The Martian Chronicles (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Ray Bradbury
- First Published: 1950
- Type of Work: Science Fiction Short Stories
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Colonies or colonization, Twentieth century, Extrasensory perception or powers, Extraterrestrial life, Future, Other worlds, Space flight or travel, Twenty-first century, Human race, Earth, Atomic bomb, Chicken pox, Immunity, Mars
- Locales: United States, Mars
In the late 20th century, Earth rockets begin arriving on Mars. The Martians try to defend themselves with their telepathic powers, at one point projecting the illusion of a town inhabited by the departed relatives of one rocket’s crew, but they are eventually killed off by exposure to chicken pox, against which their bodies have no immunity.
Earthmen begin arriving on Mars and setting up communities. Their reasons for coming are different, but all see Mars as something that exists for their purposes. There are random encounters with the surviving Martians, but mutual...
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