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Title: A Song for Lya Title Record # 50961
Author: George R. R. Martin
Date: 1974-06-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Thousand Worlds
Webpages: wikidata.org
Language: English
User Rating: 7.00 (4 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Other Titles

Translations Translated Serializations
Year Language Title
1975ⓘTranslated by Yoma Cap
 German Abschied von Lya
1982ⓘTranslated by Martin Eisele
 German Ein Lied für Lya
1982 French Chanson pour Lya
1984ⓘ
  • Translated by Boban Kne˛ević & Aleksandar B. Nedeljković & Miodrag Milovanović
Serbian Pesma za Liu [as by D˛or˛ R. R. Martin]
1994ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
 Romanian
Cāntec pentru Lya?Cantec pentru Lya
1996ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli
 Italian Un canto per Lya
1999ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
 Romanian
Un cāntec pentru Lya?Un ceyhntec pentru Lya
2016ⓘTranslated by Ruxandra Toma
 Romanian
Cāntec pentru Lya?Cantec pentru Lya
Year Language Title
1982 Polish
Pieśń dla Lyanny (Part 1 of 2)?Piesn dla Lyanny (Part 1 of 2)
1982 Polish
Pieśń dla Lyanny (Part 2 of 2)?Piesn dla Lyanny (Part 2 of 2)

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
1 1975 Hugo Best Novella
2 1975 Locus Best Novella
Nomination 1975 Nebula Novella

