Home › Entities › literary_work › Sandkings

Sandkings

short story collection by George R.R. Martin first published in 1981
VisualArtwork literary_work Q3132589
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Sandkings

Summary

Sandkings is a literary work[1]. Sandkings ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sandkings authored George R. R. Martin[3].
  • Sandkings received the Locus Award for Best Collection[4].
  • Sandkings's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Sandkings's genre is science fiction[6].
  • Sandkings's language of work or name is recorded as American English[7].
  • Sandkings's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • Sandkings comprises The Way of Cross and Dragon[9].
  • Sandkings comprises Bitterblooms[10].
  • Sandkings comprises In the House of the Worm[11].
  • Sandkings comprises Fast-Friend[12].
  • Sandkings comprises The Stone City[13].
  • Sandkings comprises Starlady[14].
  • Sandkings comprises Sandkings[15].
  • Sandkings was released on December 1981[16].
  • Sandkings's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126601495[17].
  • Sandkings's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sandkings'}[18].
  • Sandkings's different from is recorded as Sandkings[19].
  • Sandkings's form of creative work is recorded as short story collection[20].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sandkings authored George R. R. Martin[3].

Publication

Sandkings was released on December 1981[16]. Sandkings's language of work or name is recorded as American English[7]. Sandkings's genre is science fiction[6].

Reception

Sandkings received the Locus Award for Best Collection[4].

Why It Matters

Sandkings ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month).[2] Sandkings has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

FAQs

What awards did Sandkings receive?

Honors received include Locus Award for Best Collection[4].

Related Entities

George R. R. Martin literary work United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sandkings. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sandkings-q3132589
MLA “Sandkings.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sandkings-q3132589.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sandkings-q3132589_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Sandkings}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sandkings-q3132589}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Sandkings — https://4ort.xyz/entity/sandkings-q3132589 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/sandkings-q3132589 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 27d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1981-12-00T00:00:00Z
    Has part(s) → The Way of Cross and Dragon, Bitterblooms, In the House of the Worm +4
    Publication date → —
    Country of origin → United States
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:سینڈ کنگز (شارٹ اسٹوری کلیکشن)]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.