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The Ark of Mars: A Positronic Book
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781515449874
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Dec 7 2020
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.17 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A stark and evocative Martian adventure from Leigh Brackett, blending frontier hardship with ancient mystery.
In The Ark of Mars, Leigh Brackett returns to the dying canals and wind-scoured deserts of her imagined Red Planet, where remnants of older civilisations linger beneath the surface of colonial ambition. When rumours spread of a hidden sanctuary-an ark preserving the last fragments of a fading Martian culture-fortune seekers and officials alike are drawn into a dangerous pursuit.
Brackett's Mars is no mere backdrop but a living world shaped by memory, pride, and decay. As tensions rise between Terran settlers and native Martians, the search for the Ark becomes a test of loyalty and conscience. Adventure and atmosphere combine in a narrative that moves swiftly through desert strongholds and secret enclaves, culminating in a reckoning that questions conquest and survival alike.
First published during the Golden Age of science fiction, The Ark of Mars stands as a classic example of Brackett's romantic planetary fiction-muscular in action, rich in setting, and attentive to the moral complexities of empire.
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