Slaves of Sleep
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| Slaves of Sleep | |
 Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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| Author | L. Ron Hubbard |
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| Cover artist | Hannes Bok |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Shasta Publishers |
| Publication date | 1948 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 206 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| Followed by | The Masters of Sleep |
Slaves of Sleep is a fantasy novel by author L. Ron Hubbard. It was first published in book form in 1948 by Shasta Publishers in an edition of 3,500 copies, of which 250 were signed by Hubbard. The novel originally appeared in the July 1939 issue of the magazine Unknown.
[edit] Plot introduction
The novel concerns Jan Palmer, a young millionaire, who surprises a prowler who is attempting to burgle his collection of antiques. The prowler opens a jar that bears the seal of Sulayman releasing an Ifrit, named Zongri, that was imprisoned. The Ifrit kills the thief and curses Palmer with eternal wakefulness. At night, Palmer assumes the identity of an adventurer in another dimension where the Ifrits rule the humans under the Ifrit queen where he becomes embroiled in the conflict between Zongri and the Ifrit queen.
[edit] Publication history
- 1939, USA, Unknown, Pub date July 1939, Magazine
- 1948, USA, Shasta Publishers, Pub date 1948, Hardback, first book publication
- 1963, Germany, Utopia-Kriminal, Pub date 1963, Hardback
- 1967, USA, Lancer Books, Pub date 1967, Paperback
[edit] References
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 592.
- Crawford, Jr., Joseph H.; James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953). "333", A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel. Providence, RI: The Grandon Company, 35. OCLC 3924496.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 233. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
