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Title: Because Our Skins Are Finer Title Record # 59800
Author: Tanith Lee
Date: 1981-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: Huss Hullas is a seal hunter trying to win the favour of Morna, a girl who works at the local bar. He promises her a sealskin for a coat to keep her warm. But when he shoots a young bull seal with a golden coat, he receives an unexpected visit from someone claiming the skin for herself.
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Translations
Year Language Title
1984Translated by Rolf Jurkeit.
German Unser Fell ist weicher

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
Nomination 1982 Balrog Short Fiction

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, November 1981 1981-11-00 ed. T. E. D. Klein TZ Publications, Inc.  
$2.00?$: US dollar
104
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag Clayton Campbell Checkmark
Schattenlicht 1984-00-00 ed. Rolf Jurkeit Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6428) 3-453-01965-2
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
284
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 Photodesign Mall Checkmark
The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales 1985-02-00 Tanith Lee DAW Books (DAW Collectors #615) 0-88677-003-3 / UE2003
$2.95?$: US dollar
288
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 Victoria Poyser Checkmark
The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales 1985-02-00 Tanith Lee DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-88677-003-3 / UE2003
C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar
288
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 Victoria Poyser Checkmark
The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales 1985-05-00 Tanith Lee DAW Books / SFBC 6088
$4.98?$: US dollar
184
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Victoria Poyser  
Dreams of Dark and Light: The Great Short Fiction of Tanith Lee 1986-06-00 Tanith Lee Arkham House 0-87054-153-6
$21.95?$: US dollar
ix+
507
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Max Ernst Checkmark
The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales 2013-04-02 Tanith Lee Fantastic Books 978-1-61720-744-0
$13.99?$: US dollar
214
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 John Kaiine  
The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales 2014-11-27 Tanith Lee Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12091-4
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Legenda Maris 2015-06-26 Tanith Lee Immanion Press 978-1-907737-67-1
£11.99?£: UK pound
270
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 Tanith Lee , John Kaiine  
Dreams of Dark and Light 2016-04-28 Tanith Lee Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-12093-8
£2.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales 2022-07-05 Tanith Lee DAW Books 978-0-698-40452-6
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales date unknown Tanith Lee DAW Books 0-88677-003-3
C$3.50?C$: Canadian dollar
288
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 Victoria Poyser Checkmark
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