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100 1 _aBrowne, Howard,
_d1907-1999
245 1 0 _aMars Confidential
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Amazing Stories April-May 1953.
500 _aRelease date is 2010-02-15
508 _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Mars Confidential!" by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer is a satirical science fiction work that was likely written in the early 1950s. This book delves into the fictional underworld of Mars, portraying it as a vibrant and corrupt frontier, much like Earth, but far removed from the ideals of space exploration. The authors take a comedic yet critical look at vice, crime, and the human condition, suggesting that regardless of the planet, humanity is mired in its darker tendencies. The narrative follows the adventures of Mafia members who venture to Mars, seeking new opportunities in crime and vice on the Red Planet. Upon arrival, they find a desolate world rich in gold and precious gems but populated by naïve Martians lacking the corrupt instincts of Earthlings. The gangsters quickly exploit the locals, using their ignorance to establish a thriving business based on sugar, a substance that drives the Martians wild. As the story unfolds, it reveals a juxtaposition between the idealized notions of colonizing other planets and the grim reality of human behavior, showcasing the absurdity of their endeavors in a world filled with strange customs and unexpected challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aMars (Planet) -- Fiction
653 _aMafia -- Fiction
700 1 _aSummers, Leo,
_d1925-1985
830 0 _aProduced from Amazing Stories April-May 1953.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31282
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