Dying of the Light
Dying of the Light is George R. R. Martin's first novel, first published by Simon & Schuster in New York in 1977 after an abridged serialisation in Analog as After the Festival. Gollancz published it in London in 1978. It was nominated for the 1978 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Simon & Schuster, 1977
- First published
- Simon & Schuster, New York, 1977
- First UK edition
- Gollancz, 1978
- Series
- Thousand Worlds
The first edition of Dying of the Light by George R. R. Martin was published in New York by Simon & Schuster in 1977. We track 2 editions.
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- 23 on Open Library, 13 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 11 languages
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Who published the first edition of Dying of the Light?
The first edition of Dying of the Light by George R. R. Martin was published in New York by Simon & Schuster in 1977.
How many editions of Dying of the Light are there?
We track 2 editions of Dying of the Light, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Dying of the Light (Martin novel), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Dying of the Light editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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