Planets of Adventure
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| Planets of Adventure | |
 Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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| Author | Basil Wells |
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| Cover artist | Jack Gaughan |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction short stories |
| Publisher | Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Publication date | 1949 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 292 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| OCLC | 5973502 |
Planets of Adventure is a collection of science fiction short stories by author Basil Wells. It was published in 1949 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 1,500 copies. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Fantasy Book, Planet Stories and Future.
[edit] Contents
- "Empire of the Dust"
- "The Twisted Men"
- "The Hairy Ones"
- "Prison Rats"
- "Gateways"
- "Quest of Thig"
- "Power for Darm"
- "A Knight for Miss Merkins"
- "Caverns of Ith"
- "Wall of Darkness"
- "The Swift People"
- "World of Misters"
- "Planet of New Men"
- "Crusader"
- "Scrambled World"
[edit] Publication history
- 1949, USA, Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. OCLC 5973502, Pub date 1949, Hardback
- 1949, Canada, Nelson, Pub date 1949, Hardback
[edit] References
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 270.
- Contento, William G.. Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 449. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.
