Falling Onto Mars

Infobox short story
name = Falling Onto Mars
author = Geoffrey A. Landis
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Science fiction short story
published_in = Analog Science Fiction and Fact
publication_type = Periodical
publisher =
media_type = Print (Magazine)
pub_date = July/August 2002

"Falling Onto Mars" is a science fiction short story written in 2002 by Geoffrey A. Landis. It won the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Short Story. [ [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Hugo2003.html The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2003] ]

Plot summary

The story is told from the point of view of a great great grandchild of a prisoner exiled to Mars. The narrator gives a brief history of how prisoners came to be sent to Mars in the first place, and then tells the story of Jared Vargas and his wife Kayla.

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External links

* [http://bestsciencefictionstories.com/2008/02/02/falling-onto-mars-by-geoffrey-a-landis/ Falling Onto Mars at BestScienceFictionStories.com]