A Martian Odyssey [Paperback]

Stanley G. Weinbaum (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 17, 2004

The other three stared at him sympathetically--Putz, the engineer, Leroy, the biologist, and Harrison, the astronomer and captain of the expedition. Dick Jarvis was chemist of the famous crew, the Ares expedition, first human beings to set foot on the mysterious neighbor of the earth, the planet Mars. This, of course, was in the old days, less than twenty years after the mad American Doheny perfected the atomic blast at the cost of his life, and only a decade after the equally mad Cardoza rode on it to the moon.

Editorial Reviews

Review

AWARDED "A MARTIAN ODYSSEY" Science Fiction Audio of the year 1997. -- The American Society For Science Fiction Audio Yearly, awards, 1997

This classic Golden age science fiction has been produced as an outstanding, 50 minute full cast radio drama. -- Reviewer's Bookwatch Audio, reviews, April 1998

Weinbaum's classic short story is equally compelling in its audio book format. Highly recommended for any listener of science fiction. -- THE BOOkWATCH Audio, reviews, February 1998 --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (June 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419102265
• ISBN-13: 978-1419102264
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,476,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection of Weinbaum stories, March 29, 2005

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Marty Grant (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Martian odyssey (Lancer science fiction library) (Mass Market Paperback)

My copy is an original 1962 paperback from "The Lancer Science Fiction Library" Lancer Books Inc.

This book contains five stories written by Stanley G. Weinbaum during his short writing career:

1. A Martian Odyssey (1934)
2. The Adaptive Ultimate (1935)
3. The Lotus Eaters (1935)
4. Proteous Island (1936)
5. Brink of Infinity (1936)

All of these stories were great. I liked The Adaptive Ultimate the least, though it was still entertaining. All were of the Sci-Fi or Fantasy genre except "Brink of Infinity" which was more of a mathematical thriller (is that a genre?)

"The Lotus Eaters" is a sequel to "Parasite Planet" (not included in this book but available elsewhere.)

If you like the Sci-Fi/Fantasy of the 30's and before (such as Edgar Rice Burroughs, Clifford Simak, Jack Williamson, etc.) you should like these stories.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptionally well-done piece of work!, April 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Martian Odyssey (Audio Cassette)

First of all, this is not a "book", it is a book-on-tape. And second, this book won the MARK TIME GOLD AWARD presented by the Firesign Theatre for "The Best Science Fiction of the Year".Remarkable how these facts are deemed unimportant by some otherwise professional reviewers and how this and other superlative work gets overshadowed by tongue-in-cheek celebrity fodder the Alien Voices people rush to market and the public eats like pablum because of familiarity with the voicesand pictures of the people doing them. This version is true Science Fiction presented in professional style and acted with clarity, reverence to material and with believability befitting works of this stature and beauty.This is a true gem worthy of notice and deserving a stronger look than others of its ilk.From the first minute on it pulls you in and makes you care about Jarvis and his treacherous journey across Martian soil to try to reunite with his crew back on the ship. His encounters with the alien life there make you feel as though you were truly on the journey with him, and Tweel (voiced by a human, I think) becomes a link to the powerful force of adaptability we all possess as human beings in Jarvis. The music gently guides, rather than assault us throughout the story, but also audibly reminds us of the terror inherent on this planet when need arises.From beginning to end, this piece mesmerizes and enchants without resorting to maudlin overexplanation of a character's action. Hats off to Star Quest and their cast, and I look forward to your next venture! Thank You!

4.0 out of 5 stars Free SF Reader, April 5, 2008

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Martian Odyssey (Kindle Edition)

A Science Fiction Story

Interplanetary interpersonal communication.

4 out of 5