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
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
- 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.