Title: Under Siege

Title: Under Siege Title Record # 45197
Author: George R. R. Martin
Date: 1985-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English

Note: A reworking of Martin's early story "The Fortress" (written in 1968) with speculative elements added.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1990^ⓘTranslated by Barbara Heidkamp	German	Belagert
1994^ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu	Romanian	Stare de asediu
2013^ⓘTranslated by Éric Holstein	French	Assiégés
2017^ⓘTranslated by Márcia Blasques	Portuguese	Sob cerco

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
6	1986 Locus	Best Novelette

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Omni, October 1985	1985-10-00	ed. Ellen Datlow, Gurney Williams, III	Omni Publications International Ltd.	0149-8711	$3.00^?$: US dollar	176	bedsheet^?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	Michel Tcherevkoff
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection	1986-04-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	Bluejay Books	0-312-94487-X	$10.95^?$: US dollar	624	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Thomas Kidd
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection	1986-04-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	Bluejay Books	0-312-94486-1	$19.95^?$: US dollar	624	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Thomas Kidd
The Year's Best Science Fiction, Third Annual Collection	1986-11-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	Bluejay Books / SFBC	10323	$9.98^?$: US dollar	626	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Tom Kidd
Portraits of His Children	1987-07-00	George R. R. Martin	Dark Harvest	0-913165-19-0	$18.95^?$: US dollar	263	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Val Lakey Lindahn , Ron Lindahn
Portraits of His Children	1987-07-00	George R. R. Martin	Dark Harvest	0-913165-18-2	$39.95^?$: US dollar	263	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Val Lakey Lindahn , Ron Lindahn
The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction	1989-06-00	ed. Ellen Datlow	Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp.	0-8217-2688-9	$4.50^?$: US dollar	408	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
Portraits of His Children	1992-06-00	George R. R. Martin	Baen Books	0-671-72124-0	$4.99^?$: US dollar	353	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Paul Chadwick (1957-)
GRRM: A RRetrospective	2003-09-00	George R. R. Martin	Subterranean Press	1-931081-90-5	$40.00^?$: US dollar	1279	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Phil Parks
GRRM: A RRetrospective	2003-09-00	George R. R. Martin	Subterranean Press	1-931081-91-3	$125.00^?$: US dollar	1283	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Phil Parks
Dreamsongs: GRRM: A RRetrospective	2006-00-00	George R. R. Martin	Gollancz	978-0-575-08148-2	£14.99^?£: UK pound	1182+ [3]	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Dominic Harman
Dreamsongs: GRRM: A RRetrospective	2006-09-00	George R. R. Martin	Gollancz / Orion	0-575-07905-3	£20.00^?£: UK pound	1185	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Dominic Harman
Futures Past	2006-11-00	ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois	Ace Books	0-441-01454-2	$7.99^?$: US dollar	x+ 290	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	AXB Group
Dreamsongs: GRRM: A RRetrospective	2007-10-00	George R. R. Martin	Gollancz / Orion	0-575-07905-3	£14.99^?£: UK pound	1185	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Dominic Harman
Dreamsongs: Selections from Volumes I and II	2007-10-30	George R. R. Martin	Random House Audio				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll	Dominic Harman
Dreamsongs: Volume II	2007-12-00	George R. R. Martin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-80658-0	$27.00^?$: US dollar	741	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Dominic Harman
Dreamsongs: Volume II	2007-12-00	George R. R. Martin	Bantam Books	978-0-553-90434-5	$12.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Dominic Harman
Dreamsongs: II	2008-05-15	George R. R. Martin	Gollancz	978-0-7528-9009-8	£8.99^?£: UK pound	717	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Dominic Harman
Dreamsongs: Volume II	2012-10-16	George R. R. Martin	Bantam Books	978-0-553-38569-4	$18.00^?$: US dollar	741	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Dominic Harman
Futures Past	2013-06-15	ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois	Baen Books	978-1-62579-145-0	$4.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Ron Miller
The Time Traveller's Almanac	2013-11-07	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Head of Zeus	978-1-78185-390-0	£25.00^?£: UK pound	xii+ 948	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Time Traveler's Almanac	2014-03-00	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tor	978-0-7653-7421-9	$37.99^?$: US dollar	948	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Will Staehle
The Time Traveler's Almanac	2014-03-18	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tor	978-0-7653-7424-0	$25.99^?$: US dollar	xii+ 948	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Will Staehle
The Time Traveller's Almanac	2018-08-09	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Head of Zeus	978-1-78854-736-9	£15.00^?£: UK pound	960	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
The Time Traveller's Almanac	2021-12-09	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Apollo / Head of Zeus	978-1-80024-970-7	£18.00^?£: UK pound	960	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
Dreamsongs: GRRM: A RRetrospective	date unknown	George R. R. Martin	Gollancz / Orion	0-575-07905-3	£20.00^?£: UK pound	1185	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Dominic Harman
Dreamsongs: II	date unknown	George R. R. Martin	Gollancz	978-0-7528-9009-8	£9.99^?£: UK pound	717	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Dominic Harman
The Time Traveler's Almanac	date unknown	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tor	978-0-7653-7424-0	$25.99^?$: US dollar	xii+ 948	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Will Staehle

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Reviews

Review by Don D'Ammassa (1998) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #198 July-August 1998