''A Song for Lya'' is the first collection of stories by

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

and

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

writer

George R. R. Martin George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels ''A Song ...

, published as a paperback original by

Avon Books Avon Publications is one of the leading publishers of romance fiction. At Avon's initial stages, it was an American paperback book and comic book publisher. The shift in content occurred in the early 1970s with multiple Avon romance titles reach ...

in 1976. It was reprinted by different publishers in 1978 and in 2001. The title is sometimes rendered ''A Song for Lya and Other Stories''. ''A Song for Lya'' won the 1977 Locus Poll as the year's best story collection.

# "

With Morning Comes Mistfall "With Morning Comes Mistfall" is a science fiction story by American author George R. R. Martin, published by ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' magazine in May 1973. It was the first story by Martin to be nominated for the Hugo Award and Nebula ...

" (''

Analog Analog or analogue may refer to: Computing and electronics * Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable ** Analog device, an apparatus that operates on analog signals *** Analog electronics, circuits which use analog ...

'', 1973) # "The Second Kind of Loneliness" (''Analog'', 1972) # "Override" (''Analog'', 1973), novelette # "Dark, Dark Were the Tunnels" (''Vertex'', 1973) # "The Hero" ( ''Galaxy'', 1971) # "FTA" (''Analog'', 1974) # "Run to Starlight" ('' Amazing'', 1974) # "The Exit to San Breta" (''

Fantastic The fantastic (french: le fantastique) is a subgenre of literary works characterized by the ambiguous presentation of seemingly supernatural forces. Bulgarian-French structuralist literary critic Tzvetan Todorov originated the concept, characte ...

'', 1972) # "Slide Show" (''Omega'', 1973) # "

A Song for Lya ''A Song for Lya'' is the first collection of stories by science fiction and fantasy writer George R. R. Martin, published as a paperback original by Avon Books in 1976. It was reprinted by different publishers in 1978 and in 2001. The title is ...

" (''Analog'', 1974), novella

Reception

Spider Robinson Spider Robinson (born November 24, 1948) is an American-born Canadian list of science fiction authors, science fiction author. He has won a number of awards for his hard science fiction and humorous stories, including the Hugo Award 1977 and 198 ...

reviewed the collection favorably, declaring that while a few stories were "duds," that "the good stuff in ''Song for Lya'' is so dazzingly good that it would cover a much greater multitude of sins"."Galaxy Bookshelf", ''

Galaxy Science Fiction ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published in Boston from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by a French-Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break into the American market. World Editi ...

'', September 1976, p.113-14

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Song for Lya 1976 short story collections Science fiction short story collections Short story collections by George R. R. Martin Avon (publisher) books

Contents

Reception

References