Part One of this novel first appeared in Orbit 15 (1974) as the novella "Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang", and retains that title in the novel. Part Two is titled "Shenandoah" and Part Three is "At the Still Point". The novel is comprised of 28 chapters in three parts, and an Epilogue.
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Hugo Award | Best Novel | Winner |
| 1977 | John W. Campbell Memorial Award | Best Science Fiction Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1977 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Winner |
| 1977 | Nebula Award | Novel | Runner-up |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
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| January 1976 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Harper & Row | Novel | |
| May 1976 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Harper & Row / SFBC | Novel | 3 |
| 1977 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Arrow Books | Novel | |
| January 1977 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Pocket Books | Novel | 8 |
| January 1977 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Pocket Books | Novel | 8 |
| April 1977 |
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Hier, les oiseaux | Denoël | Novel | |
| July 1978 |
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Hier sangen früher Vögel | Heyne | Novel | |
| July 1978 |
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Gli eredi della terra | Armenia Editore | Novel | |
| October 1979 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Pocket Books | Novel | |
| 1981 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Arrow Books | Novel | |
| 1981 |
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Gdzie dawniej śpiewał ptak | Czytelnik | Novel | |
| August 1981 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Timescape / Pocket Books | Novel | 8 |
| August 1981 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Timescape / Pocket Books | Novel | 8 |
| November 1981 |
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Hier sangen früher Vögel | Heyne | Novel | 7 |
| October 1983 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Timescape / Pocket Books | Novel | |
| 1984 |
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Hier sangen früher Vögel | Heyne | Novel | |
| December 1984 | Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Arrow Books | Novel | ||
| April 1988 |
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Gli eredi della Terra | Editrice Nord | Novel | 1 |
| 1989 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | The Easton Press | Novel | 1 |
| May 1991 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Collier / Macmillan | Novel | |
| 1994 |
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Unde, cândva, suave păsări cântătoare... | Editura Pygmalion | Novel | |
| September 1998 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Orb | Novel | |
| October 2006 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | |
| 2009 | Onde os Últimos Pássaros Cantaram | Gailivro | Novel | ||
| June 2012 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Gollancz / Orion | Novel | 3 |
| April 2020 |
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang | Gateway / Orion | Novel |