Project Gutenberg 2020-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 126 Walton, Bryce 1918 1988 O'Hara, Kenneth Vestal, Herman B. 1916 2007 Vestal, H. B. (Herman B.) Vestal, Herman Beeson Beeson Martian Nightmare Produced from Planet Stories January 1951 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Martian Nightmare" by Bryce Walton is a science fiction novelet written in the early 1950s. The narrative follows three soldiers from Earth—Danton, Keith, and Van Ness—who awaken from a state of forgetfulness on Mars, finding themselves entangled in the struggle against the immortal Oligarchs. This work explores themes of identity, memory, and the cyclical nature of violence in a post-war society that has embraced psychological reconditioning as a means of establishing peace. The story begins with the return of these men to a war-torn Mars, which raises questions about their past identities as warriors in a former conflict against the Oligarchs. Throughout their journey, they grapple with existential concerns, the meaning of true heroism, and the discomfort of realizing what they have become after a century of enforced tranquility. Upon their arrival, they discover that the Oligarchs, who have resurfaced with ominous plans for Earth, are more of a threat than previously understood. As the soldiers’ mission unfolds, they find themselves in a battle that is far more personal and visceral than any they had experienced before on Earth, forcing them to confront their nature as humans amidst the mechanics of war and oppression. Ultimately, Danton’s harrowing experiences lead him to fuse his identity with that of an Oligarch, revealing the dark consequences of living without a genuine sense of self or the painful reality of the past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction War stories Psychological fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 112631 2025-07-25T10:06:03.978979 text/html 89757 2024-10-18T08:59:52 text/html 406543 2025-07-25T10:06:06.525005 application/epub+zip 406895 2025-07-25T10:06:04.478022 application/epub+zip 101568 2025-07-25T10:06:04.195954 application/epub+zip 458684 2025-07-25T10:06:08.111989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450533 2025-07-25T10:06:06.288944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145525 2022-09-28T20:21:38.402421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104053 2025-07-25T10:06:03.793486 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84230 2024-10-18T08:59:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17789 2025-07-25T10:06:08.262941 application/rdf+xml 33104 2025-07-25T10:06:04.306979 image/jpeg 5403 2025-07-25T10:06:04.249973 image/jpeg 524798 2025-07-25T10:06:03.997558 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