 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | William Morrison |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Ric Binkley |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Gnome Press |
Publication date | 1954 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print ( Hardback) |
| Pages | 191 |
| OCLC | 5304913 |
Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars is a children's 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.
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Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | William Morrison |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Ric Binkley |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Gnome Press |
Publication date | 1954 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print ( Hardback) |
| Pages | 191 |
| OCLC | 5304913 |
Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars is a children's 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.
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| This article about a 1950s science fiction novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |