Mars Needs Women story
Martians come to Earth in search of female breeding stock.
11 total · 5 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| a common enemy unites | major | The nations of the world put a hold on mutual hostilities and united to face down the Martian threat. |
| alien abduction | major | Martians abducted three homecoming queen candidates. |
| Martian extraterrestrial | major | Martians come to Earth in search of human females for breeding purposes. |
| mass infertility | major | Martians had developed a genetic deficiency so that now produced only male children. |
| romantic love | major | Dop and Dr. Marjorie Bolen. |
| duty vs. love | minor | Should Dop abandon his mission to stay on Earth with Marjorie? |
| flying saucer | minor | The Martian arrived on Earth in a flying saucer. |
| interplanetary space travel | minor | A crew of Martians embarked on a 70 day mission from the Red Planet to Earth. |
| mass hysteria | minor | Government officials worried a mass panic would ensue should news of Martians coming to Earth get out to the public. |
| suspended animation | minor | Dr. Marjorie Bolen explained how a form of suspended animation, which she called "sleep freeze", could be used to put crews to sleep on long space missions. |