Mel Oliver and Space Rover on Mars
 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | William Morrison |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Ric Binkley |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Gnome Press |
| Publication date | 1954 |
| Publication place | United States |
| 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]
References
Sources
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 303.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 377. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.
Categories:
- 1954 American novels
- 1954 English-language novels
- 1954 science fiction novels
- 1954 children's books
- American science fiction novels
- American children's novels
- Children's science fiction novels
- Novels set on Mars
- Children's books set on Mars
- Novels set in circuses
- Children's books set in circuses
- Children's novels about dogs
- Works published under a pseudonym
- Gnome Press books
- 1950s science fiction novel stubs