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The Dragon Waiting

1983 novel by John M. Ford
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Summary

The Dragon Waiting is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Dragon Waiting authored John M. Ford[3].
  • The Dragon Waiting received the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[4].
  • The Dragon Waiting's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The Dragon Waiting's genre is alternate history[6].
  • The Dragon Waiting's genre is vampire fiction[7].
  • The Dragon Waiting's genre is fantasy[8].
  • The Dragon Waiting's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Dragon Waiting's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Dragon Waiting was released on November 1983[11].
  • The Dragon Waiting's has edition or translation is recorded as The Dragon Waiting[12].
  • The Dragon Waiting's has edition or translation is recorded as The Dragon Waiting[13].
  • The Dragon Waiting's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[14].
  • The Dragon Waiting's title is recorded as The Dragon Waiting[15].
  • The Dragon Waiting's form of creative work is recorded as novel[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Dragon Waiting authored John M. Ford[3].

Publication

The Dragon Waiting was published on November 1983[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Genres include alternate history[6], vampire fiction[7], and fantasy[8].

Reception

The Dragon Waiting received the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[4].

Why It Matters

The Dragon Waiting ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did The Dragon Waiting receive?

Honors received include World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States
    Isfdb title id → 2070
    Nominated for → Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
    Title → The Dragon Waiting
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Form of creative work: novel, add [[:Q2629164|ISFDB]] reference"
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