Stowaway to Mars (Coronet Books) - Softcover

John Wyndham; John Beynon

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9780340158357: Stowaway to Mars (Coronet Books)

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ISBN 10: 0340158352 ISBN 13: 9780340158357

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1982

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SCIENCE FICTION-AN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE OF ONE BILLION HAS BEEN OFFERED TO THE FIRST MAN TO COMPLETE AN INTERPLANETARY TRIP,AND DALE CURTANCE A MILLIONAIRE ADVENTURER EMEREGES AS THE BRITISH ENTRANT.WITH A HAND PICKED CREW HE BLASTED OFF FROM SALISBURY PLAIN IN THE SPACESHIP GLORIA MINDI,DESTINATION-THE PLANET MARS.ONCE FREE OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE,THEY DISCOVER A STOWAWAY,A WOMAN.HER EXTRAORDINARY STORY HELPS THEM PREPARE FOR THE DANGERS THEY ENCOUNTER ON THE RED PLANET,AND THE FANTASTIC WORLD THAT EXISTS THERE.

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John Wyndham was born in 1903 in the Midlands. After leaving school, he tried his hand at several careers, including farming, law and advertising, before starting to write stories in 1925. During the war he worked as a censor in the Ministry of Information and afterwards served in the Army. The Day of The Triffids was published in 1951, and was followed by many other famous works of science fiction, including The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids and The Midwich Cuckoos. Wyndham died in 1969.

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