Dreadful Sanctuary
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| Dreadful Sanctuary | |
 Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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| Author | Eric Frank Russell |
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| Cover artist | Edd Cartier |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Fantasy Press |
| Publication date | 1951 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 275 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| OCLC | 2080056 |
Dreadful Sanctuary is a science fiction novel by author Eric Frank Russell. It was first published in book form in 1951 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 2,975 copies. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Astounding beginning in 1948. Russell completely rewrote the novel for the paperback edition published by Lancer Books in 1967.
[edit] Plot introduction
The novel concerns an international conspiracy to prevent mankind from achieving space travel.
[edit] References
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 238.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 373-374. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.
