Project Gutenberg 2020-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 181 Wilson, Richard 1920 1987 Wilson, Dick Halibut, Edward Cartier, Edd 1914 2008 Cartier, Edward Daniel Dateline: Mars Produced from Planet Stories May 1951 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Dateline: Mars" by Richard Wilson is a science fiction novel likely written in the early to mid-20th century. The story revolves around the political complexities and social dynamics on Mars, particularly focusing on the perspectives of its inhabitants following a period of colonization and exploitation by Earth. It explores themes of political intrigue, betrayal, and the quest for true democracy on a planet marked by historical distrust against its Earth counterparts. The narrative follows Scott Warren, a journalist for Galactic News, as he grapples with the disparity between the official story of harmonious relations between Earth people and Martians, and the uncomfortable truth about the Martian political landscape. During a celebration known as Landing Day, Scott learns of a plot involving Rastol, a former official of the previous Martian regime, who has been offered a high-ranking government position. Rastol's own son, Acton, believed dead, confronts him at a secret meeting, revealing that he survived and gives a chilling account of the atrocities committed under the Rockhead regime. Scott is left torn, knowing he has a monumental story that remains unwritten, as the political situation on Mars teeters between a facade of peace and the underlying tensions of its troubled past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Political fiction Martians -- Fiction Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Journalists -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 68640 2025-09-25T09:57:07.039806 text/html 45071 2024-10-18T09:09:02 text/html 369927 2025-09-25T09:57:08.903788 application/epub+zip 368742 2025-09-25T09:57:07.479829 application/epub+zip 88357 2025-09-25T09:57:07.218760 application/epub+zip 409241 2025-09-25T09:57:10.148812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401896 2025-09-25T09:57:08.700748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121603 2022-09-28T20:58:41.157013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61844 2025-09-25T09:57:06.924748 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42044 2024-10-18T09:09:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18362 2025-09-25T09:57:10.274735 application/rdf+xml 30208 2025-09-25T09:57:07.340769 image/jpeg 5223 2025-09-25T09:57:07.267780 image/jpeg 519444 2025-09-25T09:57:07.054766 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