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'''''Icehenge''''' is a [[science fiction novel]] by American author [[Kim Stanley Robinson]], published in 1984.


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'''''Icehenge''''' is a [[science fiction]] novel by American author [[Kim Stanley Robinson]], published in 1984.
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Though it was published almost ten years before Kim Stanley Robinson's [[Mars trilogy]] and takes place in a different version of the future, ''Icehenge'' contains elements which appears also in the Mars series: extreme human longevity, Martian political revolution, historical revisionism, and shifts between primary characters are all present.

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Though published almost ten years before Robinson's [[Mars trilogy]], and taking place in a different version of the future, ''Icehenge'' contains elements that also appear in his Mars series, such as extreme [[Life extension|human longevity]], Martian political [[revolution]], [[historical revisionism]], and shifts between primary characters.


==Plot==
==Plot==
''Icehenge'' is set at three distinct time periods, and told from the perspective of three different characters.


The first narrative is the diary of an engineer caught up in a Martian political revolution in 2248. Effectively kidnapped aboard a mutinous Martian spaceship, she provides assistance to the revolutionaries in their quest for [[interstellar travel]], but ultimately chooses not to travel with them but to return to the doomed revolution on Mars.
''Icehenge'' is set in three distinct time periods. The story shifts from a failed Martian political revolution of 2248, to an expedition to explore a mysterious monument on the north pole of [[Pluto]] three centuries later, and ultimately to a space station orbiting [[Saturn]], home to a reclusive and wealthy woman who may hold the key to solving a mystery spanning centuries.


The second narrative is told from the perspective of an [[archaeology|archaeologist]] three centuries later. He is involved in a project investigating the failed revolution, and during this finds the engineer's diary buried near the remains of a ruined city. At the same time, a mysterious monument is found at the north pole of [[Pluto]], tying up with a passing mention in the engineer's diary.
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==Development history==


In the final narrative, the great-grandson of the archaeologist visits the monument on Pluto, a scaled-up version of [[Stonehenge]] carved in [[ice]]. He is investigating the possibility that both the diary and the monument were planted by a reclusive and wealthy businesswoman who lives in the orbit of [[Saturn]].
The first part of this novel was originally published as the novella ''To Leave a Mark'' in the November 1982 issue of ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]'.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Robinson|first=Kim Stanley|title=To Leave a Mark|journal=The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction|date=November 1982|volume=63|issue=5|pages=5–54}}</ref>


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==Development history==
The third part of Icehenge was originally published as the novella ''On the North Pole of Pluto'' in 1980 in the anthology [[Orbit (anthology series)|''Orbit'' 18]] edited by [[Damon Knight]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Orbit 21|year=1980|publisher=Harper & Row|location=New York|isbn=0-06-012426-1|author=Robinson, Kim Stanley|editor=Damon Knight|chapter=On the North Pole of Pluto}}</ref> Robinson gave the novella in rough form to [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] to read and edit while he was enrolled in her writing workshop at [[University of California, San Diego|UCSD]] in the spring of 1977.<ref>{{cite book|title=80! Memories & Reflections on Ursula K. Le|year=2010|publisher=Aqueduct Press|location=Seattle|isbn=978-1-933500-43-0|author=Robinson, Kim Stanley|editor=Karen Joy Fowler|page=18|chapter=Untitled}}</ref> Views of Saturn from the space station inhabited by the character Caroline Holmes in this section were inspired by images of Saturn taken during the [[Voyager program|Voyager]] flybys.<ref>{{cite book|title=Saturn: A New View|year=2006|publisher=Abrams|location=New York|isbn=978-0-8109-3090-2|author=Robinson, Kim Stanley|page=16|chapter=Saturn Sublime}}</ref>
The first part of this novel was originally published as the novella ''To Leave a Mark'' in the November 1982 issue of ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Robinson|first=Kim Stanley|title=To Leave a Mark|journal=The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction|date=November 1982|volume=63|issue=5|pages=5–54}}</ref> The third part of ''Icehenge'' was originally published as the novella ''On the North Pole of Pluto'' in 1980 in the anthology [[Orbit (anthology series)|''Orbit'' 18]] edited by [[Damon Knight]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Orbit 21|date=1980|publisher=[[Harper & Row]]|location=New York|isbn=0-06-012426-1|author=Robinson, Kim Stanley|editor=Damon Knight|chapter=On the North Pole of Pluto|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/orbit2100damo}}</ref> Robinson gave the novella in rough form to [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] to read and edit while he was enrolled in her writing workshop at [[University of California, San Diego|UCSD]] in the spring of 1977.<ref>{{cite book|title=80! Memories & Reflections on Ursula K. Le|date=2010|publisher=Aqueduct Press|location=Seattle|isbn=978-1-933500-43-0|author=Robinson, Kim Stanley|editor=Karen Joy Fowler|page=18|chapter=Untitled}}</ref> Views of Saturn from the space station visited by the narrator of the novel's third section were inspired by images of Saturn taken during the [[Voyager program|Voyager]] flybys in 1980–1981.<ref>{{cite book|title=Saturn: A New View|date=2006|publisher=Abrams|location=New York|isbn=978-0-8109-3090-2|author=Robinson, Kim Stanley|page=16|chapter=Saturn Sublime}}</ref>


