Skylark of Valeron
Dust-jacket from the first edition
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| Author | Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. |
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| Illustrator | A. J. Donnell |
| Cover artist | A. J. Donnell |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Skylark |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Fantasy Press |
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Publication date
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1949 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 252 pp |
| ISBN | 0-515-03022-8 |
| OCLC | 1104978 |
| Preceded by | Skylark Three |
| Followed by | Skylark DuQuesne |
Skylark of Valeron is a science fiction novel by author Edward E. Smith, Ph.D., the third in his Skylark series. Originally serialized through the magazine Astounding in 1934, it was first collected in book form in 1949 by Fantasy Press.
Plot introduction
Spoiler Alert
The novel concerns Richard Seaton and Martin Crane, who escape into hyperspace, return to our Universe and must map the Known Universe, while saving the humans of planet Valeron from the Chloran menace, to journey home from billions of parsecs away, thus reaching new heights in superscience before fighting their ultimate foes, the Pure Mentalities.
Reception
Astounding reviewer P. Schuyler Miller received the novel favorably, saying the Skylark stories "had a simple reasonableness about them which made their advent a milestone in science fiction."[1]
Publication history
- 1934, USA, Astounding, Pub date August 1934, serialized magazine publication in 3 parts
- 1949, USA, Fantasy Press, Pub date 1949, Hardback
- 1964, Germany, Terra, Pub Date 1964, Hardback, as Im Jenseits Verschollen
- 1963, USA, Pyramid Books, Pub date 1963, Paperback
- 1980, USA, Berkley Books, Pub date 1980, Paperback
References
- ↑ "Book Reviews", Astounding Science Fiction, October 1949, p.141-42
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External links
- Skylark of Valeron title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
