Richard Cantling felt a strange, brief sense of relief, followed by an even greater sense of loss, a loss so terrible and final and total that he knew it was beyond the power of the words he worshipped.
Then the feeling was gone.
Cantling stepped back, folded his arms, studied the four portraits. Such excellent work; looking at the paintings, he could almost feel their presence in his house.
Dunnahoo, his first-born, the boy he wished he’d been.
Cissy, his true love.
Barry Leighton, his wise and tired alter-ego.
Nicole, the daughter he’d never had.
His people. His characters. His children.
A week later, another, much smaller package arrived. Inside the carton were copies of four of his novels, a bill, and a polite note from the artist inquiring if there would be any more commissions.
Richard Cantling said no, and paid the bill by check.
GEORGE R. R. MARTIN:
A RETROSPECTIVE FICTION CHECKLIST
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2006
BY LESLIE KAY SWIGART
University Library, California State University, Long Beach
This checklist of the professionally published fiction of George R. R. Martin, now in its second published version, is part of a much larger project which eventually will be as complete and thorough a bibliography of the work by, and about, George R. R. Martin as may be created by diligence, persistence, and sheer dogged research. In this future bibliography I hope to provide meticulously detailed bibliographic descriptions of all known editions, versions, adaptations, and translations of all books, scripts, short fiction, and nonfiction by Mr. Martin, as well as an annotated bibliography of all known reviews, interviews, articles, and biographical works about Mr. Martin and his work.
The focus of this more modest listing is on the first English-language professional print publications of his books, books he has edited, scripts, and his short fiction. For the books, only the first American and British English language editions are presented, with no attempt to track the reprints of these or other editions. There are several foreign-language volumes with no English-language equivalent; these volumes are not listed here. The short fiction and scripts are listed chronologically by year, then alphabetically by title, with the first publication or first air dates given, along with appearances in his collection. Pre-professional publication is noted only when the item is later reprinted professionally. For all items there is a note of those foreign languages and other formats into which they are known to have been translated.
This project began, although I was then unaware of it, one late June weekend in 1973 in Dallas, Texas. I was attending D-Con ’73, a comics-and science fiction-oriented convention, as the author of Harlan Ellison: A Bibliographical Checklist, which was being published that weekend by the convention chairman, Joe Bob Williams, in honor of the con’s guest of honor, Harlan Ellison. In attendance at the con were a group of young writers, most of whom knew each other through their SF or comics connections. Among these writers were Howard Waldrop, Steve Utley, Lisa Tuttle, and George R. R. Martin.
As far as any evidence exists, I next ran into George at the Science Fiction Writers of America’s Nebula Awards weekend in spring 1974 where George took a photo of a very young and startled-looking me, a photo which I still have. By DisCon II (32nd World Science Fiction Convention, Washington, D.C., 1974), our acquaintance was off and running (quite literally!). Over the years there have been many conversations, mail and email exchanged, and meals shared as well as the occasional convention.
After a while, as George’s writing career continued to prosper there were thoughts and desultory discussions about my doing a bibliography of George’s work along the lines of the one I’d done on Ellison. Then, while attending a party at ConJosé (60th World SF Convention, San Jose, California) in 2002, George asked me if I’d be interested in doing a modest bibliography for the collection of his work that was being proposed for publication in time for his Guest of Honor gig at Torcon III (61st World SF Convention in Toronto) the following year. If so, he would broach the subject with his publisher, William Schafer of Subterranean Press. Then, in late September an email arrived with the subject line of “wanna do my bibliography?” Schafer was interested. Emails were exchanged. Et voilà! This second updated version was prompted by this Bantam publication of Dreamsongs, Volume I and II (previously published as GRRM: A RRetrospective).
LESLIE KAY SWIGART
Los Angeles and Long Beach, California
February 2007
The sources of this checklist are as follows:
My own collection bought in stores all over the U.S., Ontario, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy, and which has been generously supplemented over the years by gifts, especially foreign editions, from George. Thanks, George!
