The White Rain Came
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- First published
- 1955
- Pages
- 38Digital editionReference edition
- Reading time
- About 50 minutes2 half-hour sittings
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- 3 of 10
A little about the story
The settlers on Mars are desperate for water. Their monthly mass weddings have turned into wild farewell parties before long separations. Then an unknown intelligence offers a way to make the rain come, at a price.
Sam Merwin Jr. wrote it as Jacques Jean Ferrat for the magazine Fantastic Universe. It’s a short, atmospheric Mars story from the golden age of science-fiction magazines.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- 1950s science fiction
- Mars colonies
- short, atmospheric stories
Maybe not if you want a long novel.
Things You May Not Know About The White Rain Came
- A pen name. It was published under the pen name Jacques Jean Ferrat.
- An editor too. Merwin edited the pulp magazines Startling Stories and Thrilling Wonder Stories.
- Fantastic Universe. It appeared in the May 1955 issue.
- Marriage on Mars. The settlers hold monthly multiple marriages before long separations.
About this edition
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