Project Gutenberg 2020-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 154 Kummer, Frederic Arnold 1913 1990 Kummer, Frederick Arnold, Jr. Kummer, Frederic A. Leydenfrost, Alexander 1888 1961 Leidenfrost, Sandor Pied Piper of Mars Produced from Planet Stories Spring 1942 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Pied Piper of Mars" by Frederic Arnold Kummer is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of control, propaganda, and rebellion in a futuristic Martian society where the manipulation of emotions through music poses a significant threat. It follows the story of Steve Ranson, a Terrestial Intelligence officer sent to Mars to investigate a series of mysterious deaths linked to a sinister plot involving mind-controlling melodies. The plot unfolds as Ranson discovers that powerful music, crafted by the rogue scientist Elath Taen, is capable of inducing madness and violence among Martians, effectively threatening the delicate peace between Earth and Mars. As he navigates through dangerous encounters, including a murder and an attempted uprising, Ranson learns that Taen seeks to awaken dormant nationalist sentiments among the Martians to overthrow their Terrestial overlords. The climax sees Ranson confront Taen and his daughter, Zeila, in a desperate bid to regain control over the Martian Broadcasting Company and prevent a catastrophic revolt. Ultimately, he uses a calculated ruse to undermine Taen's plans, showcasing the resilience of human ingenuity against manipulative forces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Detective and mystery stories Martians -- Fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Radio broadcasting -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 71372 2025-06-24T13:38:07.747559 text/html 47315 2024-10-18T03:16:26 text/html 229744 2025-06-24T13:38:09.581520 application/epub+zip 228555 2025-06-24T13:38:08.148567 application/epub+zip 83297 2025-06-24T13:38:07.903528 application/epub+zip 269812 2025-06-24T13:38:10.844554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 262191 2025-06-24T13:38:09.379558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117190 2022-09-28T01:31:04.661266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 64523 2023-09-26T12:07:36.603754 text/plain 44593 2024-10-18T03:16:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17609 2025-06-24T13:38:10.983527 application/rdf+xml 27005 2025-06-24T13:38:07.996534 image/jpeg 4571 2025-06-24T13:38:07.951568 image/jpeg 539173 2025-06-24T13:38:07.761583 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