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"The Old Cosmonaut and the Construction Worker Dream of Mars"
Short story by Ian McDonald
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Science fiction
Publication
Published inMars Probes
Publication typeAnthology
Publication date2002

"The Old Cosmonaut and the Construction Worker Dream of Mars" is a 2002 science fiction short story by Ian McDonald. It was first published in the anthology Mars Probes and received positive reviews upon release, with several critics considering it the best or one of the best stories in the anthology.

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