The Martian Chronicles
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Author
Publication
1950-05-01 - Doubleday, Garden City, NY, No place, unknown, or undetermined
Language
English
Word Count
55,500 words, Guess
Page Count
222 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- OCLC Control Number1074208
- Open LibraryOL16255603M
Description
This is a collection of science fiction short stories, cleverly cobbled together to form a coherent and very readable novel about a future colonization of Mars. As the stories progress chronologically the author tells how the first humans colonized Mars, initially sharing the planet with a handful of Martians. When Earth is devastated by nuclear war the colony is left to fend for itself and the colonists determine to build a new Earth on Mars.
Subjects
Genres
- Science Fiction
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