Leigh Brackett

Leigh Brackett was a writer, particularly of SF, but also of mysteries and screenplays. Her work in Hollywood included the noir film "The Big Sleep" (1946) (written with William Faulkner) and the screenplay for "The Empire Strikes Back" (arguably the best of the Star Wars movies).

Bibliography

• "Martian Quest" (1940 in Astounding Science Fiction; her first published SF story)
• The Citadel of Lost Ships (1943)
• No Good from a Corpse (1944 novel; a hard-boiled detective mystery)
• Screenplay with William Faulkner for The Big Sleep
• Shadow Over Mars (1944 novel SF)
• Lorelei of the Red Mist (started by Brackett, finished by Ray Bradbury)
• Enchantress of Venus (1949)
• Queen of the Martian Catacombs (1949; first Eric John Stark)
• The Long Tomorrow (1955)

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