Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars explained

Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars
Author:William Morrison
Cover Artist:Ric Binkley
Country:United States
Language:English
Publisher:Gnome Press
Release Date:1954
Media Type:Print (Hardback)
Pages:191
Oclc:5304913

Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars is a children's 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.

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]

Sources

. Jack L. Chalker . Mark Owings . The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 . Westminster, MD and Baltimore . Mirage Press, Ltd.. 303 . 1998.

. Donald H. Tuck . The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy . Chicago . . 377 . 1978. 0-911682-22-8.

Notes and References

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