Reprieve from Paradise
 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | H. Chandler Elliott |
|---|---|
| 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.
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