The Dreamlands of Mars

Merilyn Carter lives a lonely life as a low-level colonial bureaucrat on the barren planet Mars. Night after night, she dreams of companionship, of love, of the feel of another’s flesh against hers. One day, a mysterious silver key arrives in the mail from Earth — a key which opens the door to Merilyn’s dreams and the gateway to a world where her every desire might be fulfilled. . . .