Garan the Eternal
{{Short description|Book by Andre Norton}}
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| caption = First edition
| author = Andre Norton
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| cover_artist = Morris Scott Dollens
| country = United States
| language = English
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| genre = Science fiction
| publisher = Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
| release_date = 1972
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| pages = 199
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| oclc = 629185
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Garan the Eternal is a collection of science fiction short fiction by American writer Andre Norton. It was first published in a hardcover edition of 1,300 copies by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. 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.{{ISFDB title|id=11107|title=Garan the Eternal}}]
The book collects four short stories, novelettes and novellas by Norton, including the "Witch World" 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.[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?205033 ISFDb entry for Spaceway, v. 5, no. 1, May-June 1970]
Contents
- Introduction
- "Garin of Tav" (alternate title, "People of the Crater", in some editions) (from Fantasy Book v. 1 no. 1, July 1947)
- "Garan of Yu-Lac" (from Spaceway, 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, Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. {{OCLC|629185}}, Pub date 1972, Hardback
- 1973, US, DAW Books 45 {{OCLC|1135384}}, Pub date March 1973, Paperback
Notes
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Category:1972 short story collections
Category:Science fiction short story collections