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Song in a Minor Key

C. L. Moore

First published February 1940
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series Northwest Smith

Synopsis

An exiled criminal contemplates his life during an illicit visit to Earth.

Notes

First published in the fanzine Scienti-Snap, February 1940.

External Links

librivox.org

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2016 Retro Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (25)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1940 Scienti-Snaps, February 1940 Empress Publications FANZINE 4
January 1957 Fantastic Universe, January 1957 King-Size Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 79
September 1981 Scarlet Dream Donald M. Grant Collection 326
September 1981 Scarlet Dream Donald M. Grant Collection 326
October 1982 Northwest Smith Ace Books Collection 295
December 1985 Northwest Smith Ace Books Collection 295
April 1986 Northwest Smith Ace Books Collection 295
August 1989 Echoes of Valor II Tor Anthology 131
February 1991 Echoes of Valor II Tor Anthology
July 2002 Black Gods and Scarlet Dreams Gollancz / Orion Omnibus 436
January 2008 Northwest of Earth: The Complete Northwest Smith Paizo Publishing Collection 377
March 2009 Northwest of Earth: The Complete Northwest Smith Paizo Publishing / SFBC Collection 377
April 2009 Song in a Minor Key Project Gutenberg Chapbook
November 2010 Short Science Fiction Collection 42 LibriVox Anthology |18
September 2011 Northwest of Earth Gateway / Orion Collection
January 2014 Jirel of Joiry / Northwest of Earth / Judgment Night Gollancz / Orion Omnibus 395
September 2015 Northwest Smith Diversion Books Collection
February 2016 Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #2 Positronic Publishing Anthology |28
April 2016 Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #2 Positronic Publishing Anthology |28
July 2016 Fantastic Stories Presents the Fantastic Universe Super Pack Positronic Publishing Anthology |5
September 2016 Fantastic Stories Presents the Fantastic Universe Super Pack Positronic Publishing Anthology |5
December 2016 Short Stories Eligible for the 1941 Retro-Hugos von Dimpleheimer Press Anthology |65
April 2018 Fantastic Stories Presents the Fantastic Universe Super Pack Positronic Publishing Anthology |5
April 2018 Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #2 Positronic Publishing Anthology |28
March 2019 Northwest of Earth Gollancz / Orion Collection 341