Synopsis
History
First publication: Omni, June 1979
1979 Nebula finalist for best short story.
1980 Hugo winner for best short story.
Review
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
All of the stories in the Thousand Worlds series:
Dying of the Light
The Hero
A Song for Lya
And Seven Times Never Kill Man
The Runners
This Tower of Ashes
Starlady
In the House of the Worm
The Stone City
Bitterblooms
The Way of Cross and Dragon
Sandkings
The Glass Flower
Men of Greywater Station