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100 1 _aWilson, Richard,
_d1920-1987
245 1 0 _aDateline: Mars
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Planet Stories May 1951
500 _aRelease date is 2020-12-18
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aPolitical fiction
653 _aMartians -- Fiction
653 _aMars (Planet) -- Fiction
653 _aJournalists -- Fiction
700 1 _aCartier, Edd,
_d1914-2008
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories May 1951
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64073
999 _c104897
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