Planets of Adventure explained

Planets of Adventure
Author:	Basil Wells
Cover Artist:	Jack Gaughan
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	Science fiction
Publisher:	Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Release Date:	1949
Media Type:	Print (hardback)
Pages:	292
Oclc:	5973502

Planets of Adventure is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer 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"

References

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. Jack L. Chalker . Mark Owings . The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 . Westminster, MD and Baltimore . Mirage Press, Ltd.. 270 . 1998.

• Web site: Contento . William G. . Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections . 2008-04-28.
• Book: Tuck, Donald H. . Donald H. Tuck

. Donald H. Tuck . The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy . Chicago . . 449 . 1978. 0-911682-22-8.