"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.
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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Falling Onto Mars
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Geoffrey A. Landis
Geoffrey A. Landis works as a scientist and writer of science fiction.
Landis holds undergraduate degrees in physics and electrical engineering from MIT and a Ph.D. in solid-state physics from Brown University. He works for the NASA John Glenn Research Center, where he does research on Mars...
Award-Winning Work
Awards Won:
| Year | Award | Award Winner |
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Hugo Award for Best Short Story Winners
- 1999
- 2000
- 2001
- 2002
- 2003
- 2004
- 2005
- 2006
- 2007
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