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Old story about earthman travelling Martian canal by boat
Short story about a boy, a girl, a boat, and a dying planet?Old short story about energy beingsStory about parallel dimension travelling with an artificial intelligenceQuestion about a short story about Martian people on Earth at the time of the NeanderthalI am looking for a short story about time travelling terroristsLooking for a short story about time travel; characters attempting to fix a boatSeeking old short story about extreme fighterLooking for an old sci-fi story highlighting racism using an ignorant Martian
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I’m looking for a classic era short story featuring an Earthman travelling the Martian canals by boat.
Earth has been destroyed, and the only survivors are crews of returning spacecraft stranded on Mars. The great majority seem to be male. Martians appear to be humanoid but there is little contact between the races.
The central character avoids the main centres and travels a circuit, working as a handyman for his keep. The events of the story revolve around his return to a Martian family he hasn’t seen in some time, and the growing daughter of the family who is attracted to him, although he leaves without acting on this.
The mother consoles her, saying that he will surely return again.
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I’m looking for a classic era short story featuring an Earthman travelling the Martian canals by boat.
Earth has been destroyed, and the only survivors are crews of returning spacecraft stranded on Mars. The great majority seem to be male. Martians appear to be humanoid but there is little contact between the races.
The central character avoids the main centres and travels a circuit, working as a handyman for his keep. The events of the story revolve around his return to a Martian family he hasn’t seen in some time, and the growing daughter of the family who is attracted to him, although he leaves without acting on this.
The mother consoles her, saying that he will surely return again.
story-identification
asked Jul 5 at 21:27
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Hi, welcome to SF&F! Nice question. You should add details of when/where you read this story, if you remember. You should check out the other suggestions that might also help.
– DavidW
Jul 5 at 21:36
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Sounds like something from The Martian Chronicles.
– Todd Wilcox
Jul 5 at 21:53
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I’m looking for a classic era short story featuring an Earthman travelling the Martian canals by boat.
Earth has been destroyed, and the only survivors are crews of returning spacecraft stranded on Mars. The great majority seem to be male. Martians appear to be humanoid but there is little contact between the races.
The central character avoids the main centres and travels a circuit, working as a handyman for his keep. The events of the story revolve around his return to a Martian family he hasn’t seen in some time, and the growing daughter of the family who is attracted to him, although he leaves without acting on this.
The mother consoles her, saying that he will surely return again.
story-identification
asked Jul 5 at 21:27
BenBen
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I’m looking for a classic era short story featuring an Earthman travelling the Martian canals by boat.
Earth has been destroyed, and the only survivors are crews of returning spacecraft stranded on Mars. The great majority seem to be male. Martians appear to be humanoid but there is little contact between the races.
The central character avoids the main centres and travels a circuit, working as a handyman for his keep. The events of the story revolve around his return to a Martian family he hasn’t seen in some time, and the growing daughter of the family who is attracted to him, although he leaves without acting on this.
The mother consoles her, saying that he will surely return again.
story-identification
story-identification
asked Jul 5 at 21:27
BenBen
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asked Jul 5 at 21:27
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Hi, welcome to SF&F! Nice question. You should add details of when/where you read this story, if you remember. You should check out the other suggestions that might also help.
– DavidW
Jul 5 at 21:36
2
Sounds like something from The Martian Chronicles.
– Todd Wilcox
Jul 5 at 21:53
add a comment
|
1
Hi, welcome to SF&F! Nice question. You should add details of when/where you read this story, if you remember. You should check out the other suggestions that might also help.
– DavidW
Jul 5 at 21:36
2
Sounds like something from The Martian Chronicles.
– Todd Wilcox
Jul 5 at 21:53
1
1
Hi, welcome to SF&F! Nice question. You should add details of when/where you read this story, if you remember. You should check out the other suggestions that might also help.
– DavidW
Jul 5 at 21:36
Hi, welcome to SF&F! Nice question. You should add details of when/where you read this story, if you remember. You should check out the other suggestions that might also help.
– DavidW
Jul 5 at 21:36
2
2
Sounds like something from The Martian Chronicles.
– Todd Wilcox
Jul 5 at 21:53
Sounds like something from The Martian Chronicles.
– Todd Wilcox
Jul 5 at 21:53
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From memory of reading and liking it many years ago, I suspect you're thinking of Time to Rest by John Wyndham.
There is a description of the story on the Solar System Heritage web site, and the full story is available on Archive.org.
edited Jul 6 at 5:07
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That’s the one, thanks
– Ben
Jul 6 at 5:19
I used to dream of Zaylo aged 14.
– Michael Harvey
Jul 6 at 11:31
I mean, when I was 14.
– Michael Harvey
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From memory of reading and liking it many years ago, I suspect you're thinking of Time to Rest by John Wyndham.
There is a description of the story on the Solar System Heritage web site, and the full story is available on Archive.org.
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That’s the one, thanks
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I used to dream of Zaylo aged 14.
– Michael Harvey
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I mean, when I was 14.
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Jul 8 at 21:40
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From memory of reading and liking it many years ago, I suspect you're thinking of Time to Rest by John Wyndham.
There is a description of the story on the Solar System Heritage web site, and the full story is available on Archive.org.
edited Jul 6 at 5:07
John Rennie
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answered Jul 5 at 23:03
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That’s the one, thanks
– Ben
Jul 6 at 5:19
I used to dream of Zaylo aged 14.
– Michael Harvey
Jul 6 at 11:31
I mean, when I was 14.
– Michael Harvey
Jul 8 at 21:40
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From memory of reading and liking it many years ago, I suspect you're thinking of Time to Rest by John Wyndham.
There is a description of the story on the Solar System Heritage web site, and the full story is available on Archive.org.
edited Jul 6 at 5:07
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answered Jul 5 at 23:03
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From memory of reading and liking it many years ago, I suspect you're thinking of Time to Rest by John Wyndham.
There is a description of the story on the Solar System Heritage web site, and the full story is available on Archive.org.
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That’s the one, thanks
– Ben
Jul 6 at 5:19
I used to dream of Zaylo aged 14.
– Michael Harvey
Jul 6 at 11:31
I mean, when I was 14.
– Michael Harvey
Jul 8 at 21:40
add a comment
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That’s the one, thanks
– Ben
Jul 6 at 5:19
I used to dream of Zaylo aged 14.
– Michael Harvey
Jul 6 at 11:31
I mean, when I was 14.
– Michael Harvey
Jul 8 at 21:40
That’s the one, thanks
– Ben
Jul 6 at 5:19
That’s the one, thanks
– Ben
Jul 6 at 5:19
I used to dream of Zaylo aged 14.
– Michael Harvey
Jul 6 at 11:31
I used to dream of Zaylo aged 14.
– Michael Harvey
Jul 6 at 11:31
I mean, when I was 14.
– Michael Harvey
Jul 8 at 21:40
I mean, when I was 14.
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Hi, welcome to SF&F! Nice question. You should add details of when/where you read this story, if you remember. You should check out the other suggestions that might also help.
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Sounds like something from The Martian Chronicles.
– Todd Wilcox
Jul 5 at 21:53