Colonial Survey
 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | Murray Leinster |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Wallace Wood |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction short stories |
| Publisher | Gnome Press |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 185 pp |
| OCLC | 10703754 |
Colonial Survey is a 1957 collection of science fiction short stories by Murray Leinster. It was first published by Gnome Press in 1957 in an edition of 5,000 copies. The collection was reprinted by Avon Books in 1957 under the title The Planet Explorer. The stories all originally appeared in the magazine Astounding.
Contents
- "Solar Constant"
- "Sand Doom"
- "Combat Team"
- "The Swamp Was Upside Down"
Reception
Galaxy reviewer Floyd C. Gale praised the collection as "the gadget story raised to new heights. . . . Leinster pulls his miracles out of a hat labeled Deus ex perspiration and makes them completely credible."[1]
References
- ^ "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, November 1957, p.120
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 306.
- Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-03-04.