Synopsis

The Martians still want to take over the Earth, so they build a huge spaceship the size of an asteroid from which they can launch their attack.

History

First publication: Stellar Publishing, chapbook, 1932

Set in the same future as the Jack Stillwell stories, but after the events with the Martians on the moon.

Review

Wellman continues this series about a long conflict between Earth and Mars with about the same low skill level. There are many places where the story doesn’t follow good sense, the characters are stock pulp heroes and stock alien baddies. Interesting only to the Wellman completist.