Title: Outpost Mars

Title: Outpost Mars Title Record # 1827
Authors: C. M. Kornbluth and Judith Merril
Date: 1952-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Note: A version of this story was formerly published under the title "Mars Child" (1951). This title was first published in three parts, in the May 1951 issue of Galaxy.

Synopsis: The colonists of the Martian village Sun Lake City are accused of stealing a hundred kilograms of the hallucinogenic drug Marcaine. To be punished, the village shall be closed. When searching for the true perpetrators two of the colonists find a hidden people of Martians who stem from earlier human settlers. They do need the drug for their own purpose, and not only took the Marcaine.

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Translated Serializations

Year	Title
1952	Outpost Mars [as by Cyril Judd]
1952	Sin in Space [as by Cyril Judd]
2014	Mars Child [as by Cyril Judd]

Year	Language	Title
1967^ⓘTranslated by Lothar Heinecke	German	Kinder des Mars [as by Cyril Judd]
1979^ⓘTranslated by Bruno Martin	French	L'enfant de Mars [as by Cyril M. Kornbluth and Judith Merrill]
1984^ⓘTranslated by Uwe Anton	German	Außenstation Mars^?Aussenstation Mars [as by Cyril Judd]

Year	Title
1951	Mars Child (Part 1 of 3) [as by Cyril Judd]
1951	Mars Child (Part 2 of 3) [as by Cyril Judd]
1951	Mars Child (Part 3 of 3) [as by Cyril Judd]

Year	Language	Title
1953^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Italian	Lago del sole (Part 1 of 4) [as by Cyril Judd]
1953^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Italian	Lago del sole (Part 2 of 4) [as by Cyril Judd]
1953^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Italian	Lago del sole (Part 3 of 4) [as by Cyril Judd]
1953^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Italian	Lago del sole (Part 4 of 4) [as by Cyril Judd]
1957	French	L'enfant de Mars (Part 1 of 2) [as by Cyril Judd]
1957	French	L'enfant de Mars (Part 2 of 2) [as by Cyril Judd]
1958^ⓘTranslated by Lothar Heinecke	German	Kinder des Mars (Part 1 of 4) [as by Cyril Judd]
1958	German	Kinder des Mars (Part 2 of 4) [as by Cyril Judd]
1958	German	Kinder des Mars (Part 3 of 4) [as by Cyril Judd]
1958^ⓘTranslated by Lothar Heinecke	German	Kinder des Mars (Part 4 of 4) [as by Cyril Judd]

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1951	1951-05-00	ed. H. L. Gold	World Editions, Inc.		$0.35^?$: US dollar	164	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Chesley Bonestell
Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1951	1951-06-00	ed. H. L. Gold	World Editions, Inc.		$0.35^?$: US dollar	164	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Emsh
Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1951	1951-07-00	ed. H. L. Gold	World Editions, Inc.		$0.35^?$: US dollar	164	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Willer
Outpost Mars	1952-00-00	Cyril Judd	Abelard Press		$2.50^?$: US dollar	268	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Urania #7	1953-05-01	ed. Giorgio Monicelli	Mondadori	7	Lit 150^?Lit: Italian lira	160	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Curt Caesar
Urania #8	1953-06-01	ed. Giorgio Monicelli	Mondadori	8	Lit 150^?Lit: Italian lira	160	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Curt Caesar
Urania #9	1953-07-01	ed. Giorgio Monicelli	Mondadori	9	Lit 150^?Lit: Italian lira	160	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Curt Caesar
Urania #10	1953-08-01	ed. Giorgio Monicelli	Mondadori	10	Lit 150^?Lit: Italian lira	160	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Curt Caesar
Outpost Mars	1954-00-00	Cyril Judd	Dell	760	$0.25^?$: US dollar	223	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Richard Powers
Galaxie (1ère série), #47 October 1957	1957-10-00	ed. Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)^?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)	Editions Nuit et Jour		F100^?F: French frank	148	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Mixi-Bérel
Galaxie (1ère série), #48 November 1957	1957-11-00	ed. Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)^?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)	Editions Nuit et Jour		F100^?F: French frank	148	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag
Galaxis Science Fiction, #3	1958-05-00	ed. Lothar Heinecke	Moewig		DM 1.50^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	128	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	mag	Emsh
Galaxis Science Fiction, #4	1958-06-00	ed. Lothar Heinecke	Moewig		DM 1.50^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	128	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	mag	Pederson
Galaxis Science Fiction, #5	1958-07-00	ed. Lothar Heinecke	Moewig		DM 1.50^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	128	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	mag	Kirberger
Galaxis Science Fiction, #6	1958-08-00	ed. Lothar Heinecke	Moewig		DM 1.50^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	128	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	mag	Jack Coggins
Sin in Space	1961-00-00	Cyril Judd	Beacon (Galaxy Science Fiction Novel #46)	312	$0.35^?$: US dollar	190	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Robert Stanley
Outpost Mars	1966-08-00	Cyril Judd	Four Square Books	1585	3/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	187	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Bob Wright
Kinder des Mars	1967-07-21	Cyril Judd	Moewig (Terra Extra #152)	TE152	DM 0.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	65	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	novel	Johnny Bruck
L'enfant de Mars	1979-00-00	Cyril M. Kornbluth, Judith Merrill	Librairie des Champs-Élysées^?Librairie des Champs-Elysees (Le Masque - Science Fiction #84)	2-7024-0814-1		253	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Thierry Leroux
Außenstation Mars	1984-10-00	Cyril Judd	Ullstein (Ullstein Science Fiction & Fantasy #31087)	3-548-31087-7	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	224	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	David Egge
Spaced Out: Three Novels of Tomorrow	2008-10-00	C. M. Kornbluth, Judith Merril	NESFA Press	978-1-886778-64-1	$29.00^?$: US dollar	491	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	William K. Hartmann
Mars Child	2014-01-21	Cyril Judd	Armchair Fiction (Armchair Fiction Science Fiction Classics #39)	978-1-61287-178-3	$12.95^?$: US dollar	208	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Chesley Bonestell
Outpost Mars	date unknown	Cyril Judd	Dell	760	$0.35^?$: US dollar	223	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Richard Powers

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Reviews

Review by The Editors (1952) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1952
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1953) in Astounding Science Fiction, June 1953 , reprinted in:
Astounding Science Fiction, November 1953 (UK) (1953)
Review [French] by Denis Guiot (1979) in Fiction, #301
Review [German] by Robert Feldhoff (1985) in Science Fiction Times, Februar 1985