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Sandkings (short Story Collection)
''Sandkings'' is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer George R. R. Martin, published by Timescape Books in December 1981. The collection won the Locus Award for best single author collection. The multiple-award-winning Sandkings (novelette), title story concerns a race of insectoid, militaristic alien "pets" who worship their master until he badly mistreats them. Contents * "The Way of Cross and Dragon" (''Omni (magazine), Omni'', June 1979; novelette) * "Bitterblooms" (''Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy'', November 1977; novelette) * "In the House of the Worm" (''The Ides of Tomorrow'', 1976) * "Fast-Friend" (''Faster than Light'', 1976) * "The Stone City" (''New Voices I'', 1977; novelette) * "Starlady" (''Science Fiction Discoveries'', 1976) * "Sandkings (novelette), Sandkings" (''Omni'', August 1979; novelette) "Sandkings" In the original story (set in the same fictional "Thousand Worlds" universe as several of Martin's other works, including '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowena Morrill
Rowena A. Morrill (September 14, 1944 – February 11, 2021), also credited as Rowena and Rowina Morril,"Rowina Morril" may be a typo, but has been used in multiple works even where the signature on the cover artwork is clearly "Rowena". The 22nd printing of ''Dragonsong'' by Anne McCaffrey is an example of this alternate name credit. was an American artist known for her science-fiction and fantasy illustration, and is credited as one of the first female artists to impact paperback cover illustration. Her notable artist monographs included ''The Fantastic Art of Rowena'', ''Imagine'' (in France), ''Imagination'' (in Germany), and ''The Art of Rowena'' and her work has also been included in a variety of anthologies including ''Tomorrow and Beyond'' and ''Infinite Worlds''. Career Morrill received a BA from the University of Delaware in 1971 and then studied at the Tyler School of Arts in Philadelphia. After dropping out of the Tyler program, she worked for an advertising agency in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |