The Martian Chronicles
Recommended by Orson Scott Card, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #3 in Mars, Ranked #15 in Short Stories — see more rankings.
The strange and wonderful tale of man’s experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions. Now part of the Voyager Classics collection.
The Martian Chronicles tells the story of humanity’s repeated attempts to colonize the red planet. The first men were few. Most succumbed to a disease they called the Great Loneliness when they saw their home planet dwindle to the size of a fist. They felt they had never been born. Those few that survived found no welcome on Mars. The shape-changing Martians thought they were native lunatics and duly locked them up.
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The Martian Chronicles tells the story of humanity’s repeated attempts to colonize the red planet. The first men were few. Most succumbed to a disease they called the Great Loneliness when they saw their home planet dwindle to the size of a fist. They felt they had never been born. Those few that survived found no welcome on Mars. The shape-changing Martians thought they were native lunatics and duly locked them up.
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Orson Scott Card AuthorThis is language that is meant, like ancient Anglo-Saxon alliterative verse, to be read aloud. It contains its own music. It is music. (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Martian Chronicles is ranked in the following categories:
- #51 in Aliens
- #89 in American
- #23 in Classic Sci-Fi
- #86 in Collection
- #97 in Exploration
- #68 in Futurism
- #81 in Leather Bound
- #34 in Podcast
- #50 in Sci-Fi Horror
- #31 in Science Fiction
- #47 in Science Fiction Fantasy
- #26 in Short
- #37 in Space
- #50 in Story
- #58 in Syfy
- #99 in Used
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