Title: Nightflyers

Title: Nightflyers Title Record # 49769
Author: George R. R. Martin
Date: 1980-04-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Thousand Worlds
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: According to the copyright page of ''Binary Star No. 5'', "Nightflyers" first appeared in ''Analog'' magazine in a slightly different form.

Synopsis: A team of academics seeking to study an ancient alien ship passing through the galaxy charter a mysterious ship with a mysterious captain, and mysterious deaths occur.

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Other Titles

Translations

Translated Serializations

Year	Language	Title
1981^ⓘTranslated by Heinrich Keim	German	Die Expedition der Nachtfee
1982^ⓘTranslated by Odile Sabathé-Ricklin, revised by Ayerdhal.	French	Le volcryn
1983^ⓘTranslated by Walter Brumm	German	Nachtflieger
1983^ⓘTranslated by M. M. Lindenburg	Dutch	Nachtjagers
1992^ⓘTranslated by А. Лазарчук	Russian	Пронзающие мрак^?Pronzayushchie mrak [as by Д. Мартин^?D. Martin ]
1992^ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu as by (Dan-Mihai Pavelescu)	Romanian	Zburătorii Nopții^?Zburatorii Noptii
1999^ⓘTranslated by Mihai-Dan Pavelescu	Romanian	Zburătorii nopți^?Zburahtorii noptsi Zburatorii Noptii
2012^ⓘTranslated by Luis Santos per Bibliowiki.	Portuguese	Nightflyers
2014^ⓘTranslated by Maike Hallmann	German	Nachtgleiter
2017^ⓘTranslated by Alexandre Martins	Portuguese	Voadores da noite
2019^ⓘTranslated by Alexandre Martins	Portuguese	Nightflyers

Year	Language	Title
1982^ⓘTranslated by 安田均(Yasuda Hitoshi)	Japanese	ナイトフライヤー (Part 1 of 2)^?Naitofuraiyā (Part 1 of 2) Naitofuraiyaa (Part 1 of 2) [as by ジョージ・R・R・マーティン^?Jōji R. R. Mātin ]
1982^ⓘTranslated by 安田均(Yasuda Hitoshi)	Japanese	ナイトフライヤー (Part 2 of 2)^?Naitofuraiyā (Part 2 of 2) Naitofuraiyaa (Part 2 of 2) [as by ジョージ・R・R・マーティン^?Jōji R. R. Mātin ]

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
1	1980 Analog	Best Novella/Novelette
1	1981 Locus	Best Novella
3	1981 Hugo	Best Novella
Win (as ナイトフライヤー (Part 1 of 2)^?Naitofuraiyā (Part 1 of 2) Naitofuraiyaa (Part 1 of 2) )	1983 Seiun	Best Translated Short Story
Win (as ナイトフライヤー (Part 2 of 2)^?Naitofuraiyā (Part 2 of 2) Naitofuraiyaa (Part 2 of 2) )	1983 Seiun	Best Translated Short Story

