NMLP P-028890 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Empire Star

Samuel R. Delany · Ace Books (New York) · 1966

US Ace Double M-139 (February 1966) is the true first; the novella had no prior separate publication. Delany originally hoped to pair Empire Star with Babel-17, but it was issued back-to-back with Purdom's novel instead.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-028890 for "Empire Star" by Samuel R. Delany (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-028890, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).