The Secret Martians

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The Secret Martians

by Jack Sharkey

EN·~4 hours·20 chapters

Chapters

20 total

1

7:54

2

7:20

3

8:05

4

8:30

5

7:31

6

12:38

7

7:08

8

10:42

9

18:22

10

8:07

Description

When seasoned ad copywriter Jery Delvin is unexpectedly escorted out of his office by two imposing security officers, his ordinary routine shatters. The men reveal themselves as agents of a shadowy interplanetary authority, and Jery finds himself drawn into a covert briefing that blurs the line between marketing and espionage. As the Chief of Interplanetary Security struggles to explain why his own instincts have flagged Jery as a potential asset, the stakes of the conversation quickly leave the desk behind.

The story unfolds in a world where advertising slogans can mask planetary secrets and a single misplaced phrase can trigger diplomatic fallout. Jery’s unique talent for spotting flaws in campaigns becomes an unlikely weapon in a game of interstellar intrigue, forcing him to confront absurd bureaucracies and his own doubts. Listeners are invited into a witty, fast‑paced mystery that balances satire of consumer culture with the suspense of a hidden‑government thriller.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (252K 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

2015-12-11

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey

1931–1992

A wildly prolific American writer, he moved easily between stage farce and science fiction, building a career that included more than eighty plays as well as dozens of speculative short stories and novels. His work has a lively, idea-driven energy that helped him stand out in both theater and genre fiction.

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