Martians, Go Home

By: Fredric Brown

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Martians, Go Home,originally published in 1955, is a comic science fiction novel that tells the story of Luke Devereaux, a science fiction writer who witnesses an alien invasion of little green men. These Martians haven't come to Earth to harm anyone - just to annoy people. Unable to touch the physical world, or be touched by it, they take great pleasure inwalking through walls, spying on the private lives of humans - and revealing their every secret. No one knows how to get rid of these obnoxious little aliens, except perhaps Luke. Unfortunately, Mr. Devereaux is going a little bananas, so it may be difficult for him to try - but not impossible.

©2011 Frederic Brown (P)2011 Blackstone Audio

Oldie but goodie

I had read this Fredric Brown story at least 30 years ago. Then it was entertainment. Now it was philosophy. Loved it both times

Left me wanting something more

I kept listening and hoping something would happen. That the story would really begin to go somewhere. Then it ended. Yawn.

Old School Sci Fi at its Finest

Brown was a genius. That’s not an opinion, it’s a fact. I have wanted to read this book since I first saw it 30 years ago but I just had the time. Thank God for Audible. It allowed me to listen to this wonderful and funny novel as I worked.

Take the time because it won’t disappoint you.

Amusing send-up of alien invasion story tropes

I love a good alien invasion story and I also love a humorous story; this little gem is both. The little green men featured in this story manage to conquer Earth without firing a shot. The conventional invasion story is not the only thing satirized here; we also get an interesting and occasionally thought-provoking discourse on the nature of reality itself. How do we know what reality is? Is anything real, perhaps we create our own reality, and so forth but all firmly tongue-in-cheek. There is even a little unintentional humor when some people, believing the Martians to be devils, decide that Mars is hell and Venus is heaven (the book was written before the Venera and Mariner 2 expeditions).

Recommended for 1950's sci-fy buffs and people who like off-beat humor.

Fun read

Enjoyed this quirky book very much. The narrator as always was great. Answers the question, what if aliens came to earth and just were real a holes.