Project Gutenberg 2021-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 107 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Terry, W. E. 1921 1992 Terry, Willis E. Terry, Bill The Martians and the Coys Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1951 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Martians and the Coys" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction story published in the early 1950s. The book cleverly intertwines elements of rural life with a fantastical invasion of Earth by Martians. The narrative explores themes of misunderstanding and cultural collision through the comedic lens of a family living in the Kentucky hills and their ignorant yet determined pursuit of supposed "Martins," which confuse the alien visitors into thinking they are dealing with terrestrial warriors instead. In the story, we follow the Coy family, primarily through their simple-minded son, Lem, who longs to hunt Martins while his family grapples with the everyday struggle of moonshining and the fear of revenuers. Meanwhile, a Martian commander, Seegeel Wan, arrives on Earth with his crew to carry out a mission of conquest using advanced weapons designed to eliminate Earth's residents. However, the aliens' efforts fail comically as they mistakenly engage with the Coys in a series of misunderstandings and absurd encounters. The story culminates in the Martians realizing that their elaborate plans are rendered futile by the simplicity of the humans, leaving the reader entertained by the humorous twist on the classic alien invasion trope. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Martians -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Kentucky -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 51706 2025-06-26T04:22:23.848770 text/html 27834 2024-10-18T13:26:34 text/html 378799 2025-06-26T04:22:25.715803 application/epub+zip 377592 2025-06-26T04:22:24.367789 application/epub+zip 79361 2025-06-26T04:22:24.064756 application/epub+zip 414458 2025-06-26T04:22:26.885765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406618 2025-06-26T04:22:25.486778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108579 2022-09-29T10:55:25.725616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45092 2025-06-26T04:22:23.695760 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25255 2024-10-18T13:26:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18205 2025-06-26T04:22:27.011748 application/rdf+xml 32071 2025-06-26T04:22:24.201753 image/jpeg 4831 2025-06-26T04:22:24.132745 image/jpeg 1070848 2025-06-26T04:22:23.868749 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