Unicorn Variations
Dust-jacket from the first edition
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| Author | Roger Zelazny |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction and Fantasy short stories, essays |
| Publisher | Timescape Books |
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1983 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 213 pp |
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| OCLC | 9827688 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3576.E43 A6 1983 |
Unicorn Variations is a collection of stories and essays by American author Roger Zelazny, published in 1983. The title story, "Unicorn Variation", was written as a result of Zelazny having been asked to contribute to two different upcoming anthologies — one collecting stories set in bars, and one collecting stories about unicorns. When Zelazny mentioned these requests to his close friend George R. R. Martin, Martin told Zelazny of a third upcoming anthology — one which would collect stories about chess — and jokingly suggested that Zelazny write a story about playing chess against a unicorn in a bar, so that he could sell the story three times. Zelazny did just that and then went on to win a Hugo Award for the story.
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