First delivered as a speech in 1974, per notes in The Language of the Night. First published in Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress 32, April 1975
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1979 |
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The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Nonfiction | 59 |
| 1980 |
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The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | Perigee Books | Nonfiction | 59 |
| January 1982 |
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The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | Berkley Books | Nonfiction | 49 |
| March 1985 |
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The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | Berkley Books | Nonfiction | 59 |
| August 1989 |
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The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | The Women's Press | Nonfiction | 49 |
| May 1992 |
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The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | HarperCollins | Nonfiction | 54 |
| June 1993 |
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The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction | Harper Perennial | Nonfiction | 54 |
| 2007 | Gigamesh, 44 | Gigamesh | MAGAZINE | 13 | |
| February 2024 |
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Five Novels | The Library of America | Omnibus | 873 |