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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aMarmor, Arnold,
_d1927-1978
245 1 0 _aMarty the Martian
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 August 1954
500 _aRelease date is 2021-09-27
508 _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Marty the Martian" by Arnold Marmor is a science fiction story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around Nick Faber, who is tasked by Norbert Marsten, the owner of a circus, to travel to Mars and capture a Martian for his show. The book explores themes of alien encounters and human ambition as Marsten seeks to create a sensational attraction that no other circus possesses. The story follows Nick Faber as he embarks on a daring journey to Mars with his pilot, Joe Roane. Upon landing, they encounter strange Martians, which leads to a grim fate for Roane and an unexpected twist for Nick. The Martians, using a machine to transfer consciousness, swap bodies with Nick, leaving him trapped in a Martian form and making him the centerpiece of Marsten's circus. As Nick grapples with his new reality as "Marty the Martian," he realizes that the plot goes deeper, as the Martians plan to use Marsten for their own objectives. The narrative blends humor with a cautionary tale about the dangers of ambition and the exploitation of the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Greenleaf Publishing Company, 1954
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aMartians -- Fiction
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aCircus -- Fiction
653 _aSpace flight to Mars -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy August 1954
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66389
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