Books	B95-2172	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
A Pocketful of Stars	1972-02-00	ed. Damon Knight	Doubleday		$5.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 294	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Wendell Minor
A Pocketful of Stars	1972-07-00	ed. Damon Knight	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-01474-1	£1.90^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xiv+ 294	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The New Tomorrows	1973-00-00	ed. Norman Spinrad	Belmont Tower	50540	$0.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
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
Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader	1973-09-00	ed. Robin Scott Wilson	Mentor / New American Library	MW1236	$1.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
As Tomorrow Becomes Today	1974-00-00	ed. Charles Wm. Sullivan, III	Prentice-Hall	0-13-050021-6	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
As Tomorrow Becomes Today	1974-00-00	ed. Charles Wm. Sullivan, III	Prentice-Hall	0-13-050039-9	$7.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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. ISO code: GBP	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
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. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	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
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. ISO code: USD	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
Progetto uomo : racconti di fantascienza tratti da Playboy scelti e presentati da Federico Valli	1976-00-00	ed. Federico Valli	De Carlo Editore (Gamma. Il fantalibro #5 (Ciscato))		Lit 3,500^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	232	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Best of Damon Knight	1976-05-00	Damon Knight	Nelson Doubleday / SFBC	2474	$2.49^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 307	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Richard V. Corben
The Best of Damon Knight	1976-09-00	Damon Knight	Pocket Books	0-671-80699-8	$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
The Best of Damon Knight	1976-09-00	Damon Knight	Pocket Books	0-671-80699-8	C$1.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	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
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. ISO code: GBP	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. ISO code: USD	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
Off Centre	1977-10-00	Damon Knight	Magnum	0-417-02200-X	£0.70^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	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
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
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
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. ISO code: USD	xviii+ 476	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mark Rubin
Sirius, #41	1979-11-05	ed. Borivoj Jurković^?Borivoj Jurkovic Borivoj Jurkovich	Vjesnik		Din 20^?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006	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
From Heinlein to Here	1979-12-00	ed. James Gunn	Mentor / New American Library	0-451-61784-3 / ME1784	$2.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
The Best of Damon Knight	1980-07-00	Damon Knight	Pocket Books	0-671-83375-8	$2.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
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. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	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
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. ISO code: USD	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. ISO code: USD	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
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. ISO code: USD		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. ISO code: USD	469	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Carl D. Galian
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction	1998-09-00	ed. Alice K. Turner	HarperPrism / SFBC	18288	$12.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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. ISO code: USD	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
Urania #1368	1999-08-15	ed. Giuseppe Lippi	Mondadori	1368	Lit 7,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	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. ISO code: USD	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. ISO code: USD	477	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
From Heinlein to Here	2002-03-00	ed. James Gunn	Scarecrow Press	0-8108-4245-9	$32.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3	2002-04-00	ed. Frederik Pohl	Tor	0-312-86876-6	$16.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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. ISO code: EUR	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. ISO code: GBP		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. ISO code: GBP		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. ISO code: GBP	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. ISO code: USD	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. ISO code: USD		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. ISO code: GBP	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. ISO code: USD	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
From Heinlein to Here	date unknown	ed. James Gunn	Mentor / New American Library	0-451-61910-2	$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
The Best of Damon Knight	date unknown	Damon Knight	Pocket Books	0-671-83375-8	$2.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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
The Best of Damon Knight	date unknown	Damon Knight	Pocket Books	0-671-83375-8	C$2.75^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	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

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