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The episode explores a Martian colony's struggle as a pregnant woman faces an unexpected threat linked to cattle behavior.

On Mars, the future of an entire colony may depend on a herd of cattle that suddenly begin behaving like something else is thinking through their eyes. With her husband trapped millions of miles away, Lynne Marcein must confront a threat no one expected—while carrying the second child ever conceived on the Red Planet. Snowstorm on Mars by Sam Merwin Jr. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Thanks to you we are now the #1 Science Fiction Podcast in Iceland, and that makes it 35 countries where you have made us #1. Thank you for every listen, every rating and review. Today’s story was originally published in Fantastic Universe in June 1956 on page 80, Snowstorm on Mars by Sam Merwin Jr.… Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, A nurse and a young doctor discover something inside the newborns that will not stay small for long. If they act, they risk becoming monsters themselves—if they don’t, they send thirty killers out into the world. I’ll Kill You Tomorrow by Helen Huber. 👉 💎 Lost Sci-Fi Premium - https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ ☕ Buy Me a Coffee - https://lostscifi.com/coffee =========================== 🎧 Newsletter - https://lostscifi.com/free/ Facebook…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Miller

Topics covered

• Mars colony
• cattle behavior
• unexpected threats
• pregnancy
• science fiction

Keywords

• Mars
• cattle
• pregnancy
• science fiction
• Sam Merwin Jr.
• Snowstorm on Mars
• Fantastic Universe

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Snowstorm on Mars, Fantastic Universe, I’ll Kill You Tomorrow

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