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    Martian Miniature
    Martian Miniature
    Martian Miniature
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    Martian Miniature

    By John Russell Fearn

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    Professor Thorp wanted to create Martian life, but he got Martian death instead!


    A pulp science fiction tale by John Russelll Fearn, one of the most popular British science fiction authors of his day. Originally published in Amazing Stories magazine in 1942.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateOct 20, 2021
    ISBN9781479464340
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      COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

      MARTIAN MINIATURE

      COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

      Copyright © 1942 byJohn Russell Fearn.

      First published Amazing Stories, May 1942.

      Published by Wildside Press LLC.

      wildsidepress.com | bcmystery.com

      Reprinted by permission of the Cosmos Literary Agency.

      MARTIAN MINIATURE

      By JOHN RUSSELL FEARN

      Calm, misty summer darkness enveloped the little motor boat chugging its way from the Manhattan shore toward Thorp Island.

      I don’t like it, Grant Felby said for the twentieth time. In fact I dislike it so much I can’t be too thankful I came with you. A scientist who accepts your application to be his assistant on a synthetic island isn’t safe—probably not even decent! The whole set up is wrong, if you ask me.…

      Grant, please! Joan Carlson’s voice was weary. Do stop complaining! I’m sure it’s all right. Professor Thorp is one of the greatest living scientists of the age: the fact that he made Thorp Island proves that in itself.

      Humph! Grant growled; then he gave up talking and concentrated on his job. Through the lowering night something dark was looming. Presently they could both dimly distinguish the hard rocks of the island which engineering had created—for a purpose so far unknown.

      Grant began to look around for the sole inlet to the place, fully detailed in the letter and map Thorp had sent along when accepting the girl’s application.

      Grant still recalled the advertisement—An assistant, either sex, well versed in astronomy, needed. Urgent. Write in first instance to Professor Allan Thorp, care of his New York headquarters. Joan Carlson had done so, and first grader in astronomy that she was, had got the job. And now—

      Damnable! Grant muttered under

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