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The second mission lands on Mars, and the crew is euthanized by Martians.
August 1999: The Earth MenThe third mission lands on Mars, but the Martians lure them into a trap and kill them.
April 2000: The Third ExpeditionThe fourth mission with Captain Wilder lands on Mars; all the Martians have died of chicken pox.
June 2001: —and the Moon Be Still as BrightCaptain Wilder returns to Mars after exploring the outer planets.
April 2026: The Long YearsThe Thomas family arrives on Mars to restart the human race after total destruction on Earth.
October 2026: The Million-Year Picnic| Chapter | Summary |
|---|---|
| Epigraph | As an introduction to this novel which takes place between Earth and Mars, Bradbury quotes a fictional philosopher as sa... Read More |
| January 1999: Rocket Summer | It is an especially cold winter in Ohio, when housewives go "lumbering like great black bears in their furs along icy st... Read More |
| February 1999: Ylla | The Martian woman Ylla is married to Yll, but their once-happy union has settled into monotony and boredom for both. Yll... Read More |
| August 1999: The Summer Night | On the night before the humans from the second expedition land on Mars, Martians are inundated with human songs, poems, ... Read More |
| August 1999: The Earth Men | Captain Williams and his men in the second expedition are bewildered and exasperated when they encounter various Martian... Read More |
| March 2000: The Taxpayer | An ordinary American citizen from Ohio named Pritchard comes to the launch of the third expedition. He begs to be let on... Read More |
| April 2000: The Third Expedition | When Captain John Black and his crew arrive on Mars, they find it looks exactly like their hometowns back on Earth. They... Read More |
| June 2001: —and the Moon Be Still as Bright | Captain Wilder and the crew of the fourth expedition, including Hathaway and Sam Parkhill, land on a cold Martian night.... Read More |
| August 2001: The Settlers | The first settlers from Earth start to come to Mars. Their reasons for leaving Earth are varied, but they are lured in b... Read More |
| December 2001: The Green Morning | Benjamin Driscoll faints because of the thin air on Mars. A doctor tells him he might have to return to Earth, but Benja... Read More |
| February 2002: The Locusts | New settlers from Earth swarm onto Mars and build houses and towns like the ones back home so the new planet does not fe... Read More |
| August 2002: Night Meeting | Tomás Gomez stops for gas at a lonely outpost on Mars on his way to a party and has a conversation with a retiree he cal... Read More |
| October 2002: The Shore | Many rockets continue to fly to Mars, bringing ever more men and women settlers. However, all of the rockets come from t... Read More |
| February 2003: Interim | In addition to flying in settlers, the rockets also fly in supplies such as lumber so people can build churches and othe... Read More |
| April 2003: The Musicians | American children from the new towns on Mars go out to entertain themselves, sent from their homes by their parents with... Read More |
| June 2003: Way in the Middle of the Air | Samuel Teece, a Southern hardware proprietor, is upset all the black people in town are planning on leaving to Mars in a... Read More |
| 2004–2005: The Naming of Names | Humans rename everything on Mars. And when everything is secure and fully humanized, the wealthy tourists come. Bureaucr... Read More |
| April 2005: Usher II | Mr. William Stendahl has his architect build a house on Mars reminiscent of American writer Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall ... Read More |
| August 2005: The Old Ones | The last wave of people to come to Mars comprises the elderly. Instead of going to California or to Italy in search of a... Read More |
| September 2005: The Martian | LeFarge and his wife Anna have come to Mars to retire. LeFarge mourns the loss of his son Tom, even though he died back ... Read More |
| November 2005: The Luggage Store | The nameless luggage-store proprietor hears about war on Earth, but it does not feel real to him because it is too far a... Read More |
| November 2005: The Off Season | Sam Parkhill has been on Mars for over four years, since the successful fourth expedition. He opens a hot-dog stan... Read More |
| November 2005: The Watchers | Those human settlers who are still around on Mars watch the sky as Earth lights up in fire. They receive the incoming me... Read More |
| December 2005: The Silent Towns | Now that nearly everyone has gone back to Earth, entire towns sit abandoned and lonely. Walter Gripp hardly ever gets ba... Read More |
| April 2026: The Long Years | Twenty years after nuclear war on Earth, Hathaway sits with his family and wonders what became of the rest of humanity. ... Read More |
| August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains | An automated house in Allendale, California, continues its daily routine despite its lack of human occupants. It protect... Read More |
| October 2026: The Million-Year Picnic | A family from Earth goes on a fishing trip while on a "vacation" to Mars. But when their rocket blows up from a distance... Read More |
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