Synopsis
Four men are robbing the time tombs on Mars, where the electronic recreation of past inhabitants of Mars were stored on data tapes.
History
First publication: If, March 1963
Review
Ballard goes back to more traditional science fiction for this story. Well written and with some beautiful imagery.
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
The Complete Short Stories, hardcover, Flamingo, 2001-11-00
Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1963, edited by Frederik Pohl, magazine, Digest Productions, 1963-03-00
