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Draco, Draco

Tanith Lee

First published August 1984
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

The narrator tells the story of Caiy, a swordsman who earned the name dragon-slayer, although not even Caiy is sure how the dragon really died.

Notes

First published in Beyond Lands of Never (edited by Maxim Jakubowski; London: Unwin Paperbacks, 1984).

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1985 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist

Publications (17)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 1984 Beyond Lands of Never Unwin Paperbacks Anthology 3
February 1985 The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales DAW Books Collection 247
February 1985 The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Collection 247
May 1985 The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales DAW Books / SFBC Collection 247
October 1985 Bestiary! Ace Books Anthology 35
November 1985 The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 11 DAW Books Anthology 11
November 1985 The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 11 DAW Books Anthology 11
1986 Bestiary! Ace Books Anthology
October 1989 Dragons and Warrior Daughters: Fantasy Stories by Women Writers Lions Tracks Anthology 39
August 1993 Dragons! Ace Books Anthology 1
June 2010 Wings of Fire Night Shade Books Anthology
June 2010 Wings of Fire Night Shade Books Anthology 397
April 2013 The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales Fantastic Books Collection
June 2013 Bestiary! Baen Books Anthology
July 2013 Dragons! Baen Books Anthology
November 2014 The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales Gateway / Orion Collection |247
July 2022 The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales DAW Books Collection |247