Three Thousand Years
 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | Thomas Calvert McClary |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Hannes Bok |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Fantasy Press |
Publication date | 1954 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 224 pp |
| OCLC | 1137186 |
Three Thousand Years is a science fiction novel by author Thomas Calvert McClary. It was first published in book form in 1954 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 1,454 copies. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Astounding in 1938 and was rewritten for book release.
Plot introduction
The novel concerns scientists who attempt to build a utopia after the earth has been placed in suspended animation for 3,000 years.
Reception
Anthony Boucher panned the novel, finding it "inept, improbable and crudely written."[1] P. Schuyler Miller found the novel "crude [but] not so archaic as you might suppose."[2]
References
- ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, December 1954, p.91.
- ^ "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, March 1955, pp.153-54
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 239.
- Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 748–749. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 287. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.
External links
- Three Thousand Years title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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