Falling onto Mars

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Falling onto Mars
by Geoffrey A. Landis
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Science fiction
Published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Publication type Periodical
Media typePrint (Magazine)
Publication dateJuly/August 2002

"Falling onto Mars" is a science fiction short story by Geoffrey A. Landis, published in 2002. It won the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Short Story. [1]

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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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