Mel_Oliver_and_Space_Rover_on_Mars

<i>Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars</i>

Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars

1954 novel by Joseph Samachson

Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars is a 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.

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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

  1. [1]
    "Recommended Reading," F&SF, September 1955, p.88.

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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