The Hare ( English Deadhead ) is a science fiction story by American writer Robert Sheckley . First published in 1955. Translation into Russian - N. Evdokimova.
| Hare | |
|---|---|
| Deadhead | |
| Genre | story |
| Author | Robert Sheckley |
| Original language | English |
| Date of writing | 1955 |
| Date of first publication | 1955 |
Story
The initial stage of exploration of Mars. The cost of shipping people and goods to Mars is very high. Therefore, the settlement consists solely of scientists who themselves perform all the low-skilled work on the arrangement of the village. However, unscientific, brave and reckless young people - “hares” - regularly make attempts at life-threatening to get to Mars illegally on cargo ships in order to work as simple workers. A security function officer discovers another “hare” on Mars and is already about to send him back to Earth. But at the last moment he learns that the ship on which the hare allegedly flew is unmanned, and it is absolutely impossible for a man to survive on it. Then he finally listens to the end of the explanation for the “hare”, that he discovered a way to move from Earth to Mars without a spacecraft and any technical means ...
Links
- Information about the story on the site " Laboratory Fantasy "