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"Falling Onto Mars"
Short story by Geoffrey A. Landis
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Science fiction short story
Publication
Published inAnalog Science Fiction and Fact
Publication typePeriodical
Media typePrint (Magazine)
Publication dateJuly/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.[1]

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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