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Nightflyers

1980 novella by George R. R. Martin
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Summary

Nightflyers is a literary work[1]. Nightflyers ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (869 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: George R. R. Martin[3]
  • Award received: Locus Award for Best Novella[4], Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story[5]
  • Genre: science fiction[6]
  • Part of the series: Thousand Worlds[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Country of origin: United States[9]
  • Publication date: April 1980[10]
  • Has edition or translation: Le Volcryn[11], Nightflyers[12], Q121923466[13]
  • Nominated for: Hugo Award for Best Novella[14]
  • Published in: Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact[15], Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Tenth Annual Collection[16], The 1981 Annual World's Best SF[17], The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10[18], Songs the Dead Men Sing[19], Nightflyers[20], Esli[21], GRRM: A RRetrospective[22]
  • Title: Nightflyers[23]
  • Derivative work: Nightflyers[24]
  • Form of creative work: novella[25]
  • Set in environment: fictional spacecraft[26]

Why It Matters

Nightflyers has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Nightflyers is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Nightflyers receive?

Honors received include Locus Award for Best Novella[4] and Seiun Award for Best Translated Short Story[5].

Related Entities

George R. R. Martin literary work United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . sf-fan.gr.jp. sf-fan.gr.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → literary work
    Set in environment → fictional spacecraft
    Form of creative work → novella
    Language of work or name → English
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