Reprieve from Paradise
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Author | H. Chandler Elliott |
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Cover artist | Mel Hunter |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Gnome Press |
Publication date | 1955 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 256 |
OCLC | 4018479 |
Reprieve from Paradise is a science fiction novel by American writer H. Chandler Elliott. It was published in 1955 by Gnome Press in an edition of 4,000 copies.
Plot introduction
[edit]The novel is set after an atomic war and the world is run by Polynesians. The hero discovers a plot to turn the earth on its axis in order to create an Antarctic utopia.
References
[edit]- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 304.
- Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 376. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 156. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.