Download DescriptionWhen Simon Kress returned to his home planet of Baldur from an offworld business trip, he was amused to find that his tank of Earth piranhas had cannibalized themselves into extinction, and of the two exotic animals that roamed his estate, only one remained. Now, in search of some new pets to satisfy his cruel pursuit of amusement, Simon finds a new shop in the city where he is intrigued by a new lifeform he has never heard of before ... a collection of multi-colored sandkings. The curator explains that the insect-like animals, no larger than Simon's fingernails, are not insects, but animals with a highly-evolved hive intelligence capable of staging wars between the different colors, and even religion--in the form of worship of their owner. The curator's warning to Simon about the regularity of their feeding, unfortunately, was not taken seriously.... "Outer Limits" Episode, Hugo Award Winner, Locus Poll Award Winner, Nebula Award® Winner
Used availability for George R R Martin's Sandkings
Hardback Editions
1981 : Hardback
Title: Sandkings Author(s): George R R Martin Publisher: Pocket Books/Timescape Availability: Amazon
Paperback Editions
July 1992 : USA Paperback
Title: Sandkings (Science Fiction Graphic Novel, SF7) Author(s): George R R Martin ISBN: 0-930289-20-X / 978-0-930289-20-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Dc Comics Availability: AmazonAmazon UKAmazon CAAmazon AU
February 1986 : USA Paperback
Title: SANDKINGS Author(s): George R R Martin ISBN: 0-671-65554-X / 978-0-671-65554-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Baen Availability: AmazonAmazon UKAmazon CAAmazon AU
1687 : USA Mass Market Paperback
Title: SANDKINGS Author(s): George R R Martin ISBN: 0-671-42663-X / 978-0-671-42663-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Timescape Books/Pocket Books Availability: AmazonAmazon UKAmazon CAAmazon AU
April 1983 : UK Paperback
Title: Sandkings (Orbit Books) Author(s): George R R Martin ISBN: 0-7088-2306-8 / 978-0-7088-2306-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Futura Publications Availability: AmazonAmazon UK