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To Leave a Mark

Kim Stanley Robinson

First published November 1982
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella

Notes

This story is almost identical to the first part of Kim Stanley Robinson's novel Icehenge. Slight changes were made to the dates mentioned, as well as to the names of minor characters and of the names of cities on Mars. In addition, the nature of the protagonist's previous relationships to certain male characters have been altered to give a more nuanced emotional background to the events which unfold in the story. Most notably, this story explicitly mentions Pluto as the location of the monument to be erected, while the same passage in Icehenge does not.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1983 Hugo Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist
1983 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (1)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1982 The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November 1982 Mercury Press, Inc. MAGAZINE 5