Martin, Rod
Entry updated 9 March 2026. Tagged: Author.
(1928-1991) US author, father of Carl Martin (also known as Rod Martin Jr), whose debut sf novel is The Playmasters (1986) with John Dalmas, in which Aliens with a penchant for Godgames plan to foment an entertaining War on Earth. Our twentieth-century Weapons are however considered too primitive to provide good sport (see Games and Sports), and the visitors assume the role of Secret Masters to upgrade human Technology to a suitably devastating twenty-second-century level capable of bringing about a decisive and spectacular End of the World. This development is opposed by the protagonist.
Other works of sf were published posthumously [see Checklist below] by Carl Martin's Small Press Martian Publishing Company. [DRL]
Rod Martin
works (selected)
- The Playmasters (New York: Baen Books, 1986) with John Dalmas [pb/Stephen Hickman]
- Flyers of Condor (place not given: Martian Publishing Company, 2012) with Terry Wayne Martin [pb/]
- The Mission (place not given: Martian Publishing Company, 2012) with Elaine Martin [pb/]
- A Tough Nut to Crack (place not given: Martian Publishing Company, 2012) [pb/]
collections
- The Science Reporter and other short stories (place not given: Martian Publishing Company, 2012) [coll: pb/]
nonfiction
- How to Build a Starcruiser (Hollywood, California: Infinity Dynamics Association, 1987) [nonfiction: pb/]
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