NMLP P-002391 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Songs of Distant Earth

Arthur C. Clarke · Del Rey / Ballantine · 1986

US Del Rey first edition, 1986; a UK Grafton edition also appeared in 1986. The US Del Rey is identified as the US first; absolute world precedence over Grafton is not firmly documented.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-002391 for "The Songs of Distant Earth" by Arthur C. Clarke (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-002391, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).