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Title: Under Siege

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Title: Under Siege Title Record # 45197
Author: George R. R. Martin
Date: 1985-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Language: English
Note: A reworking of Martin's early story "The Fortress" (written in 1968) with speculative elements added.
User Rating: 8.00 (3 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Translations
Year Language Title
1990ⓘTranslated by Barbara Heidkamp
 German Belagert
1994ⓘTranslated by <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/se.cgi?arg=Mihai-Dan%20Pavelescu&amp;type=Name&amp;mode=exact">Mihai-Dan Pavelescu</a>
 Romanian Stare de asediu
2013ⓘTranslated by Éric Holstein
 French Assiégés
2017 Portuguese Sob cerco

Awards

Place Year and Award Category
6 1986 Locus Best Novelette

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Omni, October 1985 1985-10-00 ed. Ellen Datlow, Gurney Williams, III Omni Publications International Ltd. 0149-8711
$3.00?$: US dollar
 176
bedsheet?8.5" by 11.25" magazines, e.g. early issues of Amazing; or the 1942-43 issues of Astounding.
 mag Michel Tcherevkoff Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection 1986-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Bluejay Books 0-312-94487-X
$10.95?$: US dollar
 624
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 Thomas Kidd Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection 1986-04-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Bluejay Books 0-312-94486-1
$19.95?$: US dollar
 624
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Thomas Kidd Checkmark
The Year's Best Science Fiction, Third Annual Collection 1986-11-00 ed. Gardner Dozois Bluejay Books / SFBC 10323
$9.98?$: US dollar
 626
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Tom Kidd Checkmark
Portraits of His Children 1987-07-00 George R. R. Martin Dark Harvest 0-913165-19-0
$18.95?$: US dollar
 263
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Val Lakey Lindahn , Ron Lindahn Checkmark
Portraits of His Children 1987-07-00 George R. R. Martin Dark Harvest 0-913165-18-2
$39.95?$: US dollar
 263
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Val Lakey Lindahn , Ron Lindahn Checkmark
The Seventh Omni Book of Science Fiction 1989-06-00 ed. Ellen Datlow Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp. 0-8217-2688-9
$4.50?$: US dollar
 408
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
Hiroshima soll leben! 1990-00-00 ed. Karl Michael Armer Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4740) 3-453-04308-1
DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 475
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 Jan Heinecke Checkmark
Portraits of His Children 1992-06-00 George R. R. Martin Baen 0-671-72124-0
$4.99?$: US dollar
 353
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 Paul Chadwick (1957-) Checkmark
Hiroshima soll leben! 1993-00-00 ed. Karl Michael Armer Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4740) 3-453-04308-1
DM 16.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 474
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 Jan Heinecke  
Anticipația CPSF 513?Anticipatia CPSF 513
 1994-07-00 ed. Mihai-Dan Pavelescu
Știință & Tehnică?Shtiintsa & Tehnicah
  
Lei 300?Lei: Romanian leu
 32
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 Walter Riess  
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 Checkmark
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  
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 Checkmark
Futures Past 2006-11-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Books 0-441-01454-2
$7.99?$: US dollar
 x+
290
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 AXB Group Checkmark
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 II 2007-12-00 George R. R. Martin Bantam Books 978-0-553-90434-5
$12.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Dominic Harman Checkmark
Dreamsongs: Volume II 2007-12-00 George R. R. Martin Bantam Spectra 0-553-80658-0
$27.00?$: US dollar
 741
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Dominic Harman Checkmark
Dreamsongs: Volume II 2012-10-16 George R. R. Martin Bantam Books 978-0-553-38569-4
$18.00?$: US dollar
 741
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  
Futures Past 2013-06-15 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen 978-1-62579-145-0
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
The Time Traveller's Almanac 2013-11-07 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Head of Zeus 978-1-78185-390-0
£25.00?£: UK pound
 948
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Au fil du temps 2013-11-14 George R. R. Martin ActuSF (
Perles d'épice?Perles d'epice
)		 978-2-917689-56-1
€19.00?€: Euro
 326
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 Andrew Brase  
The Time Traveler's Almanac 2014-03-00 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-7421-9
$37.99?$: US dollar
 948
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Will Staehle Checkmark
The Time Traveler's Almanac 2014-03-18 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-7424-0
$25.99?$: US dollar
 xii+
948
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 Will Staehle Checkmark
GRRM: Eine RRetrospektive 2 2014-12-00 George R. R. Martin Fantasy Productions 978-3-946502-08-1
€29.50?€: Euro
 621
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Traumlieder Dritter Band 2015-06-00 George R. R. Martin Heyne 978-3-453-31672-0
€14.99?€: Euro
 825
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
 Checkmark
Au fil du temps 2016-02-00 George R. R. Martin ActuSF (
Hélios?Helios
#48)		 978-2-36629-802-4
€9.00?€: Euro
 300
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 Johann Bodin  
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 Checkmark
The Time Traveller's Almanac 2018-08-09 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Head of Zeus 978-1-78854-736-9
£15.00?£: UK pound
 960
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  
The Time Traveller's Almanac 2021-12-09 ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Apollo / Head of Zeus 978-1-80024-970-7
£18.00?£: UK pound
 960
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  
The Time Traveler's Almanac date unknown ed. Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer Tor 978-0-7653-7424-0
$25.99?$: US dollar
 xii+
948
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 Will Staehle Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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