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Between Timid and Timbuktu
Malachi Constant, the richest man in America, is invited to witness a materialization at the Rumfoord estate in Newport.
Cheers in the Wilderness
This chapter fills in Malachi Constant's backstory and shows how his fortune was built on a series of improbable coincidences rather than any skill or vision.
The Church of the Utterly Indifferent
Rumfoord has founded a new religion called the Church of God the Utterly Indifferent, which teaches that God does not intervene in human life and that luck is the only force shapi…
A Puzzle Factory During the Blitz
Malachi wakes up on Mars with no memory of how he got there. He is now a soldier in a Martian army made up of kidnapped humans whose memories have been erased and who are controll…
The Sermon in the Barn
A Martian commander named Sergeant Brackman delivers a speech to soldiers in a barn, laying out the purpose of the Martian army and the coming invasion of Earth.
The Caves of Mercury
Malachi Constant, now going by Unk, is stationed on Mercury with Boaz, his commanding officer. The two men have been living inside the caves of Mercury for years, cut off from Mar…
What Happened to the Earthlings
This chapter pulls back to show what has been happening on Earth while Unk was on Mars and Mercury. The Church of God the Utterly Indifferent has risen to enormous popularity.
A Nightmare Age
This chapter describes the broader historical and social context of the world Vonnegut has built. Earth is in a strange period of guilt and self-punishment following the Martian w…
The Army of Mars
This chapter goes back in time to cover the formation and operation of the Martian army in more detail. Soldiers including Unk were recruited from Earth, had their memories wiped,…
The Martian War
The Martian invasion of Earth is described in full. It is a disaster.
The Aftermath
The story's consequences land hard here. Malachi Constant, now back on Earth as Unk, faces the public as a symbol of Rumfoord's religion.
The Gentleman from Titan
Salo, the Tralfamadorian robot, takes center stage. His mission, which has driven the entire plot without anyone knowing it, is finally explained in full.
The Sirens of Titan
The novel closes with Malachi Constant old and alone, stranded on Titan after Salo transports him there. Salo, who destroyed himself in grief after Rumfoord's collapse, is reassem…
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