The collection of George R. R. Martin himself, examined in April 2004 during a sabbatical leave from California State University, Long Beach. Thank you George! And thank you, CSULB!
Previous bibliographies:
Stephensen-Payne, Phil. George R. R. Martin: The Ace from New Jersey; A Working Bibliography. 2nd rev. edn. [Leeds, England; Albuquerque, NM]: Galactic Central [1989]. The original edition (1987) of this bibliography was the first separately published bibliography of Martin’s work.
Marano, Lydia C. George R(aymond) R(ichard) Martin: Bibliography. Manuscript bibliography, dated 31 May 1994, prepared for an unrealized publication.
Miller, John J. Collecting George R. R. Martin. Firsts: The Book Collector’s Magazine, 11 (9), November 2001: 36-45. Provides valuation ranges for first editions.
Other indexes, catalogs, and websites:
Brown, Charles N., and William G. Contento. The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998) [and annual supplements]. 2004-2006.
[http://www.locusmag.com/index/; latest access: 2007-02-02]
Contento, William G. Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections, Combined Edition. 2005. [http://contento.best.vwh.net/0start.htm; latest access: 2007-02-02]
George R. R. Martin Bibliography [and] George R. R. Martin Cover Art Gallery. George R. R. Martin Official Website.
[http://www.georgerrmartin.com; latest access: 2007-01-28]
George R. R. Martin—Bibliography Summary. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database. [http://www.isfdb.com]; latest access: 2007-02-02]
Index Translationum, 1971-date. [print: 1971-1977; electronic: 1978-date, http://databases.unesco.org/xtrans/; latest access: 2007-02-02]
Martin, George R. R. Bibliografía general. Términus Trántor. 2007.
[http://www.ttrantor.org; latest access: 2007-02-10]
National Library catalogs too numerous to mention.
O autorovi: Martin, George R. R. Daemon: Internetové knihkopectví on-line. 2007.
[http://www.daemon.cz; latest access: 2007-02-09]
Pree, Christian. Bibliographie der deutschsprachiger Science Fiction-Stories und Bücher/Bibliography of German Science Fiction Stories and Books. 1998-2007.
[http://www.chpr.at/sfstorye.htm; latest access: 2007-02-02]
Vegetti, Ernesto, Pino Cottogni, and Ermes Bertoni. Catalogo SF, Fantasy e Horror. 2007. [http://www.fantascienza.com/catalogo/index.htm; latest access: 2007-02-02]
WorldCat [OCLC; latest access 2007-02-03]
Order of information and the abbreviations used in this checklist:
For Books and Books Edited:
Title of Book [type of book]
a. [Hardcover, paperback or trade paper indicator] Place of publication: publisher name, year of publication. Original price in country of publication (additional prices in other countries, if given). Note: Only first American and British editions are given, with the occasional limited edition where that edition is not the first. There are several foreign-language collections which have no English-language equivalent; these volumes are not given here.
b. Foreign languages, adaptations, and other formats int
o which book is known to have been translated.
c. Contents of collections are given based on the first American publication.
For Scripts:
a. [TV scripts] “Episode title.” Series title, first airdate.
b. [Film scripts] Title. Producing company, year of first release.
For Short Fiction:
a. [In periodicals:] Title of story. Periodical title, volume # (issue number; whole issue #), date. [Abbreviations for appearances in Martin’s own collections, see below.]
b. [In books:] Title of story. Title of collection. Editor. Place of publication: publisher name, year of publication. [Abbreviations for appearances in Martin’s own collections, see below.]
c. Foreign languages, adaptations, and other formats into which story is known to have been translated.
