
Stowaway to Mars
by John Wyndham
Title:
Stowaway to Mars
Author:
John Wyndham
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
192 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780241977026
EAN:
9780241977026
Publication Date:
29/09/2016
Classifications:
Science Fiction
Weight (g):
262
Dimensions (mm):
198 x 130 x 13
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
''It was a desert. A vista of reddish rocks and drifted sand, arid and hot, extending to the limits of their view. A dreary waste upon which nothing moved or grew . . .''For British pilot Dale Curtance the Keuntz Prize - to be awarded to the first person to take a spaceship to another planet and back - is the ultimate challenge. Not only has he to build a ship to survive the journey, assemble a top-notch crew and choose a destination, he''s also got to beat the Russians and Americans.Soon the GLORIA MUNDI blasts off from Salisbury Plain, bound for Mars. There''s only one problem - a stowaway called Joan. Not only does her presence wreck calculations and threaten the mission, but her tale suggests that Mars may be a more dangerous destination than they ever expected. ''Perhaps the best writer of science fiction England has ever produced'' Stephen King




















