''Garan the Eternal'' is a collection of

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short fiction by American writer

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. It was first published in a hardcover edition of 1,300 copies by

Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., or FPCI, was an American science fiction and Fantasy fiction, fantasy small press specialty publishing company established in 1946. It was the fourth small press company founded by William L. Crawford. Craw ...

in December 1972. The first paperback edition was issued by DAW Books in March 1973, and was reprinted in July 1975, December 1978, June 1985, and September 1987.] The book collects four short stories, novelettes and novellas by Norton, including the "

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" story "Legacy from Sorn-Fen." The book marks the first complete publication of "Garan of Yu-Lac," as the magazine in which it was originally serialized folded before the third and final part could be published.ISFDb entry for ''Spaceway'', v. 5, no. 1, May-June 1970
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* Introduction * "Garin of Tav" (alternate title, "People of the Crater", in some editions) (from ''

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'' v. 1 no. 1, July 1947) * "Garan of Yu-Lac" (from ''

Spaceway The Spaceway system was originally envisioned as a global Ka band, Ka-band communications system by Hughes Electronics. When the project to build the system was taken over by Hughes Network Systems, a subsidiary of Hughes Electronics, it was tran ...

'', v. 4, no. 3-v. 5, no. 1, September–October 1969, May–June 1970) * "Legacy from Sorn-Fen" (original to the collection) * "One Spell Wizard" (original to the collection)

Publication history

*1972, US,

, Pub date 1972, Hardback *1973, US, DAW Books 45 , Pub date March 1973, Paperback

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* * * * * * {{Andre Norton 1972 short story collections Science fiction short story collections Short story collections by Andre Norton Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. books

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