Title: Sandkings Title Record # 45192
Author: George R. R. Martin
Date: 1979-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Series: Thousand Worlds
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Year Language Title 1981 French Rois des sables 1982ⓘTranslated by Hans Molenaar Dutch Zandkoninkjes 1982ⓘTranslated by Hannelore Hoffmann German Sandkönige 1983ⓘTranslated by Ion Doru Brana Romanian Regii nisipurilor 1984 Swedish Sandkungar 1984ⓘTranslated by Ingrid Jurela-Jarak Croatian Kraljevi pijeska 1992ⓘTranslated by an unknown hand Russian Песчаные короли?Peschanye koroli [as by Д. Мартин?D. Martin ] 1998ⓘTranslated by Darosław Jerzy Toruń Polish Piaseczniki 2007 French Les rois des sables 2017 Portuguese Reis da areia

Year Language Title 1981ⓘTranslated by Ad van Seijen Dutch Zandkoningen (part 1 of 2) 1981ⓘTranslated by Ad van Seijen Dutch Zandkoningen (part 2 of 2)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
1	1980 Hugo	Best Novelette
1	1980 Locus	Best Novelette
Win	1980 Nebula	Novelette
Nomination	1980 Balrog	Short Fiction

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Omni, August 1979	1979-08-00	ed. Ben Bova, Frank Kendig	Omni Publications International Ltd.	0149-8711	$2.00?$: US dollar	148	bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.	mag	Peter Goodfellow
The Best of Omni Science Fiction	1980-04-00	ed. Ben Bova, Don Myrus	Omni Society		$3.50?$: US dollar	144	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	Pierre Lacombe
The Best of Omni Science Fiction	1980-04-00	ed. Ben Bova, Don Myrus	Omni Society		C$3.75?C$: Canadian dollar	144	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	Pierre Lacombe
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection	1980-08-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	E. P. Dutton	0-525-06498-2	$11.95?$: US dollar	xxviii+ 225	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mark Rubin
The Best of Omni Science Fiction	1980-08-00	ed. Ben Bova, Don Myrus	Omni Society / SFBC	3957	$6.50?$: US dollar	144	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Pierre Lacombe
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9	1980-08-00	ed. Terry Carr	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28601-4	$2.50?$: US dollar	xi+ 369	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
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #9	1980-08-00	ed. Terry Carr	Del Rey / Ballantine	0-345-28601-4	C$2.95?C$: Canadian dollar	xi+ 369	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
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9	1980-10-09	ed. Terry Carr	Gollancz	0-575-02830-0	£7.50?£: UK pound	xi+ 361	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Nebula Winners Fifteen	1981-04-00	ed. Frank Herbert	Harper & Row	0-06-014830-6	$12.95?$: US dollar	xiv+ 223	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Egon Lauterberg
Sandkings	1981-12-00	George R. R. Martin	Timescape / Pocket Books	0-671-42663-X	$2.75?$: US dollar	238	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	Rowena Morrill
Sandkings	1981-12-00	George R. R. Martin	Timescape / Pocket Books	0-671-42663-X	C$3.25?C$: Canadian dollar	238	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	Rowena Morrill
Sandkings	1982-03-00	George R. R. Martin	Timescape / Pocket Books / SFBC	6349	$5.50?$: US dollar	208	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Dawn Wilson
Nebula Winners Fifteen	1982-04-00	ed. Frank Herbert	W. H. Allen	0-491-02855-5	£8.50?£: UK pound	xiv+ 223	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bruce Pennington
Nebula Winners Fifteen	1983-01-00	ed. Frank Herbert	Star	0-352-31227-0	£1.75?£: UK pound	xvi+ 223	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	Bruce Pennington
Nebula Winners Fifteen	1983-03-00	ed. Frank Herbert	Bantam Books	0-553-23035-2	$2.95?$: US dollar	xiv+ 219	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	Gary LaSasso
Sandkings	1983-04-00	George R. R. Martin	Orbit / Futura	0-7088-2306-8	£2.25?£: UK pound	238	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	Bruce Pennington
Songs the Dead Men Sing	1983-10-00	George R. R. Martin	Dark Harvest	0-913165-01-8	$35.00?$: US dollar	xvi+ 291	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Paul Sonju
The First Omni Book of Science Fiction	1984-01-00	ed. Ellen Datlow	Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp.	0-8217-1319-1	$3.95?$: US dollar	395	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	Wayne McLoughlin
Songs the Dead Men Sing	1985-11-00	George R. R. Martin	Gollancz	0-575-03566-8	£8.95?£: UK pound	224	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Songs the Dead Men Sing	1986-00-00	George R. R. Martin	Sphere	0-7221-5736-3	£2.50?£: UK pound	214	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	Steve Crisp
Sandkings	1986-02-00	George R. R. Martin	Baen Books	0-671-65554-X	$2.95?$: US dollar	254	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	Michael Whelan
The Hugo Winners, Volume 5: 1980-1982	1986-04-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday	0-385-18946-X	$18.95?$: US dollar	xii+ 372	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
The Hugo Winners, Volume 5: 1980-1982	1986-06-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday / SFBC	02882	$5.98?$: US dollar	xii+ 340	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Tita Nasol
The Best of the Nebulas	1989-04-00	ed. Ben Bova	Tor	0-312-93184-0	$19.95?$: US dollar	593	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Doug Fornuff
The Best of the Nebulas	1989-04-00	ed. Ben Bova	Tor	0-312-93175-1	$14.95?$: US dollar	593	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	Doug Fornuff
The Best of the Nebulas	1990-11-00	ed. Ben Bova	Robert Hale	0-7090-4258-2	£15.95?£: UK pound	573	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Helen Hale
