The Outlaws of Mars

By: Adelbert Kline, Otis

A scientific passage from Earth to Mars leaves former army officer Jerry Morgan stranded within an advanced civilisation whose customs, languages and divided social order are as challenging as its unfamiliar atmosphere and lower gravity. Accusations and political conspiracies soon draw him into a struggle against imperial rule, where misunderstanding can be dangerous and questions of justice cannot remain abstract. Across the empire of Kalsivar, cultivated cities give way to deserts, marshes, canals, military camps and outlaw strongholds. Sword fights and aerial warfare exist beside advanced weapons and speculative technology, creating a planetary adventure in which scientific achievement is inseparable from the power it can confer. Disguises, raids, dangerous creatures and resistance to hierarchy deepen a conflict shaped by loyalty, identity and the competing demands of freedom and authority. Political intrigue drives the novel beyond exploration into rebellion, as slave revolts and outlaw resistance expose the divisions beneath Martian civilisation. Jerry's military background offers experience but no simple mastery of a world governed by unfamiliar assumptions, and his position between cultures sharpens the tension between adaptation and opposition. Blending space opera with lost-world fiction, romance and adventure, the story sets personal allegiance against imperial power while asking how science may serve liberation, control or both. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9377785200
• ISBN13: 9789377785208
• Release Date: November 2026
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"