Lost on Mars (novel)

== Plot ==
The Robinson family Da, Ma, Lora, Al and Hannah, alongside their Servo-furnishing robot Toaster, set about harvesting the rest of their crops in anticipation of an impending storm. The storm hits sooner than expected and the family only just manage to make it back inside their Homestead in time, but find that the house has been trashed by Grandma - whose sanity has begun to deteriorate. When the storm has passed the Robinsons are pleased to discover that their storage hut was untouched, however their Burden beasts Molly and George had perished to the elements.
Heading into town Da visited the Storehouse while Lora and Al went shopping at Adams' Exotic Emporium. In the shop Mrs Adams and a few other ladies were gossiping about how the Simcox family lost their baby during the storm. Later their father revealed that he had heard rumour of another disappearance, this time vagabond Horace, but Da insists that they shouldn't listen to idle chatter. The Robinsons invited the townsfolk for a barbeque at their Homestead that night, where they would be serving up the remains of Molly and George, but the Simcoxes and Horace are noticeably absent lending credit to the rumours.
== Characters ==
* Lora Robinson
* Da
* Ma
* Al Robinson
* Hannah Robinson
* Toaster
* Molly I and George I
* Grandma
* Alice Adams
* Ruby
* Vernon Adams
* Doctor Eaves
* Madame Lucille
* Ray
* F.E Baxter
* Annabel Adams
* Molly II and George II
* Sook
* Spider
* Samuel Clemens
* Cassandra
* Lizard Queen
* Tillian Gravely
* Peter
* Karl
* Swiftnick
* Tollund Gravely
* Mrs Gravely
== References ==
The Earth ships which carried the "First Settlers" to Mars in 2094 included the Melville, Hawthorne, Fitzgerald, Stein and Dickinson.
* Bolingbroke, Cuttlefish, Darwin, Desperado, Eliot, Eventide, Kestrel, Leastways, Lodger, Mousetrap, Seizure, Softspot and Turnstile were some of the many Districts within the City Inside.