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{{short description|1984 novel by Kim Stanley Robinson}}
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| caption       = First edition of ''Icehenge'', published by Ace Books as a mass-market paperback, with cover art by Mark Weber
| caption           = First edition of ''Icehenge'', with cover art by Mark Weber, published by Ace Books as a mass-market paperback
| author       = [[Kim Stanley Robinson]]
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'''''Icehenge''''' is a [[science fiction]] novel by American author [[Kim Stanley Robinson]], published in 1984.
'''''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 [[Life extension|human longevity]], Martian political [[revolution]], [[historical revisionism]], and shifts between primary characters.
Though published almost ten years before Robinson's [[Mars trilogy|''Mars'' trilogy]], and taking place in a different fictional future, ''Icehenge'' contains elements that also appear in the trilogy; these elements include extreme [[Life extension|human longevity]], Martian political [[revolution]], [[historical revisionism]], and shifts in perspective among primary characters.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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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.
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.


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]].
In the final narrative, the great-grandson of the archaeologist visits the monument on Pluto, a ring of standing slabs of 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==
==Development history==
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>
The first part of ''Icehenge'' was originally published as the novella "To Leave a Mark" in ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]'' (November 1982).<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 the novel was originally published as the novella "On the North Pole of Pluto" in the anthology [[Orbit (anthology series)|''Orbit'' 18]] (1980), 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> While Robinson was enrolled in author [[Ursula K. Le Guin]]'s writing workshop at [[University of California, San Diego]] in the spring of 1977, he gave her the novella in rough form to read and edit.<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> In the novel's third section, views of Saturn from the space station visited by the narrator were inspired by images of Saturn taken during [[Voyager program|Voyager]] probe 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===
* 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}}, publication date October 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}}, publication 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}}, publication 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}}, publication 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}}, publication 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}}, publication 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}}, publication 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}}, publication 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}}, publication 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}}, publication 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}}, publication 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}}, publication date 2001, paperback
* 2003, France, Gallimard {{ISBN|2-07-031304-2}}, Pub date December 2003, paperback
* 2003, France, Gallimard {{ISBN|2-07-031304-2}}, publication 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}}, publication date 9 March 2004, paperback
* 2009, United Kingdom, Voyager {{ISBN|978-0-00-733674-6}}, Pub date 1 August 2009, paperback
* 2009, United Kingdom, Voyager {{ISBN|978-0-00-733674-6}}, publication date 1 August 2009, paperback


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 10:30, 15 September 2025

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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 fictional future, Icehenge contains elements that also appear in the trilogy; these elements include extreme human longevity, Martian political revolution, historical revisionism, and shifts in perspective among primary characters.

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.

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 ring of standing slabs of 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

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

Publication history

  • 1984, United States, Ace Books Template:ISBN, publication date October 1984, paperback
  • 1985, United Kingdom, Futura Orbit Template:ISBN, publication date December 1985, paperback
  • 1986, United Kingdom, MacDonald Template:ISBN, publication date October 1986, hardback
  • 1986, France, Denoël Template:ISBN, publication date September 1986, paperback
  • 1986, Italy, Editrice Nord Template:ISBN, publication date 1986, paperback
  • 1987, West Germany, Bastei-Lübbe Template:ISBN, publication date 1987, paperback
  • 1990, United States, Tor Books Template:ISBN, publication date September 1990, paperback
  • 1997, United Kingdom, Voyager Template:ISBN, publication date 15 September 1997, paperback
  • 1997, Croatia, Zagrebačka naklada Template:ISBN, publication date 1997, paperback
  • 1997, Bulgaria, Лира Принт Template:ISBN, publication date 1997, paperback
  • 1998, United States, Tor Orb Template:ISBN, publication date July 1998, paperback
  • 2001, People's Republic of China, 漓江出版社 Template:ISBN, publication date 2001, paperback
  • 2003, France, Gallimard Template:ISBN, publication date December 2003, paperback
  • 2004, Spain, Minotauro Template:ISBN, publication date 9 March 2004, paperback
  • 2009, United Kingdom, Voyager Template:ISBN, publication date 1 August 2009, paperback

References

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External links

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