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The Hole Man

Larry Niven

First published January 1974
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

Human explorers find an abandoned alien outpost on Mars with anomalous physical properties; to prove his case, one scientist unleashes powers which lead to the death of his opposition, and may end with the destruction of the planet.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1975 Hugo Award Best Short Story Winner
1975 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Runner-up

Publications (50)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
January 1974 Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, January 1974 Condé Nast MAGAZINE 93
June 1974 A Hole in Space Ballantine Books Collection 131
June 1974 A Hole in Space Ballantine Books Collection 131
November 1974 A Hole in Space Ballantine Books Collection 131
1975 A Hole in Space Orbit / Futura Collection 131
July 1975 The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 Ballantine Books Anthology 61
July 1975 The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 Ballantine Books Anthology 61
September 1975 The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4 Gollancz Anthology 64
March 1976 A Hole in Space Ballantine Books Collection 131
October 1976 The Best Science Fiction of the Year #4 Ballantine Books Anthology 61
February 1977 A Hole in Space Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 131
August 1977 The Hugo Winners, Volume Three Doubleday Anthology 584
December 1977 The Hugo Winners, Volume Three Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 584
1978 Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology Harper & Row Anthology 231
June 1978 Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology Harper & Row Anthology 231
July 1978 Black Holes and Other Marvels Futura Anthology 69
August 1978 A Hole in Space Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 131
October 1978 The Best of Analog Baronet Publishing Co. Anthology 269
1979 The Hugo Winners, Volume Three, Part Three: 1974-1975 Dennis Dobson Anthology 584
1979 Black Holes and Other Marvels Orbit / Futura Anthology 69
March 1979 The Best of Analog Ace Books Anthology 269
April 1979 Black Holes and Other Marvels Fawcett Crest Anthology 72
July 1979 The Hugo Winners: Volume 3, Book 2 Fawcett Crest Anthology 335
1980 A Hole in Space Orbit / Futura Collection 131
March 1980 A Hole in Space Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 131
1981 Black Holes and Other Marvels Orbit Anthology 69
1981 Black Holes and Other Marvels Fawcett Crest Anthology 72
March 1981 A Hole in Space Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 131
1984 A Hole in Space Orbit Collection 131
1986 A Hole in Space Orbit / Futura Collection 131
May 1988 A Hole in Space Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 131
1990 A Hole in Space Ballantine Books Collection 131
September 1990 N-Space Tor Collection 242
February 1991 N-Space Tor / SFBC Collection 242
September 1991 N-Space Tor Collection 313
1992 A Hole in Space Orbit / Little, Brown UK Collection 131
January 1992 N-Space Orbit Collection 279
January 1992 N-Space Orbit Collection 279
February 1992 N-Space Orbit Collection 279
July 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Tor Anthology 474
October 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Orbit Anthology 474
October 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Tor / SFBC Anthology 474
May 1997 N-Space Tor Collection 313
September 1997 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Orb Anthology 474
1998 Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology: The SFWA-SFRA Anthology HarperCollins Anthology
1998 N-Space Orbit Collection 279
August 2007 N-Space Tor Collection 242
December 2010 The Best of Larry Niven Subterranean Press Collection 395
December 2010 The Best of Larry Niven Subterranean Press Collection 395
June 2011 A Hole in Space Spectrum Literary Agency Collection