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Title: FTA Title Record # 50960
Author: George R. R. Martin
Date: 1974-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1976ⓘTranslated by Charlotte Winheller
 German Im Auftrag der FTL
1979ⓘTranslated by Annemarie Kindt
 Dutch De sdl
1979ⓘTranslated by Michelangelo Spada
 Italian FTL
1982ⓘTranslated by Martin Eisele
 German LMA
1982 French VSL
1985ⓘ• Translated by Mirjana Živković
 Serbian Brže od svetlosti [as by Džordž R. R. Martin]
2016ⓘTranslated by Ruxandra Toma
 Romanian
Ai dracului șarlatani?Ai dracului sarlatani

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1974 1974-05-00 ed. Ben Bova Condé Nast  
$0.60?$: 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 Jack Gaughan Checkmark
A Song for Lya and Other Stories 1976-02-00 George R. R. Martin Avon 0-380-00521-2
$1.25?$: US dollar
 208
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 Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
A Song for Lya and Other Stories 1976-02-00 George R. R. Martin Avon 0-380-00521-2
C$1.25?C$: Canadian dollar
 208
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 Patrick Woodroffe Checkmark
Science Fiction Story Reader 6 1976-07-00 ed. Herbert W. Franke Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3498) 3-453-30388-1
DM 3.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 144
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 Edward Blair Wilkins Checkmark
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories 1978-03-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Doubleday 0-385-13044-9
$8.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Peter Rauch Checkmark
A Song for Lya 1978-03-00 George R. R. Martin Coronet Books 0-340-22779-6
£0.85?£: UK pound
 208
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 Joe Petagno Checkmark
Dwergsterren 1979-06-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Vincent van der Linden, Joseph D. Olander Bruna (Bruna SF #100) 90-229-9100-8
ƒ8.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder
 240
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
Urania #815 1979-12-23 ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini Mondadori 815
Lit 1,000?Lit: Italian lira
 200
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 Karel Thole Checkmark
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories 1980-08-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
$2.50?$: US dollar
 xx+
296
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
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories 1980-09-00 ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Pan Books 0-330-26155-X
£1.75?£: UK pound
 302
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 John Harris Checkmark
Die zweite Stufe der Einsamkeit 1982-03-00 George R. R. Martin Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3567) 3-8118-3567-X
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 271
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 Carl Lundgren Checkmark
Chanson pour Lya 1982-10-11 George R. R. Martin J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1380) 2-277-21380-2   285
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 Eric Ladd Checkmark
Najbolje svetske SF priče 1985?Najbolje svetske SF price 1985
Najbolje svetske SF priche 1985
 1985-00-00 ed.
Zoran Živković?Zoran Zivkovic
 Prosveta (Kentaur)     273
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
Željko Pahek?Zeljko Pahek
 Checkmark
A Song for Lya and Other Stories 2001-04-00 George R. R. Martin Babbage Press 1-930235-11-9
$17.95?$: US dollar
 215
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 Lydia C. Marano Checkmark
Cântec pentru Lya?Cantec pentru Lya
 2016-06-04 George R. R. Martin Editura Nemira (Nautilus) 978-606-758-592-6
Lei 40?Lei: Romanian leu
 320
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  
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
$3.25?$: US dollar
 xx+
296
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
C$2.75?C$: Canadian dollar
 xx+
296
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  
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
$3.95?$: US dollar
 xx+
296
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  
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories date unknown ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Avon 0-380-50773-0
$3.95?$: US dollar
 296
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  
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