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1923 American novelsAmerican science fiction novelsNovels first published in serial formWorks originally published in Weird Tales
science fictionAustin Hall1948Griffin Publishing Company
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| Author | Austin Hall |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | R. K. Murphy |
| Cover artist | Jack Gaughan |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Griffin Publishing Company |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Pages | 131 |
| OCLC | 6411492 |
People of the Comet is a science fiction novel by American writer Austin Hall. It was first published in book form in 1948 by Griffin Publishing Company in an edition of 900 copies. The novel was originally serialized in two parts in the magazine Weird Tales beginning in September 1923. The author's own title for the novel was Hop O' My Thumb.
Plot introduction
The novel concerns super-beings who reveal that our solar system is an atom in a larger universe.
Publication history
- 1923, US, Weird Tales, Pub date September 1923, magazine serialization in 2 parts
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OCLC 6411492, Pub date 1948, Hardback, first book publication - 1950, Belgium, comics magazine Bravo, Pub date 23 November 1950, magazine, as La comète rouge. Serial. Digest in French of the original text.
References
Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 823.
Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 202. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
