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The Queen of Air and Darkness

1971 novella by Poul Anderson
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The Queen of Air and Darkness

Summary

The Queen of Air and Darkness is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Queen of Air and Darkness authored Poul Anderson[3].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness received the Hugo Award for Best Novella[4].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness received the Nebula Award for Best Novelette[5].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness received the Locus Award for Best Short Fiction[6].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's genre is recorded as science fiction[8].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's publication date is recorded as +1971-04-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m5jl9[12].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 41025[13].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's published in is recorded as The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction[14].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Queen of Air and Darkness'}[15].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Königin der Dämonen'}[16].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Königin der Luft und der Dunkelheit'}[17].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Die Königin der Luft und Dunkelheit'}[18].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Herrin der Luft und der Dunkelheit'}[19].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '空気と闇の女王'}[20].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "La Reine de l'air et des ténèbres"}[21].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Koningin van lucht en duisternis'}[22].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Luftens och mörkrets drottning'}[23].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'A rainha do ar e da escuridão'}[24].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Crăiasa neantului și-a nopții'}[25].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': "Regina dell'aria e della notte"}[26].
  • The Queen of Air and Darkness's title is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'Královna vzduchu a temnot'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

The Queen of Air and Darkness authored Poul Anderson[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Hugo Award for Best Novella[4], a class of award[28], founded in 1968[29]; Nebula Award for Best Novelette[5], a literary award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1966[32]; and Locus Award for Best Short Fiction[6], a literary award[33], in United States[34].

Why It Matters

The Queen of Air and Darkness ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

What awards did The Queen of Air and Darkness receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novella[4], Nebula Award for Best Novelette[5], and Locus Award for Best Short Fiction[6].

Related Entities

literary work Poul Anderson United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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