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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aReynolds, Mack,
_d1917-1983
245 1 4 _aThe Martians and the Coys
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
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 Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1951
500 _aRelease date is 2021-05-01
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aMartians -- Fiction
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aKentucky -- Fiction
700 1 _aTerry, W. E.,
_d1921-1992
830 0 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy June 1951
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65221
999 _c106044
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