Title: Asylum

Title: Asylum Title Record # 46531
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1942-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
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Year	Language	Title
1961^ⓘTranslated by Jesco von Puttkamer	German	Asyl
1969^ⓘTranslated by Frank Straschitz	French	Les Dreeghs
1972^ⓘTranslated by M. Slagt-Prins	Dutch	Toevluchtsoord
1974^ⓘTranslated by Eduardo Saló	Portuguese	Os vampiros espaciais
1981^ⓘTranslated by Eva Malsch	German	Asyl

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
5	2018 Retro Hugo	Best Novella

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Astounding Science Fiction, May 1942 (UK)	1942-05-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Atlas Publishing and Distribution Co. Ltd		0/9^?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).	64	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
Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1942	1942-05-00	ed. John W. Campbell, Jr.	Street & Smith Publications, Inc.		$0.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	132	bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	Hubert Rogers
Adventures in Time and Space	1946-00-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House		$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 997	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	George Salter
Adventures in Time and Space	1946-08-26	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House		$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 997	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	George Salter
Away and Beyond	1952-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Pellegrini & Cudahy		$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	309	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Glanzman-Parker
Away and Beyond	1952-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Avon	548	$0.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	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.	coll
Adventures in Time and Space	1953-00-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House			xv+ 824	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space	1957-00-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Modern Library (Modern Library Giant #31)	G31	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	997	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Salter
Famous Science-Fiction Stories: Adventures in Time and Space	1957-00-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House		C$3.45^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	997	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Away and Beyond	1959-02-00	A. E. van Vogt	Berkley Books	G-215	$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	172	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	Richard Powers
Away and Beyond	1959-02-00	A. E. van Vogt	Berkley Books	G-215	C$0.35^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	172	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	Richard Powers
Away and Beyond	1960-09-00	A. E. van Vogt	Berkley Books		$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	172	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	Richard Powers
Away and Beyond	1960-12-00	A. E. van Vogt	Berkley Books		$0.35^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	172	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	Richard Powers
Das Absolutum	1961-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Balowa / Gebrüder Zimmermann (Balowa Bestseller des Kosmos)	280	DM 8.50^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	270	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Das Absolutum	1962-07-13	A. E. van Vogt	Moewig (Terra #237)	237	DM 0.70^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	63	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".	coll	Karl Stephan
Away and Beyond	1963-08-00	A. E. van Vogt	Berkley Medallion	F812	$0.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	190	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	Richard Powers
Away and Beyond	1963-09-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	1569	3/6^?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).	219	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 Binger
Away and Beyond	1968-04-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	24379	5/-^?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).	218	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
Au-delà du néant / Destination univers	1969-06-16	A. E. van Vogt	OPTA (Club du Livre d'Anticipation #19)			413	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Away and Beyond	1970-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	24379	5/-^?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).	219	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
Betoverend dorp	1972-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Bruna (Bruna SF #18)	90-229-9018-4		190	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	Robert Nix
Away and Beyond	1973-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02437-9	£0.35^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	219	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	Chris Foss
Away and Beyond	1973-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02437-9	£0.35^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	219	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	Chris Foss
Das Absolutum	1973-11-13	A. E. van Vogt	Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra #118)	TA118	DM 1.20^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	65	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".	coll	Eddie Jones
Para Além do Infinito	1974-06-00	A. E. van Vogt	Dêagá (Ciência #28)			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.	coll
Adventures in Time and Space	1975-08-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Ballantine Books	0-345-25374-4	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[xvii]+ 997	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
Away and Beyond	1977-11-00	A. E. van Vogt	Jove / HBJ	0-515-04426-1	$1.75^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	254	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
Away and Beyond	1977-11-00	A. E. van Vogt	Jove / HBJ	0-515-04426-1 / M426	C$1.75^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	254	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
Adventures in Time and Space	1978-03-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27747-3	$6.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 997	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
Au-delà du néant	1978-04-07	A. E. van Vogt	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5025)	2-266-00540-5		203	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	W. Siudmak
Away and Beyond	1978-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther / Granada	0-586-02437-9	£0.75^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	219	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	Chris Foss
Adventures in Time and Space	1978-12-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28925-0	$9.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	997	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
Adventures in Time and Space	1979-12-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-27747-3	$9.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	997	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
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942	1980-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #405)	0-87997-570-9 / UE1570	$2.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	448	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	Antonio Bernal
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 4, 1942	1980-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-570-9	C$2.75^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	448	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	Antonio Bernal
Die besten Stories von 1942	1981-06-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction #6717)	3-8118-6717-2	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	335	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
Die Vierziger Jahre I	1982-10-00	ed. Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs	Hohenheim (Edition SF im Hohenheim Verlag)	3-8147-0027-9	DM 32.00^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	402	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Oliviero Berni
Isaac Asimov Presents The Golden Years of Science Fiction: 2nd Series	1983-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers	0-517-41367-1		723	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Au-delà du néant	1984-02-02	A. E. van Vogt	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5025)	2-266-00540-5		203	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	W. Siudmak
Au-delà du néant	1984-08-10	A. E. van Vogt	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5025)	2-266-00540-5		203	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	W. Siudmak
Adventures in Time and Space	1990-08-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Random House / SFBC	17325	$14.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	1004	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Gary D. Lang
Invasions	1990-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Roc / New American Library	0-451-45027-2 / LE5027	$4.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	382	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	J. K. Potter
Invasions	1990-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Roc / New American Library	0-451-45027-2	C$5.95^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	382	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	J. K. Potter
Weird Vampire Tales	1992-08-00	ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg	Gramercy Books	0-517-06018-3	$9.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	442	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Jim Campbell
Adventures in Time and Space	2001-11-00	ed. Raymond J. Healy, J. Francis McComas	Science Fiction Book Club	0-7394-2214-6 / 05417	$17.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	1004	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Gary D. Lang
Transfinite: The Essential A. E. van Vogt	2003-04-00	A. E. van Vogt	NESFA Press	1-886778-34-5	$29.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	571+ [2]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Transfinite: The Essential A. E. van Vogt	2006-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	NESFA Press	1-886778-34-5	$29.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	571+ [2]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton

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