Abbreviations for Martin collections in which the story also appears:
SLya = A Song for Lya and Other Stories [1976]
SongsS&S = Songs of Stars and Shadows [1977]
Wind = Windhaven [1981; novel based on previously published stories]
Sks = Sandkings [1981]
SongsDMS = Songs the Dead Men Sing [1983]
Nflyrs = Nightflyers [the collection; 1985]
TufV = Tuf Voyaging [1986]
Portraits = Portraits of His Children [1987]
Quartet = Quartet [2001]
GRRM = GRRM: A RRetrospective [2003; aka: Dreamsongs]
General Abbreviations:
Audio = audio recording (cassette or CD)
AudioBPH = audio recording for blind or physically handicapped
E-audio = electronic sound file/audio recording
E-text = electronic book or other electronic-based text
Ed. = Edited, or Editor
Graphic = graphic story or comic adaptation
HC = hardcover edition
Ltd = limited edition
PB = mass market paperback edition
TPB = trade paperback edition
Video = Video recording (VHS, Videodisc, or DVD)
Books By:
A Song for Lya and Other Stories [Short Story Collection]
[PB] New York: Avon, 1976. $1.25
[PB.] Sevenoaks, UK: Coronet, 1978. 85p
Other forms: Czech; French; German; Italian; Spanish.
Contents: With Morning Comes Mistfall. The Second Kind of Loneliness. Override. Dark, Dark Were the Tunnels. The Hero. fta. Run to Starlight. The Exit to San Breta. Slide Show. A Song for Lya.
Songs of Stars and Shadows [Short Story Collection]
[PB] New York: Pocket, 1977. $1.75
[PB] London: Coronet, 1981. 95p
Other forms: Czech; French; German; Italian.
Contents: Introduction. This Tower of Ashes. Patrick Henry, Jupiter, and the Little Red Brick Spaceship. Men of Greywater Station [written with Howard Waldrop]. The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr. Night of the Vampyres. The Runners. Night Shift. “… for a single yesterday.” And Seven Times Never Kill Man.
Dying of the Light [Novel based on previously published serialized novel in Analog (1977) as: After the Festival]
[HC] New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977. $9.95
[HC] London: Victor Gollancz, 1978. £4.95
Other forms: Czech; Dutch; French; German; Italian; Polish; Russian; Spanish; AudioBPH; E-text.
Hugo Awards nominee.
Windhaven. Written with Lisa Tuttle. [Novel based on previously published stories (1975, 1980, 1981)]
[HC] New York: Timescape, 1981. $13.95
[PB] London: New English Library, 1982. £1.50
Other forms: Bulgarian; Croatian; Czech; Dutch; French; German; Italian; Japanese; Polish; Russian; Spanish; Braille (French); E-text.
Contents: Novel based on previously published stories: Storms [original title: The Storms of Windhaven]; One-Wing; The Fall (published contemporaneously in Amazing).
Nightflyers. [Novella expanded from the originally published story (1980)]
[PB] Binary Star No. 5: Nightflyers [by] George R. R. Martin, [and] True Names [by] Vernor Vinge. New York: Dell, 1981. $2.50
Other forms: Czech; French; Polish; Russian.
Hugo Awards nominee.
Sandkings [Short Story Collection]
[PB] New York: Pocket, 1981. $2.75
[PB] London: Futura, 1983. £2.25 ($6.95 Australia)
Other forms: Czech; German; Japanese; Polish.
Contents: The Way of Cross and Dragon. Bitterblooms. In the House of the Worm. Fast-Friend. The Stone City. Starlady. Sandkings.
Fevre Dream [Novel]
[HC] New York: Poseidon, 1982. $14.95
[HC] London: Victor Gollancz, 1983. £7.95
[HC Ltd] Burton, MI: Subterranean (forthcoming)
Other forms: French; German; Hebrew; Hungarian; Italian; Japanese; Polish; Russian; Spanish; AudioBPH; E-text.
World Fantasy Awards nominee.
Songs the Dead Men Sing [Short Story Collection]
[HC Ltd] Niles, Illinois: Dark Harvest, 1983. $35.00 [for 500 for sale copies] [Limitation statement: “The First Edition of Songs the Dead Men Sing is limited to five hundred individually signed and numbered copies.” Marano notes that there were also 50 presentation copies, and six proofs.]
[HC] London: Victor Gollancz, 1985. £9.95
Other forms: Czech; Spanish.
