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Message From Mars by Clifford D. Simak - Classic Science Fiction

75 min • 5 september 2023

Fifty-five pioneers had died on the "bridge of bones" that spanned the Void to the rusty plains of Mars. Now the fifty-sixth stood on the red planet, his only ship a total wreck—and knew that Earth was doomed unless he could send a warning within hours. Message From Mars by Clifford D. Simak, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.

 

This is going to be a September to Remember. August was a record month for us and we’re going to reward you for your kindness, glowing comments and reviews by releasing 14 stories in September instead of the usual 4 or 5. You’ll hear a new podcast every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday all month long! 

 

We’ve entered the top 10 in the rankings in Brazil and we’ve cracked the top 20 for the second time in the UK. Last October in the UK we were ranked 239th, today we hit 19th. Thanks to all our awesome listeners in the UK, Brazil and wherever you are. 

 

We will hear great stories from Ray Bradbury, H. G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, Fritz Leiber, Harry Harrison, two stories from Murray Leinster and three stories from Philip K. Dick, and more this month.

 

Let’s get started with our second story from Clifford D. Simak in about a month. Let’s go back in time 80 years to the fall of 1943. Open the Fall 1943 issue of Planet Stories Magazine to page 30 for Message From Mars by Clifford D. Simak…

 

In two days, our September to Remember on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast continues, Who ever thought that Frane Lewis—wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate—would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear? Slay-Ride by Winston Marks.

 

That’s In two days on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.

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