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In the Hall of the Martian Kings

John Varley

First published February 1977
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella

Synopsis

The members of an Earth expedition stranded on Mars, discover native organisms which offer the hope of survival.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1978 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best International Long Fiction Nominee/Finalist
1978 Hugo Award Best Novella Runner-up
1978 Locus Poll Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (34)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1977 The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1977 Mercury Press, Inc. MAGAZINE 6
May 1978 The 1978 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books Anthology 11
May 1978 The 1978 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Anthology 11
July 1978 The Persistence of Vision The Dial Press/James Wade / SFBC Collection 96
July 1978 The Persistence of Vision The Dial Press/James Wade Collection 111
August 1978 Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection E. P. Dutton Anthology 19
August 1978 The 1978 Annual World's Best SF DAW Books / SFBC Anthology 5
September 1978 In the Hall of the Martian Kings Sidgwick & Jackson Collection 111
October 1978 In the Hall of the Martian Kings Orbit / Futura Collection 111
August 1979 Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection Dell Anthology 51
August 1979 The Persistence of Vision Dell Collection 111
August 1979 Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Seventh Annual Collection Dell Anthology 51
August 1979 The Persistence of Vision Dell Collection 111
May 1980 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 23rd Series Doubleday Anthology 113
May 1980 The World's Best SF. 5 Dennis Dobson Anthology 11
March 1981 Quantum Special 2 Sidgwick & Jackson Omnibus 111
November 1981 The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 23rd Edition Ace Books Anthology 113
December 1983 Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Seven DAW Books Anthology 11
November 1984 The Persistence of Vision Berkley Books Collection 101
April 1988 The Persistence of Vision Ace Books Collection 101
April 2000 Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 279
May 2000 Exploring the Horizons: Explorers, and the Furthest Horizon Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus 266
August 2002 Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons Anthology 279
September 2004 The John Varley Reader Ace Books Collection 53
October 2004 The John Varley Reader Ace Books / SFBC Collection 53
April 2005 Fourth Planet from the Sun: Tales of Mars from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Thunder's Mouth Press Anthology 149
April 2005 Fourth Planet from the Sun: Tales of Mars from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Thunder's Mouth Press / SFBC Anthology 149
September 2008 The Persistence of Vision Audible Studios Collection |6
September 2020 The John Varley Reader Open Road Integrated Media Collection |3
December 2021 The John Varley Reader Blackstone Publishing Collection |3
March 2022 The John Varley Reader Blackstone Publishing Collection |3
March 2022 The John Varley Reader Blackstone Publishing Collection |3
March 2022 The John Varley Reader Blackstone Publishing Collection |3
December 2024 Audiobook Collection MotionAudiobooks Omnibus |16.03