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Geoffrey A. Landis

Author of Mars Crossing

62+ Works 538 Members 29 Reviews

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Includes the names: Geoff Landis, LANDIS GEOFFREY, Geoffrey A. Landis, Geoffrey A. Landis, Geoffrey Alan Landis

Works by Geoffrey A. Landis

Mars Crossing (2000) 277 copies

Impact Parameter: And Other Quantum Realities (1984) 94 copies

The Sultan of the Clouds [Novella] (2010) 18 copies

A Walk in the Sun [short fiction] (1991) — Author — 14 copies

Winter Fire [short fiction] (1997) 13 copies

Ripples in the Dirac Sea [short fiction] 10 copies

The Long Chase 8 copies

The singular habits of wasps [short fiction] (1994) 7 copies

Approaching Perimelasma (1998) 7 copies

Myths, Legends, and True History (1991) 5 copies

At Dorado 4 copies

Rorvik's War [novelette] (1995) 4 copies

Ecopoesis (novella) (1997) 4 copies

The Kingdom Of Cats And Birds 4 copies

Turnover [short fiction] 3 copies

Falling onto Mars 3 copies

Marya and the Pirate [short fiction] 3 copies

Still on the Road 3 copies

Vacuum States 3 copies

Snow [short story] (1998) — Author — 3 copies

What We Really Do Here at NASA [short story] (1994) 2 copies

Dark Lady [short story] (1995) 2 copies

Outsider's Chance [short story] (1998) — Author — 2 copies

The Eyes of America 2 copies

Into the Blue Abyss [novelette] (1999) 2 copies

Vectoring 2 copies

The Last Sunset 2 copies

Impact Parameter [novelette] (1992) 2 copies

Elemental [novella] (1984) 2 copies

True Confessions {short story} 1 copy

Demiurge 1 copy

The City of Ultimate Freedom {short story} 1 copy

The Rules Of Unbinding 1 copy

Rivers {poem} 1 copy

Paradigms of change [short fiction] 1 copy

Destinazione spazio 1 copy

Willy In The Nano-lab 1 copy

Jamais vu [short fiction] 1 copy

In the Land of the Purple Flowers [short fiction] 1 copy

A Hotel in Antarctica 1 copy

Heated-Atmosphere Airship for the Titan Environment : Thermal Analysis (2012) — Author — 1 copy

The Secret Egg of the Clouds {short story} 1 copy

Tachyons {poem} 1 copy

Ouroboros [short story] (1997) 1 copy

Dwarf Stars 2012 1 copy

David In the Lion's Den 1 copy

A History of the Human and Post-Human Species 1 copy

Cowzilla 1 copy

Lazy Taekos 1 copy

Turing Test 1 copy

Perfectible 1 copy

Betting on Eureka 1 copy

Interlude At The Circus 1 copy

Beneath the Stars of Winter [novelette] (1993) 1 copy

Time Prime 1 copy

Shooting The Moon 1 copy

The Man In The Mirror 1 copy

The Time-travel Heart 1 copy

Old Tingo's Penis 1 copy

Avatars in Space 1 copy

Across the Darkness [novelette] (1995) 1 copy

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, November 1992 1 copy

Associated Works

The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (2009) — Contributor — 781 copies

The Time Traveller's Almanac (2013) — Contributor — 571 copies

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection (2004) — Contributor — 537 copies

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection (1999) — Contributor — 482 copies

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection (1998) — Contributor — 436 copies

The Big Book of Science Fiction (2016) — Contributor — 424 copies

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection (1992) — Contributor — 418 copies

The Hard SF Renaissance (2003) — Contributor — 347 copies

The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction (2006) — Contributor — 317 copies

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection (1991) — Contributor — 311 copies

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection (2011) — Contributor — 301 copies

Year's Best SF 3 (1998) — Contributor — 261 copies

Year's Best SF 8 (2003) — Contributor — 259 copies

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventh Annual Collection (1994) — Contributor — 255 copies

Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future (2014) — Contributor — 244 copies

The Mammoth Book of Apocalyptic SF (2010) — Contributor — 239 copies

The 1989 Annual World's Best SF (1989) — Contributor — 238 copies

New Legends (1995) — Contributor — 174 copies

Nebula Awards Showcase 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 153 copies