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 1980	1980-04-00	ed. Stanley Schmidt	Condé Nast		$1.50^?$: US dollar	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	Paul Lehr
Binary Star No. 5	1981-02-00	ed. uncredited	Dell	0-440-10757-1	$2.50^?$: US dollar	239	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	George Tsui
Binary Star No. 5	1981-02-00	ed. uncredited	Dell	0-440-10757-1	C$2.75^?C$: Canadian dollar	239	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	George Tsui
Kopernikus 2	1981-02-00	ed. H. J. Alpers	Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3514)	3-8118-3514-9	DM 5.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	189	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	Giuseppe Festino
The 1981 Annual World's Best SF	1981-05-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-617-9 / UE1617	C$2.75^?C$: Canadian dollar	252	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	Michael Mariano
The 1981 Annual World's Best SF	1981-05-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #432)	0-87997-617-9	$2.50^?$: US dollar	252	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	Michael Mariano
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10	1981-07-00	ed. Terry Carr	Timescape / Pocket Books	0-671-42262-6	$3.50^?$: US dollar	viii+ 434	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 1981 Annual World's Best SF	1981-08-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books / SFBC	5524	$3.98^?$: US dollar	ix+ 243	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	John Gampert
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Tenth Annual Collection	1981-08-00	ed. Gardner Dozois	E. P. Dutton	0-525-06499-0	$12.50^?$: US dollar	xxx+ 225	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Mark Rubin
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #10	1981-10-00	ed. Terry Carr	Gollancz	0-575-03024-0	£8.95^?£: UK pound	424	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Le volcryn	1982-02-12	George R. R. Martin	Presses de la Cité^?Presses de la Cite ( Presses de la Cité - Futurama^?Presses de la Cite - Futurama #36)	2-258-00996-0		155	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.	chap	José de Huescar^?Jose de Huescar
S-Fマガジン 1982年08月号, #289^?Esu-Efu Magajin 1982-nen 08-gatsu Gō, #289 Esu-Efu Magajin 1982-nen 08-gatsu Gou, #289 S-F Magajin 1982-nen 08-gatsu Gō, #289 S-F Magajin 1982-nen 08-gatsu Gou, #289	1982-08-00	ed. 今岡清^?いまおかきよし Imaoka Kiyoshi	早川書房^?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼうハヤカワショボウ		¥600^?¥: Japanese yen	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.	mag	加藤直之^?かとうなおゆき Katō Naoyuki Katou Naoyuki
S-Fマガジン 1982年09月号, #290^?Esu-Efu Magajin 1982-nen 09-gatsu Gō, #290 Esu-Efu Magajin 1982-nen 09-gatsu Gou, #290 S-F Magajin 1982-nen 09-gatsu Gō, #290 S-F Magajin 1982-nen 09-gatsu Gou, #290	1982-09-00	ed. 今岡清^?いまおかきよし Imaoka Kiyoshi	早川書房^?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼうハヤカワショボウ		¥600^?¥: Japanese yen	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.	mag	加藤直之^?かとうなおゆき Katō Naoyuki Katou Naoyuki
Die schönsten Science Fiction Stories des Jahres: Band 1	1983-00-00	ed. Terry Carr	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4021)	3-453-30928-6	DM 9.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	525	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
Ginnungagap & andere verhalen	1983-00-00	ed. Terry Carr	Het Spectrum (Prisma #2071)	90-274-1208-1		157	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	Hans Pieko
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
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
Nightflyers	1985-12-00	George R. R. Martin	Bluejay Books	0-312-94332-6	$8.95^?$: US dollar	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
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
Nightflyers	1987-02-00	George R. R. Martin	Tor	0-812-54562-1	$2.95^?$: US dollar	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
13 Short Horror Novels	1987-12-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh	Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers (Baker's Dozen)	0-517-63171-7	$8.98^?$: US dollar	ix+ 758	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Nightflyers	1988-00-00	George R. R. Martin	Tor	0-812-54564-8	$3.50^?$: US dollar	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
Almanah Anticipația 1993^?Almanah Anticipatia 1993	1992-00-00	ed. Mihai-Dan Pavelescu, Viorica Podină^?Viorica Podinah Viorica Podina	Știință & Tehnică^?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah		Lei 500^?Lei: Romanian leu	224	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
Империя мрака^?Imperiya mraka	1992-00-00	ed. uncredited	Сибирская Речь^?Sibirskaya Rech' ( Армагеддон^?Armageddon )	5-87251-001-2		544	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	М. Шараев^?M. Sharaev
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
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^?Lei: Romanian leu	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	Chris Moore
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
GRRM: A RRetrospective	2003-09-00	George R. R. Martin	Subterranean Press	1-931081-90-5	$40.00^?$: 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
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: 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 1: A RRetrospective	2008-03-13	George R. R. Martin	Gollancz	978-0-7528-9008-1	£8.99^?£: UK pound	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
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
Le volcryn	2010-05-00	George R. R. Martin	ActuSF	978-2-917689-21-9	€9.00^?€: Euro	158	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.	chap	Lasth
Zburătorii nopții^?Zburahtorii noptsii Zburatorii noptii	2010-06-25	George R. R. Martin	Editura Nemira (Nautilus)	978-606-8134-95-6	Lei 10^?Lei: Romanian leu	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
O dragão do inverno e outras histórias^?O dragao do inverno e outras historias	2012-00-00	George R. R. Martin	Edições Saída de Emergência^?Edicoes Saída de Emergencia (Bang! #194)	978-9896-37461-7		397	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
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
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
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
GRRM: Eine RRetrospektive 1	2014-12-00	George R. R. Martin	Fantasy Productions	978-3-946502-00-5	€29.50^?€: Euro	608	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Le volcryn	2015-02-00	George R. R. Martin	ActuSF ( Hélios^?Helios #21)	978-2-917689-80-6	€7.00^?€: Euro	172	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.	chap	Jung Shan Chang
Traumlieder: Zweiter Band	2015-03-00	George R. R. Martin	Heyne	978-3-453-31625-6	€14.99^?€: Euro	623	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
GRRM: RRetrospectiva da obra	2017-00-00	George R. R. Martin	LeYa Brasil	978-85-441-0622-8		1104	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Elmo Rosa
Nightflyers & Other Stories	2018-03-27	George R. R. Martin	Tor	978-1-250-30384-4	$5.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll	Stephen Youll
Nightflyers	2018-03-27	George R. R. Martin	Bantam Books	978-0-525-61969-7	$5.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap	Larry Rostant
Nightflyers: The Illustrated Edition	2018-05-29	George R. R. Martin	Bantam Books	978-0-525-61968-0	$25.00^?$: US dollar	193	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	chap	Larry Rostant
Nightflyers	2018-05-31	George R. R. Martin	HarperVoyager	978-0-00-829612-4	£14.99^?£: UK pound	191	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	chap	David Palumbo
Nightflyers	2018-05-31	George R. R. Martin	HarperVoyager	978-0-00-829613-1	£4.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap
Nightflyers and Other Stories	2018-05-31	George R. R. Martin	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-00-830018-0	£2.99^?£: UK pound		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^?£: UK pound	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	$9.99^?$: US dollar	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	2018-08-28	George R. R. Martin	Bantam Books	978-0-525-62089-1	$9.99^?$: US dollar	208	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.	chap
Nightflyers and Other Stories	2019-01-10	George R. R. Martin	Harper Voyager (UK)	978-0-00-830076-0	£8.99^?£: UK pound	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
Nightflyers	2019-01-10	George R. R. Martin	HarperVoyager	978-0-00-829611-7	£7.99^?£: UK pound	176	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.	chap
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^?Lei: Romanian leu	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
Nightflyers	2019-06-17	George R. R. Martin	Suma de Letras	978-85-565-1081-5	R$44.90^?R$: Brazilian real	144	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	chap
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

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Reviews

Review [French] by Pascal J. Thomas (1982) in Fiction, #330
Review [French] by Bertrand Bonnet (2010) in Bifrost, #60
Review [French] by Thomas Day (2012) in Bifrost, #67