Contents: George R. R. Martin, Dark Harbinger [introduction, by A. J. Budrys]. The Monkey Treatment. “… for a single yesterday.” In the House of the Worm. The Needle Men. Meathouse Man. Sandkings. This Tower of Ashes. Nightflyers [expanded version]. Remembering Melody.
The Armageddon Rag: A Stereophonic Long-Playing Novel [Novel]
[HC] New York: Poseidon, 1983. $15.95
[HC Ltd] Omaha [and] Kansas City: Nemo, 1983. $50.00 [for 500 for sale copies] [Limitation statement: “This special collector’s first edition is limited to 540 signed and slipcased copies, of which 500 are for sale, 14 are specially marked and numbered as review copies, and the remaining 26, marked A through Z, are reserved for the Press, having been designated as presentation copies. Six of these presentation copies are hand-bound in leather and are personalized with foil stamping.”]
[PB] Sevenoaks [UK]: New English Library, 1984. £2.95
Other forms: Croatian; French; German; Polish; Swedish; Braille; E-text.
World Fantasy Awards nominee.
Nightflyers [Short Story Collection]
[TPB] New York: Bluejay, 1985. $8.95
Contents: Nightflyers [expanded version]. Override. Weekend in a War Zone. And Seven Times Never Kill Man. Nor the Many-Colored Fires of a Star Ring. A Song for Lya.
Tuf Voyaging [Short Story Collection]
[HC] New York: Baen, 1986. $15.95
[HC] London: Victor Gollancz, 1987. £10.95
Contents: Prologue. The Plague Star. Loaves and Fishes. Guardians. Second Helpings. A Beast for Norn [rewritten version]. Call Him Moses. Manna From Heaven.
Other forms: Bulgarian; Czech; Lithuanian; Polish; Romanian; Russian; Spanish.
Portraits of His Children [Short Story Collection]
[HC Ltd] Arlington Hts, Illinois: Dark Harvest, 1987. $150.00 [52 copies lettered, signed, boxed]; $39.95 [Limitation statement: “This deluxe first edition of Portraits of His Children is limited to four hundred fifty individually signed and numbered copies.] [Note: Marano says: 75 presentation copies and 24 proofs also]
[HC] Arlington Hts., Illinois: Dark Harvest, 1987. $18.95 [2500 copies]
Other forms: Czech.
Contents: A Sketch of Their Fathers [introduction by Roger Zelazny]. With Morning Comes Mistfall. The Second Kind of Loneliness. The Last Super Bowl. The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr. The Ice Dragon. In the Lost Lands. Unsound Variations. Closing Time. Under Siege. The Glass Flower. Portraits of His Children.
Dead Man’s Hand [Novel; written with John J. Miller; Wild Cards, 7]
See below: Books Edited By GRRM
The Pear-Shaped Man [separate publication of short story (198
7)].
[PB] Eugene, Oregon: Pulphouse, 1991. (Short Story Paperback, #37) $1.95
[HC] Eugene, Oregon: Pulphouse, 1991. (Short Story Hardback, #24) $20.00 [Limitation statement: Short Story Hardback Issue Twenty-Four: The Pear-Shaped Man by George R. R. Martin has been published in a limited edition of 100 copies. 100 limited, signed, and numbered 1-100.]
Other forms: E-text.
A Game of Thrones [Novel; A Song of Ice and Fire, 1]
[The opening chapters published in a mass-market paperback format as a “preview edition.”] London: HarperCollins, 1996. £0.99
[HC] New York: Bantam, 1996. $21.95 ($29.95 Canada)
[HC] London: HarperCollins, 1996. £16.99
[HC Ltd] Atlanta, GA: Meisha Merlin, 2000. [Limitation Statement: This edition of A Game of Thrones is limited to 500 copies, 52 lettered and 448 numbered. This is letter/number ___. A GAME OF THRONES. Book One of A Song of Ice and Fire.]
Other forms: Bulgarian; Chinese (PRC); Chinese (Taiwan); Croatian; Czech; Dutch; Finnish; French; German; Hebrew; Hungarian; Italian; Japanese; Korean; Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Serbian; Spanish; Swedish; Audio; AudioBPH; E-audio; E-text.
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