{"product_id":"martians-and-madness-the-complete-sf-novels-of-fredric-brown-nesfas-choice-series","title":"Martians and Madness: The Complete SF Novels of Fredric Brown (Nesfa's Choice Series)","description":"From Booklist\nOne of the best pulp writers, Brown (1906-72) wrote much sf and more mysteries (he was better at mysteries: see his Ed and Am capers, collected in Hunter and Hunted, 2002). His good sf--all faulty as prophecy--includes two fine, quirky novels; since he wrote just five sf novels, that gives him Ted Williams' batting average. The five as well as two stories he combined to make up one of the novels are in this companion to From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown (2001). The classics are What Mad Universe (1949), an alternate-reality romp featuring some great scary scenes and lots of laughs, and Martians, Go Home (1955), in which the little green men are all lethal wisecrackers. Less impressive but worthwhile are Rogue in Space (1957), in which the disillusioned tough-guy hero gets his own world, and The Mind Thing (1961), a deliciously low-key variation on the alien-invasion theme. The Lights in the Sky Are Stars (1953) is a snooze because, whereas Brown always tacked on a happy ending, it's all happy ending. Ray Olson\nContents\n\n9 Introduction (Martians and Madness) essay by William Tenn (variant of Introduction (What Mad Universe) 1978) [as by Philip Klass ]\n19 What Mad Universe (1949) novel by Fredric Brown\n145 The Lights in the Sky Are Stars (1953) novel by Fredric Brown\n245 Martians, Go Home (1955) novel by Fredric Brown\n347 Rogue in Space (1957) novel by Fredric Brown\n453 The Mind Thing (1961) novel by Fredric Brown\n573 Gateway to Darkness (1949) novelette by Fredric Brown\n607 Gateway to Glory (1950) novelette by Fredric Brown\n[637] Editor's Notes and Acknowledgements (Martians and Madness) essay by Ben Yalow\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1886778175\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1886778175.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Brown, Fredric|Yalow, Ben\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41663976931386,"sku":"DBV.1886778175.VG","price":35.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1886778175-0.jpg?v=1789870998","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/martians-and-madness-the-complete-sf-novels-of-fredric-brown-nesfas-choice-series","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}