page_title: Leigh Brackett
section_title: Bibliography
hierarchical_section_title: Leigh Brackett / Bibliography
caption_attribution_description: English: Cover of Planet Stories, Summer 1955
context_page_description: Leigh Douglass Brackett was an American writer, particularly of science fiction, and has been referred to as the Queen of Space Opera. She was also a screenwriter, known for her work on such films as The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo and The Long Goodbye. She also worked on an early draft of The Empire Strikes Back, elements of which remained in the film; she died before the film went into production. She was the first woman shortlisted for the Hugo Award.
caption: Brackett's novella "Last Call from Sector 9G" was the cover story in the final issue of Planet Stories in 1955, illustrated by Kelly Freas.
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