Planets of Adventure

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name = Planets of Adventure
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image_caption = Dust-jacket from the first edition
author = Basil Wells
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cover_artist = Jack Gaughan
country = United States
language = English
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genre = Science fiction short stories
publisher = Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
release_date = 1949
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media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 292 pp
isbn = NA
oclc = 5973502
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"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".

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"

Publication history

*1949, USA, Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. OCLC|5973502, Pub date 1949, Hardback
*1949, Canada, Nelson, Pub date 1949, Hardback

References

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accessdate = 2008-04-28
*cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=449 | date=1978|id=ISBN 0-911682-22-8