Project Gutenberg 2016-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 134 Evans, Dean Kull, George Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH The Moons of Mars Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction September 1952 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Moons of Mars" by Dean Evans is a science fiction novella first published in the early 1950s. Set on Mars, the narrative explores the complexities of identity and the consequences of interbreeding between species, particularly focusing on a unique little boy with both Martian and human heritage. The story is woven with themes of tragedy, loss, and the harsh realities of life on a colonized planet. In the tale, the protagonist, a security officer, encounters a small Martian boy who is able to whistle—a trait considered impossible for Martians. Intrigued, he delves into the mysterious boy's background, discovering that the child is the product of a human mother and a deceased Martian father. As the officer's investigation unfolds, he learns of the boy's quest for vengeance against the man who murdered his father. The plot thickens as the officer discovers that this man, Harry Smythe, has a dark past and a troubling connection to the boy's mother. Ultimately, the story culminates in a tragic confrontation, leading to irreversible consequences for the characters involved, particularly affecting the boy's ability to express himself through whistling, a poignant symbol of his lost innocence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 93.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Detective and mystery stories Martians -- Fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 63058 2025-06-20T12:28:23.018558 text/html 39407 2024-10-22T23:40:48 text/html 361880 2025-06-20T12:28:25.212524 application/epub+zip 360717 2025-06-20T12:28:23.491519 application/epub+zip 85834 2025-06-20T12:28:23.224526 application/epub+zip 400863 2025-06-20T12:28:26.753460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393505 2025-06-20T12:28:24.967490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119031 2022-09-23T06:13:21.572788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55291 2023-09-22T06:50:41.033536 text/plain 35558 2024-10-22T23:40:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17485 2025-06-20T12:28:26.903500 application/rdf+xml 26089 2025-06-20T12:28:23.313462 image/jpeg 4270 2025-06-20T12:28:23.271522 image/jpeg 324840 2025-06-20T12:28:23.037558 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