A Song for Lya
This article is about the story collection. For the novella by the same author, see A Song for Lya (novella).
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| Author | George R. R. Martin |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Patrick Woodroffe |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction and fantasy short stories |
| Publisher | Avon Books |
Publication date | 1976 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-380-00521-2 |
| OCLC | 2411749 |
A Song for Lya is the first collection of stories by science fiction and fantasy writer George R. R. Martin, published as a paperback original by Avon Books in 1976. It was reprinted by different publishers in 1978 and in 2001. The title is sometimes rendered A Song for Lya and Other Stories.[1] A Song for Lya won the 1977 Locus Poll as the year's best story collection.[2]
Contents
- "With Morning Comes Mistfall" (Analog 1973)
- "The Second Kind of Loneliness" (Analog 1972)
- "Override" (Analog 1973)
- "Dark, Dark Were the Tunnels" (Vertex 1973)
- "The Hero" (Galaxy 1971)
- "FTA" (Analog 1974)
- "Run to Starlight" (Amazing 1974)
- "The Exit to San Breta" (Fantastic 1972)
- "Slide Show" (Omega 1973)
- "A Song for Lya" (Analog 1974)[3]
Reception
Spider Robinson reviewed the collection favorably, declaring that while a few stories were "duds," that "the good stuff in Song for Lya is so dazzingly good that it would cover a much greater multitude of sins."[4]
References
- ↑ ISFDB bibliography
- ↑ Locus Index to Sf Awards Archived August 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
- ↑ "Galaxy Bookshelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1976, p.113-14
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