The Ark of Mars - Leigh Brackett

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Résumé :
There are men in space again. The catastrophic words went out from Mars to damp Venus and frost--wracked Mercury; to the lunar colonies of Jupiter and Saturn. To all points of the system the warning was screamed: Halt those fleeing star-pilgrims . . . those space-sons of the Ark of Mars. Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first women to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories, novels, and scripts for Hollywood. She wrote the first draft of the Empire Strikes Back shortly before her death in 1978.

Biographie:
Leigh Brackett (1915-1978) was one of the foremost voices of twentieth-century science fiction and adventure fiction. Celebrated for her richly imagined tales set on Mars and the outer planets, she earned the title Queen of Space Opera for her sweeping narratives and atmospheric prose. Beyond her fiction career, Brackett was also a distinguished screenwriter, contributing to major Hollywood films including The Big Sleep and later The Empire Strikes Back. Her work continues to influence writers and filmmakers with its vivid landscapes, political complexity, and enduring sense of wonder....

Sommaire:
A stark and evocative Martian adventure from Leigh Brackett, blending frontier hardship with ancient mystery. In The Ark of Mars, Leigh Brackett returns to the dying canals and wind-scoured deserts of her imagined Red Planet, where remnants of older civilisations linger beneath the surface of colonial ambition. When rumours spread of a hidden sanctuary-an ark preserving the last fragments of a fading Martian culture-fortune seekers and officials alike are drawn into a dangerous pursuit. Brackett's Mars is no mere backdrop but a living world shaped by memory, pride, and decay. As tensions rise between Terran settlers and native Martians, the search for the Ark becomes a test of loyalty and conscience. Adventure and atmosphere combine in a narrative that moves swiftly through desert strongholds and secret enclaves, culminating in a reckoning that questions conquest and survival alike. First published during the Golden Age of science fiction, The Ark of Mars stands as a classic example of Brackett's romantic planetary fiction-muscular in action, rich in setting, and attentive to the moral complexities of empire. Explore other exciting Positronic Books devoted to classic science fiction, fantasy, and mystery....