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James Patrick Kelly


Going Deep

Going Deep

Mariska Volochkova: Book 1

James Patrick Kelly

Nebula-nominated Short Story

Mariska thwarts her domineering mother's plans to explore the stars together by going into deep hibernation, only to find her mother waiting for her when she awakens three years later.

Mariska's story continues in "Plus or Minus".

This story was originally published in Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2009. It can also be found in the anthologies The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Four (2010), edited by Jonathan Strahan and Nebula Awards Showcase 2011, edited by Kevin J. Anderson. It is included in the collection Masters of Science Fiction: James Patrick Kelly (2016).

Listen to the author read the story at his blog: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Plus or Minus

Plus or Minus

Mariska Volochkova: Book 2

James Patrick Kelly

Hugo- and Nebula-nominated Novelette

In "Going Deep", Mariska thwarted her domineering mother's plans to explore the stars together by going into deep hibernation, only to find her mother waiting for her when she awakened three years later.

In this sequel story, Mariska jumps ship and joins the sanitation crew of an "asteroid bucket" to further the feud.

This story was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction, December 2010, and later anthologized in The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Five (2011).

Listen to a podcast of this story at Escape Pod, or read this story in Escape Pod's Soundproof 9 story collection (PDF).

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