Project Gutenberg 2008-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 137 Sharkey, Jack 1931 1992 Sharkey, John Michael Wood, Wallace 1927 1981 Wood, Wally The Dope on Mars Produced from Galaxy Magazine June 1960. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Dope on Mars" by Jack Sharkey is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book chronicles the first human expedition to Mars from a humorously human perspective, focusing on the experiences of the narrator who is tasked with documenting the journey. The narrative explores themes of exploration, human interaction, and the unexpected complications that arise in a foreign environment. The story follows the protagonist, a writer, as he joins a team of scientists and astronauts on a journey to the Red Planet. As they travel, he documents the ups and downs of life aboard the spacecraft, encountering various challenges and quirky interactions with his crewmates. Upon landing on Mars, they discover strange extraterrestrial beings made of sugar, leading them into a series of comedic misadventures, from survival threats to the unintended consequences of their discoveries. The writer's witty observations and humorous encounters highlight the absurdities of space exploration, ultimately culminating in a dramatic twist as they inadvertently set off an alien invasion of Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Space flight -- Fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Novels 59426 2025-08-11T06:46:30.714134 text/html 55459 2008-10-08T15:47:06 text/html 209268 2025-08-11T06:46:34.593136 application/epub+zip 208043 2025-08-11T06:46:32.338125 application/epub+zip 100800 2025-08-11T06:46:31.302180 application/epub+zip 303321 2025-08-11T06:46:36.208100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276646 2025-08-11T06:46:33.973155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142884 2022-09-12T11:35:40.764809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52596 2025-08-11T06:46:30.413138 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52436 2008-10-08T15:47:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 384688 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 36418 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 78009 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 72729 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 69962 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 1721017 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 72317 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 72864 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 74984 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 76925 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 77892 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 74378 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 73403 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 70939 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 125968 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 58272 2008-08-16T05:19:00 application/octet-stream 32781 2025-08-11T06:46:36.347127 application/rdf+xml 12133 2025-08-11T06:46:31.791133 image/jpeg 3353 2025-08-11T06:46:31.548127 image/jpeg 141456 2008-10-08T15:47:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 20097 2008-10-08T15:47:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 208117 2025-08-11T06:46:30.727150 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia