The Incredible Planet
1949 science fiction fix-up novel by John W. Campbell, Jr. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1949 science fiction fix-up novel by John W. Campbell, Jr. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Incredible Planet is a science fiction fix-up novel by American author John W. Campbell, Jr. It was published in 1949 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 3,998 copies. The novel is a collection of three linked novelettes that were not accepted for the magazine Astounding SF. The stories are sequels to Campbell's 1934 novel The Mightiest Machine.
Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | John W. Campbell, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | A. J. Donnell |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Fantasy Press |
Publication date | 1949 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 344 |
| OCLC | 1462253 |
| Preceded by | The Mightiest Machine |
Astounding reviewer P. Schuyler Miller found "The Incredible Planet" "a kind of bridge to the Don A. Stuart style which writer-editor Campbell [had been] developing."[1] Everett F. Bleiler thought the sequels "lack the strengths, such as they are, of The Mightiest Machine."[2]
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