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Into the Miranda Rift

G. David Nordley

First published July 1993
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella

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

YearAwardCategoryStatus
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