Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars
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Author | William Morrison |
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Cover artist | Ric Binkley |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Gnome Press |
Publication date | 1954 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 191 |
OCLC | 5304913 |
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.
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]
References[]
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.
Categories:
- 1954 American novels
- 1954 science fiction novels
- American science fiction novels
- Children's science fiction novels
- Works published under a pseudonym
- Novels set on Mars
- Circus books
- Gnome Press books
- 1950s science fiction novel stubs