The Planet of Youth explained

The Planet of Youth
Author:Stanton A. Coblentz
Cover Artist:Walter
Country:United States
Language:English
Publisher:Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Release Date:1952
Media Type:Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages:71
Oclc:6674904

The Planet of Youth is a science fiction novella by American writer Stanton A. Coblentz. It was first published in book form in 1952 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 600 copies, of which 300 were hardback. The novel originally appeared in the October 1932 issue of the magazine Wonder Stories.

Plot introduction

The novel concerns the first real estate boom on the planet Venus.

Reception

Boucher and McComas found the novel to have dated badly, "pleasing in period for its irony and economy, but pretty slight today."[1]

Sources

. Jack L. Chalker . Mark Owings . The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 . Westminster, MD and Baltimore . Mirage Press, Ltd.. 271–272 . 1998.

. Donald H. Tuck . The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy . Chicago . . 106 . 1974. 0-911682-20-1.

Notes and References

  1. "Recommended Reading," F&SF, April 1953, p.98