| Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year
Published |
Notes |
| Biemiller,
Carl Ludwig. |
The
Magic Ball from Mars. |
New
York: William Morrow |
1953 |
1st
edition. Illustrated by Kathleen Voute. A Martian spacecraft give
a magic marble to a young boy. |
| Blot,
Thomas. |
The
Man from Mars: His Morals, Politics, and Religion. |
San
Francisco: Bacon Press |
1891 |
1st
edition. A Martian appears at a man's farm. A scarce title, more
often seen in microfilm. |
| Bradbury,
Edward P. (pseud. of Michael Moorcock). |
Blades
of Mars. |
New
York: Lancer |
1966 |
1st
U.S. paperback edition. Lancer paperback 72-122. 159 pgs. The 2nd
in the Michael Kane series. Later published as Lord of the Spiders.
A Barsoomiad, with a bit more tech than Burroughs. |
| Cole,
Charles. |
Visitors
from Mars: A Narrative. |
C.
Cole |
1901 |
1st
edition. 99 p. |
| Crowther,
Peter editor. introduction by Patrick Moore. |
Mars
Probes. |
New
York: DAW |
2002 |
1st
edition, paperback. Contains original stories: "Love Affair"
Ray Bradbury, "Myths of the Martian Future" Eric Brown,
"A Martian Theodicy" Paul Di Filippo, "The Real Story"
Alastair Reynolds, "Flower Children of Mars" Mike Resnick
and M. Shayne Bell, "Out of the Blue" james Lovegrove,
"Mom, the Martians, and Me" Scott Edelman, "The Old
Cosmonaut and the Construction Worker Dream of Mars" Ian McDonald,
"A Walk Across Mars" Allen Steele, "Marttian Autumn"
Stephen Baxter, "Shields of Mars" Gene Wolfe, "Under
Mars" Paul McAuley, "The War of the Worldviews" James
Morrow, "Near Earth Object" Brian Aldiss, "The Me
After the Rock" Patrick O'Leary, and "Lost Sorceress of
the Silent Citadel" Michael Moorcock. Author bios at end. An
impressive list of writers, many with previous Martian stories under
their belt. |
| Dunn,
Alan. |
Is
There Intelligent Life on Earth? a Report to the Congress of Mars. |
New
York: Simon and Schuster |
1960 |
1st
edition. 118 p. Illus. by the author. A mix of text and illustration
to tell the story. |
| Farmer,
Philip Jose. |
Jesus
on Mars. |
|
|
1st
edition, paperback. Pinnacle paperback P 40 184-1. Illus. by Paul
Stinson. 256 pgs. w/ ads at the end, including an introduction to
Dr. Who by Harlan Ellision. |
| Farmer,
Philip Jose. |
Jesus
on Mars. |
London:
Granada |
1979 |
1st
UK edition, paperback. |
| Friend,
Oscar. |
The
Kid from Mars. |
New
York. Frederick Fell |
1949 |
1st
edition, hardcover. Illus. by Virgil Findlay. a children's book.
A Martian visits the Earth for needed supplies, but no one believe
he is from Mars. A kind of Mouse that Roared for Mars.
|
| Friend,
Oscar. |
The
Kid from Mars. |
London:
Cherry Tree |
1951 |
1st
UK edition, paperback. A Martian visits the Earth for needed supplies,
but no one believe he is from Mars. A kind of Mouse that Roared
for Mars.
|
| Hess,
Joan. |
Martians
in Maggody. |
New
York: Dutton |
1994 |
1st
edition, hardcover. Tabloid news of Martians affect a small town
in Arkansas. More mystery more than sf, but speaks to popular beliefs.
"An Arly Hanks Mystery". |
| Hess,
Joan. |
Martians
in Maggody. |
New
York: Onyx |
1995 |
Paperback.
Tabloid news of Martians affect a small town in Arkansas. More mystery
more than sf, but speaks to popular beliefs. "An Arly Hanks
Mystery". |
| Lasswitz,
Kurd. Abridged by Erich Lasswitz. |
Auf
Zwei Planeten (Two Planets). |
Donauwurth:
Verlag Cassianeum |
1948 |
Hardcover.
