The Green Machine

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1924
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Gigantic rational ants on Mars. Before meeting the ants, the protagonist has run into various Martian monsters. The human population of Mars had been conquered by the ants and enslaved, after which they degenerated into monkeys. The ants were socialist with their position in society determined at birth. No word for "I", only for "we" or the plural "you". No war; no religion.

Published Date

1924

Publisher
Noel Douglas
Place Published
London
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1924 Ridley, [Francis Ambrose] (1897-1994). The Green Machine. By F.H. Ridley [pseud.]. London: Noel Douglas. L, MoU-St, PSt

Gigantic rational ants on Mars. Before meeting the ants, the protagonist has run into various Martian monsters. The human population of Mars had been conquered by the ants and enslaved, after which they degenerated into monkeys. The ants were socialist with their position in society determined at birth. No word for “I”, only for “we” or the plural “you”. No war; no religion.

Pseudonym

F. H. Ridley [pseud.]

Author Note

(1897-1994)

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