The Man Who Loved Mars
1973 novel by Lin Carter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Man Who Loved Mars is a science fantasy novel by American writer Lin Carter, the first in his Edgar Rice Burroughs- and Leigh Brackett-inspired series The Mysteries of Mars.[1][2][3] It was first published in paperback by Fawcett Gold Medal in March 1973. The first British edition was published in hardcover by White Lion in August of the same year. It was reissued by Wildside Press in December 1999. The novel has also been translated into German.[3]
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Author | Lin Carter |
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Cover artist | Paul Lehr |
Language | English |
Series | The Mysteries of Mars |
Genre | Science fantasy |
Publisher | Fawcett Gold Medal |
Publication date | 1973 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 157 |
OCLC | 872633717 |
813.54 23 | |
LC Class | PS3553 .A7823 |
Preceded by | Down to a Sunless Sea |
In writing the series, Carter deliberately depicted a Mars very different from that shown in increasingly detailed scientific research of Mars during the 20th Century; specifically, that scientists doubt that any kind of life can be found there. This makes the series more of a fantasy than a science fiction.