Synopsis
Four humans and a robot are trapped below the surface of Uranus' moon Miranda by a quake, and their only hope of survival is to traverse the caverns and fissures that honeycomb the moon until they can find another exit to the surface.
Notes
First published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July 1993.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Analog Award | Best Novella/Novelette | Winner |
| 1994 | Hugo Award | Best Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1994 | Locus Poll Award | Best Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1994 | Nebula Award | Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1994 | SF Chronicle Award | Novella | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (12)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1993 | Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July 1993 | Dell Magazines | MAGAZINE | 138 |
| August 1994 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection | St. Martin's Press | Anthology | 191 |
| August 1994 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection | St. Martin's Press | Anthology | 223 |
| September 1994 | The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection | St. Martin's Press / SFBC | Anthology | 223 |
| October 1994 | The Best New Science Fiction: 8th Annual Collection | Robinson | Anthology | 213 |
| November 2002 | The Hard SF Renaissance | Tor | Anthology | 375 |
| December 2002 | The Hard SF Renaissance | Tor / SFBC | Anthology | 375 |
| October 2003 | The Hard SF Renaissance | Orb | Anthology | 375 |
| August 2009 | The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF | Running Press | Anthology | 438 |
| August 2009 | The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF | Robinson | Anthology | 438 |
| August 2009 | The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF | Robinson | Anthology | |
| April 2011 | The Hard SF Renaissance | Orb | Anthology | 375 |