The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF (2009) — Contributor — 153 copies

Revisions (2004) — Contributor — 150 copies

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Five (2011) — Contributor — 149 copies

Lightspeed: Year One (2011) — Contributor — 139 copies

Starlight 2 (1998) — Contributor — 138 copies

The Best Time Travel Stories of All Time (2002) — Contributor — 135 copies

The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction (2002) — Contributor — 117 copies

Universe 1 (1990) — Contributor — 115 copies

Futures from Nature (2007) — Contributor — 113 copies

Nanotech! (1998) — Contributor — 109 copies

Best American Fantasy (2007) — Contributor — 106 copies

Escape From Earth: New Adventures in Space (2006) — Contributor — 106 copies

Starlight 3 (2001) — Contributor — 103 copies

Nebula Awards 33 (1999) — Contributor — 101 copies

Armageddon (1990) — Contributor — 99 copies

The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2011 Edition (2011) — Contributor — 96 copies

The Best of Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine (1991) — Contributor — 91 copies

Nebula Awards Showcase 2003 (2003) — Contributor — 90 copies

Asimov's Science Fiction: Hugo & Nebula Award Winning Stories (1995) — Contributor — 87 copies

Supermen: Tales of the Posthuman Future (2002) — Contributor — 87 copies

New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction (2003) — Contributor — 87 copies

Alternate Outlaws (1994) — Contributor — 86 copies

Time Machines: The Greatest Time Travel Stories Ever Written (1998) — Contributor — 81 copies

Nebula Awards Showcase 2000 (2000) — Contributor — 79 copies

Future Boston: The History of a City 1990-2100 (1994) — Contributor — 78 copies

Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! (2011) — Contributor — 75 copies

Science Fiction: The Best of 2002 (2003) — Contributor — 72 copies

The Ultimate Zombie (1993) — Contributor — 71 copies

Armageddons (1999) — Contributor — 70 copies

Nebula Awards Showcase 2012 (2012) — Contributor — 69 copies

Future Weapons of War (2007) — Contributor — 68 copies

Worldmakers: SF Adventures in Terraforming (2001) — Contributor — 63 copies

Nebula Awards 25 (1991) — Contributor — 62 copies

Dinosaurs! (1990) — Contributor — 60 copies

Isaac Asimov's Solar System (1999) — Contributor — 56 copies

Explorers: SF Adventures to Far Horizons (2000) — Contributor — 55 copies

Future War (1999) — Contributor — 54 copies

War and Space: Recent Combat (2012) — Author — 50 copies

Beyond Flesh (2002) — Contributor — 47 copies

The Silver Gryphon (2003) — Author — 42 copies

Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams (1994) — Contributor — 38 copies

Isaac Asimov's Moons (1997) — Contributor — 37 copies

Absolute Magnitude (1997) — Contributor — 37 copies

Starship Century: Toward the Grandest Horizon (2013) — Contributor — 35 copies

Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition (2008) — Contributor — 34 copies

The Eagle Has Landed: 50 Years of Lunar Science Fiction (2019) — Contributor — 34 copies

The Alchemy of Stars: Rhysling Award Winners Showcase (2005) — Contributor — 28 copies

Life Beyond Us: An Original Anthology of SF Stories and Science Essays (European Astrobiology Institute Presents) (2023) — Contributor — 27 copies

Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 35, No. 10 & 11 [October/November 2011] (2011) — Contributor — 23 copies

TRSF (2011) — Contributor — 21 copies

Exploring the Horizons (2000) — Contributor — 20 copies

Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 12, No. 7 [July 1988] (1988) — Contributor — 17 copies

Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 21, No. 8 [August 1997] (1997) — Contributor — 16 copies

Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 37, No. 4 & 5 [April/May 2013] (2013) — Contributor — 15 copies

Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 17, No. 3 [March 1993] (1993) — Contributor — 15 copies

Angels! (1995) — Contributor — 15 copies

Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 14, No. 7 [July 1990] (1990) — Contributor — 14 copies

Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 37, No. 6 [June 2013] (2013) — Author — 14 copies

Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. CIV, No. 12 (December 1984) (1984) — Contributor — 13 copies

Analog Science Fiction and Fact: Vol. CXXII, No. 7 & 8 (July/August 2002) (2002) — Contributor — 12 copies

Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 33, No. 10 & 11 [October/November 2009] (2009) — Contributor — 12 copies

Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 18, No. 12 & 13 [November 1994] (1994) — Poet — 11 copies

Strangest of All — Contributor — 10 copies

Diamonds In The Sky (2009) — Contributor — 10 copies

Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 15, No. 11 [October 1991] (1991) — Contributor — 8 copies

Thrilling Wonder Stories - Summer 2007 (2007) — Contributor — 8 copies

Coming Soon Enough: Six Tales of Technology's Future (2014) — Contributor — 6 copies

Futurs tous azimuts (1992) — Contributor — 5 copies

Mythic Delirium: Volume Two (2015) — Contributor — 3 copies

Monolith 003 : Almanah Znanstveno-fantasticne Knjizevnosti (Monolith, No. 003) (2000) — Contributor — 3 copies

Ghostly Echoes : spooky tales from around the world (2014) — Author — 2 copies

FenCon X: Infinite Possibilities — Contributor — 1 copy

Daily Science Fiction: October 2020 (2020) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Mars Crossing by Geoffrey A. Landis

A decent story with a lot of science mixed in. A lot of backstory on each character which I found distracting. Also, a lot of editing mistakes. I would have liked more inventiveness in the main story line.

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calbookaddict | 10 other reviews | Mar 31, 2024 |

Mars Crossing by Geoffrey A. Landis

I particularly enjoyed the manner in which this book was written. Lots of short chapters, some only 2-3 pages long. You might think it wouldn't hold together well with that structure. But it did.

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Treebeard_404 | 10 other reviews | Jan 23, 2024 |

Mars crossing by Geoffrey Landis

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freixas | 10 other reviews | Mar 31, 2023 |

The Long Chase by Geoffrey A. Landis

...The Long Chase is a very well written tale. I liked the style and non-linear way the story unfolds in particular. There is something strange about a story dealing with deeply human desires, expressed by a sentient machine in the hostile environment of interstellar space. It leads the reader to wonder how human the main character is, and what makes her human or machine....

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Books Set on Mars (1)

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Awards

By Award By Work

The Sultan of the Clouds [Novella] (Nominee – Novella – 2011)

Falling onto Mars (Winner – Short Story – 2003)

Ecopoesis (novella) (Nominee – Novella – 1998)

The singular habits of wasps [short fiction] (Nominee – Novelette – 1995)

A Walk in the Sun [short fiction] (Winner – Short Story – 1992)

Ripples in the Dirac Sea [short fiction] (Nominee – Short Story – 1989)

Elemental [novella] (Nominee – Novella – 1985)

The Sultan of the Clouds [Novella] (Nominee – Novella – 2010)

Mars Crossing (Nominee – Novel – 2001)

Ecopoesis (novella) (Nominee – Novella – 1998)

Winter Fire [short fiction] (Nominee – Short Story – 1998)

The Kingdom Of Cats And Birds (Nominee – Short Story – 1995)

The singular habits of wasps [short fiction] (Nominee – Novelette – 1994)

Ripples in the Dirac Sea [short fiction] (Winner – Short Story – 1990)

Marya and the Pirate [short fiction] (Finalist – Novelette – 2011)

Mars Crossing (Winner – First Novel – 2001)

The Man In The Mirror (Nominee – Foreign Short Story – 2011)

Compton Crook Award

Mars Crossing (Nominee – 2001)

Locus Recommended Reading

Mars Crossing (First Novel – 2000)

The Eyes of America (Finalist – Short Form – 2003)

Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award

A Hotel in Antarctica (Finalist – 2015)

The Sultan of the Clouds [Novella] (Winner – 2011)

Asimov's Readers' Award

The Rules Of Unbinding (Short Story – 2023)

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Works: 62
Also by: 92
Members: 538
Popularity: #46,306
Rating: ½ 3.6

Reviews: 29
ISBNs: 10
Languages: 3

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