A man reminisces about his younger days as a "floating sword", a medieval mercenary who travelled by hot air balloon.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1975 |
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Galaxy, January 1975 | UPD Publishing Corporation | MAGAZINE | 7 |
| January 1975 |
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Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, January 1975 | Universal-Tandem Publishing Company Ltd. | MAGAZINE | 7 |
| August 1976 |
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Galaxie, Août-Septembre 1976 | OPTA | MAGAZINE | 50 |
| April 1977 |
|
Another World | Follett Publishing Company | Anthology | 70 |
| May 1977 |
|
Another World | Wilcox & Follett Book Co | Anthology | 70 |
| November 1985 |
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Mercenaries of Tomorrow | Critic's Choice | Anthology | 365 |
| June 1986 |
|
101 Science Fiction Stories | Avenel Books | Anthology | 541 |
| November 1988 |
|
Storeys from the Old Hotel | Kerosina Books | Collection | 105 |
| November 1988 |
|
Storeys from the Old Hotel | Kerosina Books | Collection | 105 |
| 1992 |
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The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories | Magpie Books | Anthology | 541 |
| April 1992 |
|
Storeys from the Old Hotel | Tor | Collection | 109 |
| January 1993 |
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Storeys from the Old Hotel | Tor / SFBC | Collection | 109 |
| December 1995 |
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Storeys from the Old Hotel | Orb | Collection | 109 |
| January 2002 |
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Dogs of War | Aspect / Warner Books | Anthology | 105 |
| November 2008 |
|
When Diplomacy Fails | ISFiC Press | Anthology | 130 |
| December 2008 |
|
Dogs of War | Aspect / Warner Books | Anthology | |
| March 2009 |
|
The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction | Tor | Collection | 237 |
| July 2009 |
|
The Very Best of Gene Wolfe | PS Publishing | Collection | 227 |
| July 2009 |
|
The Very Best of Gene Wolfe | PS Publishing | Collection | |
| April 2010 |
|
The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction | Tor | Collection | |237 |
| April 2010 |
|
The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction | Tor | Collection | |
| November 2012 |
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Another World | Baen Books | Anthology | |
| January 2020 |
|
The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction | Tor | Collection | |237 |