Reprint of an 1897 work. 326 p. Perhaps the most famous German novel
about Mars. |
| Lasswitz,
Kurd. Abridged by Erich Lasswitz; ed. by Bruckhardt Kiegland and
Martin Molitor. |
Auf
Zwei Planeten (Two Planets). |
Frankfurt
am Main: Verlag Heinrich Scheffler |
1969 |
Pperback?
. Reprint of an 1897 work. 350 p. Perhaps the most famous German
novel about Mars. |
| Lasswitz,
Kurd. Abridged by Erich Lasswitz. Translated by Hans Rudnick. Epigraph
by Werner von Braun. |
Two
Planets (Auf Zwei Planeten). |
Carbondale
IL: Southern Illinois University Press |
1971 |
1st
US edition, hardcover. 405 pgs. Perhaps the most famous German novel
about Mars. |
| Lasswitz,
Kurd. Abridged by Erich Lasswitz, translated by Hans Rudnick. Afterword
by Mark R. Hillegas. |
Two
Planets (Auf Zwei Planeten). |
New
York: Popular Library |
1972 |
Paperback.
383 pgs. Perhaps the most famous German novel about Mars. A paperback
versionof the Southern Illinois Univ. Press edition. |
| Pope,
Gustavus W. |
Romances
of the Planets, No. 1: Journey to Mars, the Wonderful World: Its
Beauty and Splendor: Its Mighty Races and Kingdoms: Its Final Doom. |
New
York: Dillingham |
1894 |
1st
U.S. edition. hardcover. A shipwrecked sailor helps save a Martian
in the Antarctic, and is transported back to Mars with the fellow
and the rest of his compatriots. Later he helps the Martians start
negotiating a colony to save their people from a meteor swarm. |
| Pope,
Gustavus W. introduction by Sam Moskowitz. |
Romances
of the Planets, No. 1: Journey to Mars, the Wonderful World: Its
Beauty and Splendor: Its Mighty Races and Kingdoms: Its Final Doom. |
Westport,
CT: Hyperion |
1974 |
A
Reprint of the 1894 edition,Trade paperback. A shipwrecked sailor
helps save a Martian in the Antarctic, and is transported back to
Mars with the fellow and the rest of his compatriots. Later he helps
the Martians start negotiating a colony to save their people from
a meteor swarm. |
| Raines,
Theron. |
The
Singing: a Fable About What Makes Us Human. |
New
York: Atlantic Monthly Press |
1988 |
1st
edition, hardcover. 163 p. A Martian spacecraft visits Earth and
one of the crew meets a woman. A bit of a romance. |
| Serviss,
Garrett P. |
Edison's
Conquest of Mars. |
Los
Angeles: Carcosa House |
1947 |
1st
edition, hardcover. Originally serialized in the New York Evening
Journal, January - February 1898. A sequel to a War of the Worlds
rip-off, not the war of the Worlds proper. The forces of Earth mobilize
to invade Mars after a bacteria killed off the Martian invaders.
A great deal of fighting ensues, until Mars is flooded and their
civilization wrecked. We find out mars has visited the earth in
the past, and that there are asteroids of pure gold in space. |
| Serviss,
Garrett P. |
Invasion
of Mars. |
Reseda,
CA: Powell Publications |
1969 |
Paperback
reprint. Originally serialized in the New York Evening Journal,
January - February 1898. Includes an abridged version of War of
the Worlds by Forrest J. Ackerman. Despite the fact this edition
says it is a sequel to War of the Worlds, it is not. A sequel to
a War of the Worlds rip-off, not the war of the Worlds proper. The
forces of Earth mobilize to invade Mars after a bacteria killed
off the Martian invaders. A great deal of fighting ensues, until
Mars is flooded and their civilization wrecked. We find out mars
has visited the earth in the past, and that there are asteroids
of pure gold in space. |
