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Title: Vengeance on Mars!
Series Title: Produced from Planet Stories September 1951
Credits:
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Vengeance on Mars!" by D.B. Lewis is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s, reflecting the themes of desperation and moral conflict often found in space exploration narratives of its time. The story explores the complexities of friendship and betrayal against the backdrop of a dangerous Martian environment, as characters navigate their relationships and the harsh realities of frontier life. The plot centers around Hale, who must confront his former friend Randy, a looter who has killed a guardian in a Martian water temple. Caldwell is caught between his loyalty to Randy and the necessity of ensuring safety for the colonists threatened by Randy's desperation and violent actions. As Hale tries to reach out and persuade Randy to surrender, old memories and unresolved feelings resurface, leading to an intense confrontation where survival instincts prevail. Ultimately, Hale must come to terms with the dark transformation of his friend, highlighting the costs of betrayal and the relentless nature of life on Mars. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 93.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Author: Bixby, Jerome, 1923-1998
EBook No.: 63971
Published: Dec 5, 2020
Downloads: 108
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Male friendship -- Fiction
Subject: Mars (Planet) -- Fiction
Subject: Criminals -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Vengeance on Mars!
Series Title: Produced from Planet Stories September 1951
Credits:
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Vengeance on Mars!" by D.B. Lewis is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s, reflecting the themes of desperation and moral conflict often found in space exploration narratives of its time. The story explores the complexities of friendship and betrayal against the backdrop of a dangerous Martian environment, as characters navigate their relationships and the harsh realities of frontier life. The plot centers around Hale, who must confront his former friend Randy, a looter who has killed a guardian in a Martian water temple. Caldwell is caught between his loyalty to Randy and the necessity of ensuring safety for the colonists threatened by Randy's desperation and violent actions. As Hale tries to reach out and persuade Randy to surrender, old memories and unresolved feelings resurface, leading to an intense confrontation where survival instincts prevail. Ultimately, Hale must come to terms with the dark transformation of his friend, highlighting the costs of betrayal and the relentless nature of life on Mars. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 93.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
Author: Bixby, Jerome, 1923-1998
EBook No.: 63971
Published: Dec 5, 2020
Downloads: 108
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Male friendship -- Fiction
Subject: Mars (Planet) -- Fiction
Subject: Criminals -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.