Project Gutenberg 2021-03-10 Public domain in the USA. 128 Fennel, Erik Fennel, Erick Elkan, Max 1918 2000 Elkan, M. Elkan, Maxwell Madmen of Mars Produced from Planet Stories Spring 1950 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Madmen of Mars" by Erik Fennel is a science fiction novel originally published in the early 1950s. The story explores the peculiar behavior of Martians who, after a significant psychological shift caused by the influence of a human named Terence Michael Burke, begin to adopt eccentric Earth-like traits. The book delves into themes of individuality, control, and the unintended consequences of interplanetary interactions. The narrative follows Burke and his companions on a space journey to Mars, where they discover that Martians, previously seen as dull and lethargic, have developed bizarre and unpredictable behaviors, influenced by Burke's unique personality and poetry. Among the crew, conflict arises as Burke becomes obsessed with the fate of Earth amidst rumors of a Martian invasion. As the group navigates their complex relationships and the Martian psyche, they ultimately learn that the Martians have become reflections of Burke's own chaotic spirit. The story culminates in a humorous yet cautionary depiction of what happens when one society influences another in unexpected ways, leaving readers to ponder the implications of such cultural exchanges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Adventure stories Martians -- Fiction Space ships -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 74105 2025-06-25T12:29:19.150849 text/html 50647 2024-10-18T11:49:25 text/html 421709 2025-06-25T12:29:21.148865 application/epub+zip 420508 2025-06-25T12:29:19.576870 application/epub+zip 94102 2025-06-25T12:29:19.336839 application/epub+zip 463863 2025-06-25T12:29:22.499852 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456194 2025-06-25T12:29:20.943837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129928 2022-09-29T07:20:02.583568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66914 2025-06-25T12:29:19.011874 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47122 2024-10-18T11:49:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17247 2025-06-25T12:29:22.694837 application/rdf+xml 30724 2025-06-25T12:29:19.437855 image/jpeg 5110 2025-06-25T12:29:19.386828 image/jpeg 487905 2025-06-25T12:29:19.168865 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