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 Project Gutenberg 2021-05-04 Public domain in the USA. 91 Gibson, Joe Furth, Carlton Bridger, John We're Off to Mars! Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy September 1951 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "We're Off to Mars!" by Carlton Furth is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story revolves around Joe Linger, an ordinary young man who finds himself entangled in an extraordinary circumstance when he receives a package from a time-traveling delivery service. The book explores themes of probability, decision-making, and the unforeseen consequences of desire as Joe discovers a robot capable of creating any object he wishes, challenging the boundaries of time and reality. The plot follows Joe Linger who, after receiving the robot, begins whimsically crafting everything from simple everyday objects to an impressive spaceship. As Joe experiments with the robot, he grapples with the implications of its power and the potential dangers it poses should it fall into the wrong hands. Alongside him is Barbara, the daughter of a man he consults about the robot. As the narrative unfolds, Joe becomes increasingly aware of the precarious nature of his situation and the responsibilities that come with such incredible capabilities. Ultimately, the story culminates in an adventurous journey to Mars, with themes of exploration, companionship, and the desire for knowledge driving Joe and Barbara forward into the unknown universe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 59622 2025-07-26T04:37:07.977254 text/html 36496 2024-10-18T13:32:15 text/html 491899 2025-07-26T04:37:10.154250 application/epub+zip 490701 2025-07-26T04:37:08.497270 application/epub+zip 78975 2025-07-26T04:37:08.202300 application/epub+zip 530117 2025-07-26T04:37:11.526254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523028 2025-07-26T04:37:09.836247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111601 2022-09-29T11:15:30.223455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52964 2025-07-26T04:37:07.837255 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33186 2024-10-18T13:32:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16061 2025-07-26T04:37:11.683217 application/rdf+xml 26263 2025-07-26T04:37:08.325242 image/jpeg 4354 2025-07-26T04:37:08.260255 image/jpeg 531821 2025-07-26T04:37:07.992242 application/octet-stream application/zip