Message From Mars

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Message From Mars

by Clifford D. Simak

EN·~57 minutes·2 chapters

Chapters

2 total

Part 1

31:38

Part 2

26:21

Description

A desperate race against time drives a lone astronaut to launch toward the desolate red planet, his battered ship the only hope of warning Earth of a looming catastrophe. Fifty‑five pioneers have already perished on the infamous “bridge of bones” that spans the void, and the fate of humanity now rests on a single, fragile flight. As the countdown ticks, the crew on the ground wrestles with doubt, fear, and the weight of the names etched in bronze, each a reminder of the price already paid.

Inside the cramped control room, tension crackles like static on the radios, while a weathered veteran watches the sky, haunted by memories of lost comrades. The story balances the cold, unforgiving expanse of space with the stubborn optimism of those who cling to hope, even as the thin line between bravery and madness blurs. Listeners are drawn into a tense, human‑scale drama that asks what one person must sacrifice to save an entire world.

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Language

en

Duration

~57 minutes (55K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

Jun 9, 2020

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Clifford D. Simak

Clifford D. Simak

1904–1988

A quietly original voice in science fiction, his stories mixed big cosmic ideas with small-town warmth, decency, and a deep curiosity about what it means to be human. Best known for works like "City" and "Way Station," he became one of the genre's most admired longtime craftsmen.

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