Sandkings
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Sandkings is a science fiction novelette by George R. R. Martin that explores themes of cruelty, power, and unintended consequences through a man's sadistic experiments with alien insectoid creatures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sandkings canonical | 1 |
| Sandkings (short story collection) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction novelette
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short story ⓘ |
| adaptationFirstAiredYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | television ⓘ |
| adaptationNotableCast |
Beau Bridges
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Helen Shaver ⓘ Lloyd Bridges ⓘ |
| adaptationSeries |
The Outer Limits (TV series)
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surface form:
The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)
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| adaptedAs |
Outer Limits (episodes)
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surface form:
The Outer Limits episode "Sandkings"
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| author | George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| award |
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
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Locus Award for Best Novelette ⓘ Nebula Award for Best Novelette ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
Dreamsongs: A RRetrospective
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Sandkings self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sandkings (short story collection)
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
escalation of violence
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ethical treatment of non-human life ⓘ humans as gods to lesser beings ⓘ loss of control ⓘ |
| featuresCreaturesType | alien insectoid creatures ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies | sandkings ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWordCountRange | 7500–17500 words ⓘ |
| hasLengthCategory | novelette ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
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horror-tinged ⓘ |
| influencedBy | New Wave science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Simon Kress ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of sadistic experiments on alien creatures
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early critical success for George R. R. Martin ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn | Omni magazine ⓘ |
| partOf | George R. R. Martin bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | wealthy playboy ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine publication ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstBookEdition | Timescape Books ⓘ |
| setting |
a distant planet
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futuristic society ⓘ |
| theme |
cruelty
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hubris ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ power ⓘ sadism ⓘ unintended consequences ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sandkings (short story collection)