===Publication history===
===Publication history===
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* 1984, United States, Ace Books {{ISBN|0-441-35854-3}}, Pub date October 1984, paperback

*1984, United States, Ace Books ISBN 0-441-35854-3, Pub date 1984, paperback
* 1985, United Kingdom, Futura Orbit {{ISBN|0-7088-8166-1}}, Pub date December 1985, paperback
*1985, United Kingdom, Futura Orbit ISBN 0-7088-8166-1, Pub date December 1985, paperback
* 1986, United Kingdom, MacDonald {{ISBN|0-356-12402-9}}, Pub date October 1986, hardback
*1986, United Kingdom, MacDonald ISBN 0-356-12402-9, Pub date October 1986, hardback
* 1986, France, Denoël {{ISBN|2-207-30425-6}}, Pub date September 1986, paperback
*1986, France, Denoël ISBN 2-207-30425-6, Pub date September 1986, paperback
* 1986, Italy, Editrice Nord {{ISBN|88-429-0171-7}}, Pub date 1986, paperback
*1986, Italy, Editrice Nord ISBN 88-429-0171-7, Pub date 1986, paperback
* 1987, West Germany, Bastei-Lübbe {{ISBN|3-404-24092-8}}, Pub date 1987, paperback
*1987, West Germany, Bastei-Lübbe ISBN 3-404-24092-8, Pub date 1987, paperback
* 1990, United States, Tor Books {{ISBN|0-8125-0267-1}}, Pub date September 1990, paperback
*1990, United States, Tor Books ISBN 0-8125-0267-1, Pub date September 1990, paperback
* 1997, United Kingdom, Voyager {{ISBN|0-00-648255-4}}, Pub date 15 September 1997, paperback
*1997, United Kingdom, Voyager ISBN 0-00-648255-4, Pub date 15 September 1997, paperback
* 1997, Croatia, Zagrebačka naklada {{ISBN|953-6234-26-2}}, Pub date 1997, paperback
*1997, Croatia, Zagrebačka naklada ISBN 953-6234-26-2, Pub date 1997, paperback
* 1997, Bulgaria, Лира Принт {{ISBN|954-8610-18-3}}, Pub date 1997, paperback
*1997, Bulgaria, Лира Принт ISBN 954-8610-18-3, Pub date 1997, paperback
* 1998, United States, Tor Orb {{ISBN|0-312-86609-7}}, Pub date July 1998, paperback
*1998, United States, Tor Orb ISBN 0-312-86609-7, Pub date July 1998, paperback
* 2001, People's Republic of China, 漓江出版社 {{ISBN|7-5407-2610-5}}, Pub date 2001, paperback
*2001, People's Republic of China, 漓江出版社 ISBN 7-5407-2610-5, Pub date 2001, paperback
* 2003, France, Gallimard {{ISBN|2-07-031304-2}}, Pub date December 2003, paperback
*2003, France, Gallimard ISBN 2-07-031304-2, Pub date December 2003, paperback
* 2004, Spain, Minotauro {{ISBN|84-450-7495-4}}, Pub date 9 March 2004, paperback
*2004, Spain, Minotauro ISBN 84-450-7495-4, Pub date 9 March 2004, paperback
* 2009, United Kingdom, Voyager {{ISBN|978-0-00-733674-6}}, Pub date 1 August 2009, paperback
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*2009, United Kingdom, Voyager ISBN 978-0-00-733674-6, Pub date 1 August 2009, paperback


