The colonists of the Martian village Sun Lake City are accused of stealing a hundred kilograms of the hallucinogenic drug Marcaine. To be punished, the village shall be closed. When searching for the true perpetrators two of the colonists find a hidden people of Martians who stem from earlier human settlers. They do need the drug for their own purpose, and not only took the Marcaine.
A version of this story was formerly published under the title "Mars Child" (1951). This title was first published in three parts, in the May 1951 issue of Galaxy.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1951 |
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Galaxy Science Fiction, May 1951 | World Editions, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 18 |
| June 1951 |
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Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1951 | World Editions, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 94 |
| July 1951 |
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Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1951 | World Editions, Inc. | MAGAZINE | 44 |
| 1952 |
|
Outpost Mars | Abelard Press | Novel | 7 |
| May 1953 |
|
Urania #7 | Mondadori | MAGAZINE | 119 |
| June 1953 |
|
Urania #8 | Mondadori | MAGAZINE | 100 |
| July 1953 |
|
Urania #9 | Mondadori | MAGAZINE | 114 |
| August 1953 |
|
Más Allá, Agosto 1953 | Editorial Abril | MAGAZINE | 112 |
| August 1953 |
|
Urania #10 | Mondadori | MAGAZINE | 124 |
| September 1953 |
|
Más Allá, Setiembre 1953 | Editorial Abril | MAGAZINE | 106 |
| 1954 |
|
Outpost Mars | Dell | Novel | 7 |
| October 1957 |
|
Galaxie, Octobre 1957 | Éditions Nuit et Jour | MAGAZINE | 3 |
| November 1957 |
|
Galaxie, Novembre 1957 | Éditions Nuit et Jour | MAGAZINE | 89 |
| May 1958 |
|
Galaxis Science Fiction, #3 | Moewig | MAGAZINE | 76 |
| June 1958 |
|
Galaxis Science Fiction, #4 | Moewig | MAGAZINE | 72 |
| July 1958 |
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Galaxis Science Fiction, #5 | Moewig | MAGAZINE | 98 |
| August 1958 |
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Galaxis Science Fiction, #6 | Moewig | MAGAZINE | 66 |
| 1961 |
|
Sin in Space | Beacon | Novel | 5 |
| August 1966 |
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Outpost Mars | Four Square Books | Novel | 5 |
| July 1967 |
|
Kinder des Mars | Moewig | Novel | 5 |
| 1979 |
|
L'enfant de Mars | Librairie des Champs-Élysées | Novel | 7 |
| October 1984 |
|
AuĂźenstation Mars | Ullstein | Novel | |
| October 2008 |
|
Spaced Out: Three Novels of Tomorrow | NESFA Press | Omnibus | 137 |
| January 2014 |
|
Mars Child | Armchair Fiction | Novel |