LOST MARS: THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE RED PLANET Edited By Mike Ashley


The most recent story in Lost Mars: The Golden Age of the Red Planet is J. G. Ballard’s “The Time Tombs” from 1961. These stories were all written when people believed the Martian canals actually held water and that Mars had an atmosphere like Earth’s. Better science and space probes discovered Mars is actually a chilly desert with little air. These retro stories focus on story-telling and classic themes. Lost Mars is the first book in the “British Library Science Fiction Classics” series. If you’re a fan of Golden Age Science Fiction, you’ll love these vintage tales. GRADE: B+
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTION 7
“The Crystal Egg” – H. G. Wells 27
“Letters From Mars” – W. S. Lach-Szyrma 51
“The Great Sacrifice” – George C. Wallis 73
“The Forgotten Man of Space” – P. Schuyler Miller 101
“A Martian Odyssey” – Stanley G Weinbaum 127
“Ylla” – Ray Bradbury 163
“Measureless to Man” – Marion Zimmer Bradley 181
“Without Bugles” – E. C. Tubb 229
“Crucifixus Etiam” – Walter M. Miller, Jr. 253
“The Time Tombs” – J. G. Ballard 281

16 thoughts on “LOST MARS: THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE RED PLANET Edited By Mike Ashley

  1. Steve Oerkfitz

    Read 5 of these-the Walter Miller, Weinbaum, Bradbury, Wells and Ballard. All good stories.

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    1. george Post author

      Steve, I’m looking forward to the next “Golden Age” anthology from Mike Ashley: Moonrise: The Golden Age of Lunar Adventures. It’s going to be published in September 2018.

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  2. Jeff Meyerson

    I’ve read the Weinbaum and Wells and Bradbury for sure, and maybe the Ballard. I like the idea of the series.

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      1. Jeff Meyerson

        It reminds me of the British Library collections of older mystery stories that Martin Edwards is putting out.

  3. Patti Abbott

    Wish I had something to contribute here but I don’t. So I will just say good for your diverse reading.

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    1. george Post author

      Jim, you’ll enjoy LOST MARS. I’m looking forward to Mike Ashley’s next anthology in this series: Moonrise: The Golden Age of Lunar Adventures.

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  4. Steve Lewis

    George

    This is my kind of science fiction. I try, but I find that I’m out of step with 95% of the SF that’s being printed in any of the last few best of the year anthologies. What’s not in the anthologies I can’t imagine. I knpw, I know. It’s me who’s out of sync here.

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    1. george Post author

      Steve, I’m out of sync with current SF, too. Most of the stories just don’t resonate with me the way Seabury Quinn’s stories do!

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