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/02/the-work-of-disenchantment-never-ends-kim-stanley-robinsons-icehenge The work of disenchantment never ends: Kim Stanley Robinson’s Icehenge] by Jo Walton
* [http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/02/the-work-of-disenchantment-never-ends-kim-stanley-robinsons-icehenge The work of disenchantment never ends: Kim Stanley Robinson’s Icehenge] by Jo Walton
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Icehenge
First edition of Icehenge, published by Ace Books as a mass-market paperback, with cover art by Mark Weber
AuthorKim Stanley Robinson
Cover artistMark Weber
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherAce Books
Publication date
1984
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages262
ISBN0-441-35854-3
OCLC11191345

Icehenge is a science fiction novel by American author Kim Stanley Robinson, published in 1984.

Though published almost ten years before Robinson's Mars trilogy, and taking place in a different version of the future, Icehenge contains elements that also appear in his Mars series, such as extreme human longevity, Martian political revolution, historical revisionism, and shifts between primary characters.

Plot

[edit]

Icehenge is set at three distinct time periods, and told from the perspective of three different characters.

The first narrative is the diary of an engineer caught up in a Martian political revolution in 2248. Effectively kidnapped aboard a mutinous Martian spaceship, she provides assistance to the revolutionaries in their quest for interstellar travel, but ultimately chooses not to travel with them but to return to the doomed revolution on Mars.

The second narrative is told from the perspective of an archaeologist three centuries later. He is involved in a project investigating the failed revolution, and during this finds the engineer's diary buried near the remains of a ruined city. At the same time, a mysterious monument is found at the north pole of Pluto, tying up with a passing mention in the engineer's diary.

In the final narrative, the great-grandson of the archaeologist visits the monument on Pluto, a scaled-up version of Stonehenge carved in ice. He is investigating the possibility that both the diary and the monument were planted by a reclusive and wealthy businesswoman who lives in the orbit of Saturn.

Development history

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The first part of this novel was originally published as the novella To Leave a Mark in the November 1982 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.[1] The third part of Icehenge was originally published as the novella On the North Pole of Pluto in 1980 in the anthology Orbit 18 edited by Damon Knight.[2] Robinson gave the novella in rough form to Ursula K. Le Guin to read and edit while he was enrolled in her writing workshop at UCSD in the spring of 1977.[3] Views of Saturn from the space station visited by the narrator of the novel's third section were inspired by images of Saturn taken during the Voyager flybys in 1980–1981.[4]

Publication history

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References

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  1. ^ Robinson, Kim Stanley (November 1982). "To Leave a Mark". The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. 63 (5): 5–54.
  2. ^ Robinson, Kim Stanley (1980). "On the North Pole of Pluto". In Damon Knight (ed.). Orbit 21. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-012426-1.
  3. ^ Robinson, Kim Stanley (2010). "Untitled". In Karen Joy Fowler (ed.). 80! Memories & Reflections on Ursula K. Le. Seattle: Aqueduct Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-933500-43-0.
  4. ^ Robinson, Kim Stanley (2006). "Saturn Sublime". Saturn: A New View. New York: Abrams. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8109-3090-2.
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