Virgin Ground by Rosel George Brown
"Virgin Ground" by Rosel George Brown is a science fiction novel written during the late 1950s. It explores themes of survival, gender roles, and the complexities of human relationships in a colonized Mars setting. The story is built around the arrival of a group of women sent to marry the men already settler, but it takes a surprising turn as the protagonist, Annie, finds herself alone after her arrival. In the narrative,
Annie Strug sets off to Mars aboard a bride ship, only to discover that she is one of the few women left without a partner once they land. As she confronts rejection and isolation, she decides to seek out her intended husband, Bradman, who had requested not to be sent a wife. Upon finding him, Annie faces an unexpected sandstorm that endangers her life and forces her to rely on her own resilience. Through a series of harrowing events, she eventually kills Bradman in self-defense, claiming the farm herself. The story culminates five years later when another man, Hamstrong, arrives, claiming he is her legally assigned husband. However, Annie's experiences of independence and survival shape her response to his arrival, highlighting her complex evolution from a hopeful bride to a capable owner of her own destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Brown, Rosel George, 1926-1967 |
|---|---|
| Title | Virgin Ground |
| Series Title | Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, February 1959 |
| Note | Reading ease score: 96.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Single women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mars (Planet) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Space colonies -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 60694 |
| Release Date | Nov 15, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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