Synopsis
There was one weapon the invaders simply couldn’t face: a few gallons of plain, ordinary H2O!
History
First publication: Amazing, January 1951
Review
This is a good story with some interesting ideas. Of course, the idea of a Martian invasion is no longer believable, at least not full-size, intelligent Martins. Microbes, we don’t yet know. The story is well-written and the characters okay. This isn’t really a character story and not all that long so character isn’t deep. But that’s okay because we really want to know about the Martians. Why are they abducting people and performing experiments? Interesting that two of the characters are Barney and Betty. Coincidence? Anyway, this is not a great story, but a good one. Enjoyable. Recommended.
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We have the story in these editions:
Amazing Stories January 1951, edited by Howard Browne, magazine, Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1951-01-00