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1974 1974-06-00 ed. Ben Bova Condé Nast   $0.60 180
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Frank Kelly Freas Checkmark
The 1975 Annual World's Best SF 1975-05-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books (DAW Collectors #148) UW1170 $1.50 269
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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The 1975 Annual World's Best SF 1975-09-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / SFBC 1260 $2.49 ix+
277
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Richard V. Corben Checkmark
Science Fiction Story Reader 5 1975-12-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3473) 3-453-30355-5 DM 3.80 156
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 Checkmark
A Song for Lya and Other Stories 1976-02-00 George R. R. Martin Avon 0-380-00521-2 $1.25 208
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 Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
A Song for Lya and Other Stories 1976-02-00 George R. R. Martin Avon 0-380-00521-2 C$1.25 208
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 Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
The World's Best SF Short Stories #2 1976-11-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim The Elmfield Press 0-7057-0076-3   269
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth John Leeder Checkmark
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three 1977-08-05 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday 0-385-12218-7 $12.50 xvi+
603
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Robert Jay Silverman  
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three 1977-12-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC 1845 $4.50 xvi+
603
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Robert Jay Silverman Checkmark
A Song for Lya 1978-03-00 George R. R. Martin Coronet Books 0-340-22779-6 £0.85 208
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 Joe Petagno Checkmark
The Best of Analog 1978-10-00 ed. Ben Bova Baronet Publishing Co. (A Baronet/Analog Book) 0-89437-034-0 $5.95 418
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 Alex Schomburg  
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three, Part Three: 1974-1975 1979-00-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Dennis Dobson     209
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Best of Analog 1979-03-00 ed. Ben Bova Ace Books (An Analog Book) 0-441-05470-6 $2.25 418
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 Alex Schomburg Checkmark
The Hugo Winners: Volume 3, Book 2 1979-07-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Fawcett Crest 0-449-24045-2 $1.95 352
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 Attila Hejja Checkmark
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Four 1980-12-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books 0-87997-585-1 $2.25 269
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 Segrelles Checkmark
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Four 1980-12-00 ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim DAW Books / New American Library of Canada 0-87997-585-1, UE1585 C$2.50 269
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 Segrelles Checkmark
Fantastyka 1'82 1982-00-00 ed. Adam Hollanek
Krajowe Wydawnictwo Czasopism "Prasa-Książka-Ruch"?Krajowe Wydawnictwo Czasopism "Prasa-Ksiazka-Ruch"
 35839 zł50 66
A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
 mag Jerzy Wróblewski Checkmark
Fantastyka 2'82 1982-00-00 ed. Adam Hollanek
Krajowe Wydawnictwo Czasopism "Prasa-Książka-Ruch"?Krajowe Wydawnictwo Czasopism "Prasa-Ksiazka-Ruch"
 35839 Z-109 zł50 66
A4?21 cm by 29.7 cm or 8.3" by 11.7" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
 mag C. Thole Checkmark
Die zweite Stufe der Einsamkeit 1982-03-00 George R. R. Martin Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3567) 3-8118-3567-X DM 6.80 271
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
Chanson pour Lya 1982-10-11 George R. R. Martin J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1380) 2-277-21380-2   285
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 Eric Ladd Checkmark
Monolit, Science Fiction almanah 1984-04-00 ed.
Boban Kne˛ević?Boban Knezevic
 Izdanje prevodilaca, Monolit (Monolit #1)     510
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
Dobrosav-Bob ˇivković?Dobrosav-Bob Zivkovic
Dobrosav-Bob Zhivkovich
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Nightflyers 1985-12-00 George R. R. Martin Bluejay Books 0-312-94332-6 $8.95 295
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 Warhola Checkmark
Nightflyers 1987-02-00 George R. R. Martin Tor 0-812-54562-1 $2.95 295
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 Warhola Checkmark
Nightflyers 1988-00-00 George R. R. Martin Tor 0-812-54564-8 $3.50 295
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 James Warhola Checkmark
Almanah Anticipația 1995?Almanah Anticipatia 1995
 1994-00-00 ed. Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah
 973-96937-4-1 Lei 4900 272
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 Walter Riess  
I premi Hugo 1974-75 1996-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Classici Urania #233)   6,500 Lit 234
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 Chris Alan Wilton  
Zburătorii nopții?Zburahtorii noptsii
Zburatorii noptii
 1999-00-00 George R. R. Martin Editura Teora (Sci-Fi (Editura Teora) #37) 973-20-0224-7 Lei 30,000 214
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  
Ikarus 2001 2001-00-00 ed. Wolfgang Jeschke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #6370) 3-453-17984-6 €8.00 782
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 Boris Vallejo Checkmark
A Song for Lya and Other Stories 2001-04-00 George R. R. Martin Babbage Press 1-930235-11-9 $17.95 215
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 Lydia C. Marano Checkmark
GRRM: A RRetrospective 2003-09-00 George R. R. Martin Subterranean Press 1-931081-91-3 $125.00 1283
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Phil Parks  
GRRM: A RRetrospective 2003-09-00 George R. R. Martin Subterranean Press 1-931081-90-5 $40.00 1283
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Phil Parks  
A Song for Lya 2005-00-00 George R. R. Martin ElectricStory.com 1-59729-036-X $2.00  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap Catska Ench , Cory Ench  
Dreamsongs: GRRM: A RRetrospective 2006-00-00 George R. R. Martin Gollancz 978-0-575-08148-2 £14.99 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 1185
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Dominic Harman Checkmark
Dreamsongs: GRRM: A RRetrospective 2007-10-00 George R. R. Martin Gollancz / Orion 0-575-07905-3 £14.99 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: Volume I 2007-10-30 George R. R. Martin Bantam Books 978-0-553-90432-1 $12.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Dominic Harman  
Dreamsongs: Volume I 2007-11-00 George R. R. Martin Bantam Spectra 0-553-80545-2 $27.00 683
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Dominic Harman Checkmark
Dreamsongs 1: A RRetrospective 2008-03-13 George R. R. Martin Gollancz 978-0-7528-9008-1 £8.99 672
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: A RRetrospective: Book One 2008-09-18 George R. R. Martin Gollancz / Orion 978-0-575-08611-1 £1.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Zburătorii nopții?Zburahtorii noptsii
Zburatorii noptii
 2010-06-25 George R. R. Martin Editura Nemira (Nautilus) 978-606-8134-95-6 Lei 10 384
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  
Dreamsongs: Volume I 2012-10-16 George R. R. Martin Bantam Books 978-0-553-38568-7 $18.00 xix+
686
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  
Starter Pack: 4-Book Bundle 2012-12-03 George R. R. Martin Bantam Books 978-0-345-54113-0 $34.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni  
Traumlieder: Erster Band 2014-11-00 George R. R. Martin Heyne 978-3-453-31611-9 €14.99 540
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
Nele Schütz?Nele Schuetz
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GRRM: Eine RRetrospektive 1 2014-12-00 George R. R. Martin Fantasy Productions 978-3-946502-00-5 €29.50 608
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Cāntec pentru Lya?Cantec pentru Lya
 2016-06-04 George R. R. Martin Editura Nemira (Nautilus) 978-606-758-592-6 Lei 40 320
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  
Nightflyers & Other Stories 2018-03-27 George R. R. Martin Tor 978-1-250-30384-4 $5.99  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Nightflyers and Other Stories 2018-05-31 George R. R. Martin Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-830017-3 £20.00 368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Larry Rostant  
Nightflyers & Other Stories 2018-06-00 George R. R. Martin Tor 978-1-250-30234-2 $9.99 368
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 Stephen Youll  
Nightflyers and Other Stories 2019-01-10 George R. R. Martin Harper Voyager (UK) 978-0-00-830076-0 £8.99 368
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 Larry Rostant  
Zburătorii nopții?Zburahtorii noptsii
Zburatorii noptii
 2019-02-14 George R. R. Martin Editura Nemira (Armada (Editura Nemira)) 978-606-43-0430-8 Lei 40 312
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  
The Hugo Winners, Volume Three date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov Doubleday / SFBC 01845 $5.98 xvi+
603
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Robert Jay Silverman Checkmark
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