Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars

Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars is a science fiction novel by American writer William Morrison (pseudonym of Joseph Samachson). It was published in 1954 by Gnome Press in an edition of 4,000 copies.

Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars
Dust-jacket from the first edition
AuthorWilliam Morrison
Cover artistRic Binkley
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherGnome Press
Publication date
1954
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages191
OCLC5304913

Plot introduction

The novel concerns the adventures of a boy and his sapient dog as they join an interplanetary circus on a voyage to Mars.

Reception

Anthony Boucher praised the novel as "the most enjoyable non-Heinlein s.f. for the young" in several years, describing Morrison's writing as "easy, lively, humorous and charming."[1]

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References

  1. "Recommended Reading," F&SF, September 1955, p.88.

Sources

  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 303.
  • Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 377. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.


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