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, as The People of the Comet. The author's own title for the novel was Hop O' My Thumb.
 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | Austin Hall |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | R. K. Murphy |
| Cover artist | Jack Gaughan |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Griffin Publishing Company |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 131 |
| OCLC | 6411492 |
Plot introduction
editThe novel concerns super-beings who reveal that our solar system is an atom in a larger universe.
Publication history
edit- 1923, US, Weird Tales, Pub date September 1923, magazine serialization in 2 parts
- 1948, US, Griffin Publishing Company 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
edit- 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.