The Crystal Horde
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| The Crystal Horde | |
 Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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| Author | John Taine |
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| Cover artist | Hannes Bok |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Fantasy Press |
| Publication date | 1952 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 254 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| OCLC | 1295388 |
The Crystal Horde is a science fiction novel by author John Taine (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell). It was first published in book form in 1952 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 2,328 copies. The novel is substantially rewritten from a version that originally appeared in the magazine Amazing Stories Quarterly in 1930 under the title White Lily
[edit] Plot introduction
The novel is a science horror story that involves crystalline life.
[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.
- Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 1200. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 36. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
