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Life as a Martian

Chapter Eight: Pause for Effect

Things are beginning to change in Greenhorn, and that change is coming from the general direction of the Plejaren farm. What is that family up to? Why are they suddenly becoming more social? And most importantly, does Mayor Boogie Watkins need to prepare himself for an electoral race against a seven-foot-tall Celestial from the Pleiades star cluster?
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Life as a Martian

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Life as a Martian

Chapter One: The Anomaly in Greenhorn

When the Nebraska family lands in Greenhorn, there’s a lot they don’t know — including the fact that they are Martians sent to…

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Life as a Martian

Chapter Two: My Family is Strange

Johnny Boy tells listeners of an extraordinary ice cream shop, a mayor who utters veiled threats, and the neighbors who explain their Martian…

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Chapter Three: A Survey of Celestials

It turns out that the town of Greenhorn, Florida is attractive not only to humans and Martians but to a number of other…

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