Mars

Planetary Anthology series #7

by Lucca DeJardins (Editor), Kevin J. Anderson, Chuck Dixon

Mars: Planetary Anthology Series #7. Mars. The Red Planet. Bringer of war, the God of war itself. The planet that gave birth to the modern era of science fiction when H.G. Wells gazed upon the red light in the night sky and envisioned an army gathering upon its plains to invade our world. These are the stories of Mars. Stories of adventure, conflict, and war.

Contents:
* Introduction (Mars) • essay by Jon Del Arroz
* The Martian Princess / novelette by Jay Barnson
* The Decision / short story by Sean Patrick Hazlett
* To Open the Gate / short story by Avily Jerome
* S-T-Valdis / novelette by K. M. Carroll
* Invaders on Mars / short story by Jon Mollison
* Rebirth / short story by Julie Frost
* Hostile Takeover / novelette by Kai Wai Cheah
* Beware the Dawn / short story by Dawn Witzke
* The Clockwork King of Mars / short story by C. T. Phipps
* City of the Sleepers / short story by A. M. Freeman
* Abandoned Children / short story by Dana Bell
* Death March of Cambreadth / short story by Declan Finn
* The Girl Who Died Twice / short story by Lou Antonelli
* Coughing Fit / short story by Ben Wheeler [as by Benjamin Wheeler]
* Ares in the Morning / short story by Bokerah Brumley
* The Rusted Fortress / short story by David Hallquist
* Bellicus / short story by Chuck Dixon
* The Human, Martian - One, Two, Three / novelette by Kevin J. Anderson (variant of Human, Martian - One, Two, Three 1993)

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295 pages, Paperback

First published March 14, 2018

Reviews

[Jeff Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the second collection of short stories in the Planetary series from Superversive Press. Just excellent, so many memorable stories. Very strong collection

[C.T. Phipps · Rating 5 out of 5]

I admit I'm horribly biased with this book. However, I fulfilled one of my author goals of writing with one of my childhood heroes (Kevin J. Anderson) by being accepted into this book. It's really a fun set of stories and I'm pleased to be included among them. The fact Chuck Dixon is also among them is huge but every author of every story did a great job talking about Mars. There's fantasy, science fiction, and more here that all works out well. Jon Del Arozz has done a great job collecting authors and I think people who pick this anthology up will enjoy it.

[Josh Griffing · Rating 5 out of 5]

More Splendid Stories From the Curators at Superversive Press.

There is much to recommend the entire Planetary Anthologies series, with its array of tales and imagery by so many writers. Of particular note here are Kevin J. Anderson's "The Human, Martian - One Two Three" which lives up to the quality of his Seven Suns and Terra Incognita books, "S-T-Valdis" by K. M. Carroll with its autistic heroine both believable and relatable (a rare feat!), and Kai Wai Cheah's "Hostile Takeover" to show what happens on Mars when we have to call in the Marines.
We have aliens and pirates, dystopian feminists and steampunk burglars, ancient gods, pre-historic starships, feral beasts and Kim Jong Un. I almost downgraded this to four stars for weak copyediting, but the strength of the stories themselves more than made up the difference.

[Norma · Rating 4 out of 5]

( Format : Audiobook )
"Pereption is Reality."
Twenty short stories, ranging from a little over nine minutes to one hour twenty minutes in length, and varying in interest - though none of them were poor. An anthology of this sort is a great way to possibly discover an new and favourite author.
The titles are:-
- The Martian Princess : J.Barneson
- The Decision : Shaun Patrick Hazelit
- To open the Gate :Emily Jerome
- S.T.Valid : K.M.Carol
- Invaders on Mars : John Mullison
- Rebirth : Julie Thropp
- Body is Takeover : Kai Wai Chad
- Beware the Dawn : Dawn Whitskey
- The C!McLeod King of Mars :C.T.Phipps
- City of the Sleepers : A.M.Freeman
- Abandoned Children : Donna Bell
- Death March of Cambreath : Dehklan Finn
- The Girl Who Died Twice : Lou Antonelli
- Coughing Fit : Benjamin Wheeler
- Ares in the Morning : Beaukera Baimley
- The Rusted Fortress : David Hawkwhist
- Bellicus : Chap Dixon
- The Human Martian, One, Two, Three: Kevin J.Anderson
- Three Billion Year Love : James Likes
- Far Away the Pale Blue Dot : Lucca DeJardins

The narrator, Gareth Richards, gives a good pefformance, though a slight pause between the conclusion of the story and the short note about the author which follows would have been allreciated.

I was fortunate in receiving a freely gifted complimentary copy of Mars Planetary Anthology 7, downloaded from Free Audiobook Codes previously provided to the site by the rights holder. My thanks to the proprietors of this excellent site.
If you enjoy S.F.or fantasy, are looking for new authors to follow or like to stargaze at the Red Planet, this is worth a read.