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Stowaway To Mars Paperback – 1 November 2016

by John Wyndham (Author)

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'It was a desert. A vista of reddish rocks and drifted sand, arid and hot, extending to the limits of their view. A dreary waste upon which nothing moved or grew . . .'
For British pilot Dale Curtance the Keuntz Prize - to be awarded to the first person to take a spaceship to another planet and back - is the ultimate challenge. Not only has he to build a ship to survive the journey, assemble a top-notch crew and choose a destination, he's also got to beat the Russians and Americans.
Soon the GLORIA MUNDI blasts off from Salisbury Plain, bound for Mars. There's only one problem - a stowaway called Joan. Not only does her presence wreck calculations and threaten the mission, but her tale suggests that Mars may be a more dangerous destination than they ever expected.
'Perhaps the best writer of science fiction England has ever produced' Stephen King

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Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Penguin (General UK); 1 edition (1 November 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0241977029
ISBN-13: 978-0241977026
Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 1.2 x 19.7 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 141 g
Customer Reviews: 12 customer ratings
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 230,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3783 in Exploration Science Fiction
- #25413 in Literary Fiction (Books)
- #18671 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction

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For British pilot Dale Currance, the Keuntz Prize - to be awarded to the first person to take a spaceship to another planet and back - is the ultimate challenge. Not only has he to build a ship to survive the journey, assemble a top-notch crew and choose a destination, he's also got to beat the Russians and Americans.

About the Author

John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris was born in 1903. He tried a number of careers including farming, law, commercial art and advertising, and started writing short stories in 1925. During the war he was in the Civil Service and then the Army. In 1946 he went back to writing stories for publication in the USA and decided to try a modified form of science fiction, a form he called 'logical fantasy'. As John Wyndham he wrote The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids, The Midwich Cuckoos(filmed as Village of the Damned), The Seeds of Time,Trouble with Lichen, The Outward Urge, Consider Her Ways and Others, Web and Chocky. John Wyndham died in March 1969.

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A good yarn!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2018

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An adventure to Mars. With its twist exposed in the title!
One of Wyndham's lighter tales (although he can't resist a little darkness in the end) the story takes us on the first trip to Mars, manned or otherwise. Written in 1935, but set in 1981, the book has aged ok. Although some attitudes, particularly to women, are firmly rooted in the 1930s the story telling is great. Some of the science is 1930s too, with belief in canals on Mars still strong.
A proper adventure ensues once we reach Mars and our intrepid explorers find out some of the secrets the red planet holds.
Recommend to fans of classic Sci-fi and John Wyndham in particular.

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Good but dated

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 May 2020

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A good if rather dated read.

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Alain Leger

Space exploration story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 May 2014

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This is a very enjoyable read, well written as ever from John Wyndham. He takes a feminist stand as in most of his work, with the usual recurring themes of the cold war and many others.

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Alan Mackie

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2015

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Excellent

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Baggie Blog

Not his best....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 April 2017

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Having read and enjoyed all of Wyndham's books this was very very poor. Very predictable plot, weak characters.

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Charles Jones

Early wyndham

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2016

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Very schoolboy stuff

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PJW WOMERSLEY

A very nice copy as

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2016

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An interesting tale from a master of SF. A very nice copy as well

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Miss Allyssa Syme

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 February 2017

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Enjoyed the storey

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BCG

Wyndham I love, but Kindle version totally unreadable

Reviewed in the United States on 28 July 2017

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As a Wyndham fan, I have read a number of his books in Kindle form. So I didn't hesitate to buy this book. WELL, it is completely unreadable. It should be removed from Amazon. I thought to return it, only to find out that you must return books within 7 days. I frequently buy several books at a time, so I have had this book too long to return. I shouldn't have to vet Kindle books when I have read others by the same author. I guess I have been living in a dream world.

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A rewarding read.

Reviewed in the United States on 9 November 2017

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Ignore the outdated science. The story, the philosophical musings make it a rewarding read. A fine writer.

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Best left for wyndham fans

Reviewed in the United States on 13 March 2012

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Wyndham has written much better stuff, but you can still feel the Wyndham charm on occassion. Probably best left for only the most die hard of Wyndham fans. The kindle edition, however, is poorly prepared. I own a physical copy of the book and the two can hardly be compared -- all formatting has essentially been lost in the kindle edition; medium and long dashes (--) have vanished as well, resulting in conversation with sentences that bleed together without boundaries.

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Michael David Newton

Time has passed it by

Reviewed in the United States on 6 November 2012

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John Wyndam was at his best when he did not rely on technology, but looked at what would happen if comapratively small changes happened in an everyday setting. The story is not believable.

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