Foundations of Fear	1992-09-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Tor	0-312-85074-3	$27.50?$: US dollar	660	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Tom Canty
The Super Hugos	1992-09-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Baen Books	0-671-72135-6	$4.99?$: US dollar	424	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	Frank Kelly Freas
Foundations of Fear	1992-10-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Tor / BOMC		$21.95?$: US dollar	660	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Tom Canty
Foundations of Fear	1993-07-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Tor / QPBC		$15.95?$: US dollar	660	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	Tom Canty
Worlds of Fear	1994-09-00	ed. David G. Hartwell	Tor	0-812-55002-1	$4.99?$: US dollar	464	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	Tom Canty
The Reel Stuff	1998-09-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen	DAW Books	0-88677-817-4	$5.99?$: US dollar	383	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	Les Edwards
Sandkings	2001-07-00	George R. R. Martin	Fictionwise		$1.39?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century	2001-11-00	ed. Orson Scott Card	Ace Books	0-441-00864-X	$24.95?$: US dollar	x+ 422	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Pyrographx
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century	2001-12-00	ed. Orson Scott Card	Ace Books / SFBC	11613	$12.50?$: US dollar	x+ 422	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Pyrographx
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
Cyberfilms	2004-03-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen	ibooks	0-7434-8743-5	$12.95?$: US dollar	ix+ 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.	anth	Dave Seeley
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century	2004-03-00	ed. Orson Scott Card	Ace Books	0-441-01133-0	$14.00?$: US dollar	x+ 422	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	Pyrographx
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
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 I	2007-10-30	George R. R. Martin	Bantam Books	978-0-553-90432-1	$12.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Dominic Harman
Dreamsongs: Volume I	2007-11-00	George R. R. Martin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-80545-2	$27.00?$: US dollar	683	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Dominic Harman
Dreamsongs: I	2008-03-13	George R. R. Martin	Gollancz	978-0-7528-9008-1	£8.99?£: UK pound	656	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 Reel Stuff	2008-06-03	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Brian Thomsen	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1098)	978-0-7564-0522-9	$15.00?$: US dollar	viii+ 456	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: A RRetrospective: Book One	2008-09-18	George R. R. Martin	Gollancz / Orion	978-0-575-08611-1	£1.99?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories	2011-10-31	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Corvus	978-0-85789-487-8	£25.00?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Nic Cheetham
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories	2012-05-08	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tor	978-0-7653-3360-5	$39.99?$: US dollar	xx+ 1126	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Nic Cheetham
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories	2012-05-08	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tor / SFBC	1356431	$22.99?$: US dollar	xx+ 1126	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Nic Cheetham
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories	2012-05-08	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Tor	978-0-7653-3362-9	$29.99?$: US dollar	xx+ 1126	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	Nic Cheetham
Dreamsongs: Volume I	2012-10-16	George R. R. Martin	Bantam Books	978-0-553-38568-7	$18.00?$: US dollar	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
The Complete Dreamsongs	2012-10-16	George R. R. Martin	Bantam Books	978-0-345-53845-1	$19.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Starter Pack: 4-Book Bundle	2012-12-03	George R. R. Martin	Bantam Books	978-0-345-54113-0	$34.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni
In Space No One Can Hear You Scream	2013-10-00	ed. Hank Davis	Baen Books	978-1-4516-3941-4	$15.00?$: US dollar	325	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	Bob Eggleton
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection	2016-07-12	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books	978-1-101-91009-2	$25.00?$: US dollar	xxxi+ 1178	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	Bruce Pennington
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection	2016-07-12	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books	978-1-101-91010-8	$25.00?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Bruce Pennington
The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection	2016-07-12	ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer	Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC	14-1016912	$19.55?$: US dollar	xxxi+ 1178	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	Bruce Pennington
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: I	date unknown	George R. R. Martin	Gollancz	978-0-7528-9008-1	£9.99?£: UK pound	656	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
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century	date unknown	ed. Orson Scott Card	Ace Books	0-441-00864-X	$24.95?$: US dollar	x+ 422	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Pyrographx
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Twentieth Century	date unknown	ed. Orson Scott Card	Ace Books	0-441-01133-0	$16.00?$: US dollar	x+ 422	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	Pyrographx

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