Martian Time-Slip

Jack Bohlen is a repairman on a desolate, dry Mars, inhabited by poor colonists and the remnants of the poorer native population, the Bleekmen. Jack's bored wife is addicted to barbiturates. His father is a ruthless land speculator. His neighbour's young son, Manfred, is an autistic with untapped paranormal abilities. His new boss, Arnie Kott, has a virtual monopoly on the available water on Mars. Martian Time-Slip is a 1964 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. The novel uses the common science fiction concept of a human colony on Mars. However, it also includes the themes of mental illness, the physics of time and the dangers of centralized authority. The novel was first published under the title All We Marsmen, serialized in the August, October and December 1963 issues of Worlds of Tomorrow magazine. The subsequent 1964 publication as Martian Time-Slip is virtually identical, with different chapter breaks. Mars is a desolate world that seems to be largely forgotten by the inhabitants of Earth. Arnie Kott, the boss of the plumber's union controls the water supply and the population remains helpless against him until Norbert Steiner commits suicide! Science fiction-roman. På planeten Mars gør Arnie Kott livet surt for alle der kommer ind i hans liv Philip K. Dick is the bestselling author of MINORITY REPORT and BLADE RUNNER