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The Iron Dragon's Daughter

1993 novel by Michael Swanwick
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The Iron Dragon's Daughter

Summary

The Iron Dragon's Daughter is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter authored Michael Swanwick[3].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's genre is science fantasy[5].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's genre is science fiction[6].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's genre is steampunk[7].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter was published on November 1993[10].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's cover art by is recorded as Geoff Taylor[11].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's has edition or translation is recorded as The Iron Dragon's Daughter[12].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's has edition or translation is recorded as The Iron Dragon's Daughter[13].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122101515[14].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[15].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's nominated for is recorded as World Fantasy Award for Best Novel[16].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's nominated for is recorded as Arthur C. Clarke Award[17].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "The Iron Dragon's Daughter"}[18].
  • The Iron Dragon's Daughter's form of creative work is recorded as novel[19].

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Authorship and Creation

The Iron Dragon's Daughter authored Michael Swanwick[3].

Publication

The Iron Dragon's Daughter was released on November 1993[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Genres include science fantasy[5], science fiction[6], and steampunk[7].

Why It Matters

The Iron Dragon's Daughter ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Country of origin → United States
    Language of work or name → English
    Cover art by → Geoff Taylor
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