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A MARTIAN ODYSSEY
& Other Classic Science Fiction Stories


By

Stanley G. Weinbaum
 A Futures Past Classic тАФ Selected and Introduced by Jean Marie Stine

A Renaissance E Books publication
ISBN 1-58873-121-9
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This Edition and Special Contents Copyright 2002 by Jean Marie Stine
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 DEDICATION
TO FORREST J ACKERMAN

Long-Time Weinbaum Fan
Who Flew to Israel to Plant a Tree
In Weinbaum's Memory
 CONTENTS
Introduction

PART ONE: THE TALES OF TWEEL

A Martian Odyssey
The Valley of Dreams

PART TWO: AND OTHER SCIENCE FICTION STORIES

Tidal Moon
Pygmalion's Spectacles
Circle of Zero
The Dictator
 INTRODUCTION
In 1970, the Science Fiction Writers of America published a book titled, The
Science Fiction Hall of Fame, showcasing what they considered the greatest sci-fi
stories of all time. Stanley G. Weinbaum's 'A Martian Odyssey' was the first story in
the line-up. However, unlike the other writers in the volume тАФ which included
Heinlein, Asimov, Zelazny and others тАФ Weinbaum has become almost forgotten.
This undeserved obscurity may in part be due to the paucity of his output and the