Sandkings

1979 novelette by George R. R. Martin
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Summary

Sandkings is a literary work[1]. Sandkings ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (653 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: George R. R. Martin[3]
  • Award received: Hugo Award for Best Novelette[4], Locus Award for Best Novelette[5], Nebula Award for Best Novelette[6]
  • Genre: science fiction[7]
  • Part of the series: Thousand Worlds[8]
  • Language of work or name: English[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Publication date: August 1979[11]
  • Has edition or translation: Sandkings[12]
  • Published in: Omni[13], Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Ninth Annual Collection[14], Q133044315[15], Nebula Winners Fifteen[16], Sandkings[17], Songs the Dead Men Sing[18], Fantastyka[19], The Hugo Winners, Volume 5[20], The Best of the Nebulas[21], Foundations of Fear[22], Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century[23], GRRM: A RRetrospective[24], The Weird[25], The Big Book of Science Fiction[26]
  • Title: Sandkings[27]
  • Different from: Sandkings[28]
  • Derivative work: The Sandkings[29]
  • Form of creative work: novelette[30]
  • Set in environment: fictional planet[31]

Why It Matters

Sandkings has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Sandkings is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did Sandkings receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novelette[4], Locus Award for Best Novelette[5], and Nebula Award for Best Novelette[6].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . georgerrmartin.com. georgerrmartin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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