Back to classic Sci Fi Books! Another top 10 regular on the Top Sci Fi Novels lists.
Sci Fi has a long tradition of holding up a mirror to humanity and society while under the guise of talking about aliens. The Martian Chronicles is the leader of the pack in this regard.
Rather than one long novel, it's a compilation of short stories covering different aspects and different times on Mars, spanning from humans first steps on Mars to their final ones.
I remember seeing the BBC series based on this book when I was a kid. The only thing I can remember (apart from being bored out of my mind by it) was that the Martians had guns that looked like umbrellas.
The book is far superior to the series and well worth reading.
I give this 4.5 "Umbrella Guns" out of 5
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