Kurt Brand: Der Weg ins Weltall

Overview:

  • Title: Kurt Brand: Der Weg ins Weltall
  • Author: R. Gustav Gaisbauer
  • Year: 1993
  • ISBN-10: 3924443610
  • Publisher: EDFC
  • Price: DM 20.00
  • Pages: 314
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Anthology
  • Title Reference: Kurt Brand: Der Weg ins Weltall
  • Notes:
    • A Fantasia special, originally planned to celebrate Kurt Brand's 75th birthday in 1992.
    • The table of contents on p. 2 lists all textual contributers. The artists are not credited; they were identified by their signatures.
    • The month of publication is stated in 'Fantasia #80/81'.
    • The illustrations on pp. 118, 122 and 124 are technical illustrations of space ships from the Ren Dhark universe.
    • The price os the internal price for EDFC members. The price for non-members will have been between DM 30.00-40.00.
    • The letters section from pp. 187 - 210 has various letters to and by Kurt Brand; they are not explicitly listed here, only the story outlines (Exposés) have been included.
    • All fictional texts were previously unpublished: Motoren donnern zum Ziel was Brand's first short novel of dime-novel length; Laurin... is a story outline for a fantasy series; Verdammte Bücher is the 11th novella of Brand's series about Yal, the space reporter and it has two unfinished alternate endings; Satans Kontobuch is a horror fragment; and Als die Elfen tanzten is Brand's last and completed story.