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The Last Castle

1966 novella by Jack Vance
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Summary

The Last Castle is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Jack Vance[3]
  • Award received: Nebula Award for Best Novella[4], Hugo Award for Best Novelette[5]
  • Illustrator: Alicia Austin[6]
  • Genre: science fiction[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Country of origin: United States[9]
  • Publication date: April 1966[10]
  • Published in: Galaxy Science Fiction[11], Le Livre d'or de la science-fiction : Jack Vance[12]
  • Title: The Last Castle[13], Die letzte Burg[14], Le Dernier château[15], Az utolsó várkastély[16], L'ultimo castello[17], Het laatste kasteel[18], Последняя цитадель[19], Poslednji zamak[20]
  • Form of creative work: novella[21]

Why It Matters

The Last Castle has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

What awards did The Last Castle receive?

Honors received include Nebula Award for Best Novella[4] and Hugo Award for Best Novelette[5].

Related Entities

Jack Vance literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'ro', 'ru', 'uk', 'ur']
    Sitelink count → 9
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  2. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Form of creative work → novella
    Award received → —
    Published in → Galaxy Science Fiction, Le Livre d'or de la science-fiction : Jack Vance
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