A Song for Lya (novella)
A Song For Lya is a novella by George R.R. Martin. It was published in Analog Magazine in 1974 and won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1975. It deals with two telepaths named Robb and Lyanna who visit a planet to find out why the inhabitants worship a mold-like organism and ultimately choose to be absorbed by it. In his essay "The Light of Distant Stars," Martin has said it was inspired by the first serious romance he was involved in.[1][2][3][4]
In his later book series A Song of Ice and Fire, the names Robb and Lyanna are used for two members of House Stark, Robb being the son of Eddard Stark and Lyanna being Eddard's younger sister.
A Song for Lya is set in the same fictional universe as several of Martin's other works, including With Morning Comes Mistfall, The Way of Cross and Dragon, Dying of the Light, and the stories collected in Tuf Voyaging.
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References
- ^ "A Song for Lya: And Other Stories". goodreads.com. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "A Song for Lya: And Other Stories". amazon.com. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "A Song for Lya". barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ "George R. R. Martin". harpercollins.com. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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