{"product_id":"the-silver-locusts","title":"The Silver Locusts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe strange and wonderful tale of man’s experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions. Now part of the Voyager Classics collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Martian Chronicles tells the story of humanity’s repeated attempts to colonize the red planet. The first men were few. Most succumbed to a disease they called the Great Loneliness when they saw their home planet dwindle to the size of a fist. They felt they had never been born. Those few that survived found no welcome on Mars. The shape-changing Martians thought they were native lunatics and duly locked them up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut more rockets arrived from Earth, and more, piercing the hallucinations projected by the Martians. People brought their old prejudices with them – and their desires and fantasies, tainted dreams. These were soon inhabited by the strange native beings, with their caged flowers and birds of flame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003ePlease note this copy has light creases on the spine and cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eISBN: \u003cspan\u003e9780552082747\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSize: Mass Market Paperback, 192 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePublisher: \u003cspan\u003eCorgi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePublished: \u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Text Text__body3\"\u003e1950\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B - Good Condition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398174359708,"sku":"U-1F10AB","price":5.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/thesilverlocust.jpg?v=1786676887","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/the-silver-locusts","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}