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The Martian Child


 

"The Martian Child" is a novelette by David Gerrold. It won the 1995 Hugo Award for Best Novelette and the 1994 Nebula Award for Best Novelette.

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David Gerrold - Hugo Award for Best Novelette - Nebula Award for Best Novelette

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The plot concerns a single man adopting a son. The man in question is a science fiction writer so real life science fiction writers are discussed as friends. The story is autobiographical to some extent. The author was an unmarried man who adopted a son. Although the child believing he is a Martian came from a story the author heard about another adopted child. It's interesting to note that nothing inarguably fantastical or science fictional occurs in the story.

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