The Blind Spot
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Not to be confused with either the 1932 film or the 2003 film titled The Blind Spot.
| The Blind Spot | |
 Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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| Author | Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint |
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| Illustrator | Hannes Bok |
| Cover artist | Hannes Bok |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Prime Press |
| Publication date | 1951 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 293 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| OCLC | 7329780 |
| Followed by | The Spot of Life |
The Blind Spot is a science fiction novel by authors Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint. It was first published in book form in 1951 by Prime Press in an edition of 1,500 copies, though fewer than 800 were bound and the remainder are assumed lost. The novel was originally serialized in six parts in the magazine Argosy beginning in May, 1921. The sequel, The Spot of Life, was written by Hall alone.
[edit] Plot introduction
The novel concerns an interdimensional doorway between worlds.
[edit] Publication history
- 1921, USA, Argosy, Pub date May 1921, magazine serialization in 6 parts
- 1940, USA, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Pub date March 1940, magazine serialization in 3 parts
- 1940, USA, Fantastic Novels, Pub date July 1940, magazine
- 1950, USA, Prime Press OCLC 7329780, Pub date 1951, Hardback, first book publication
- 1953, UK, Museum OCLC 222434536, Pub date 1953, Hardback
- 1964, USA, Ace Books OCLC 7326942, Pub date 1964, 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., 532.
- Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 535. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 202. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
