Exiles on Asperus
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Exiles on Asperus is a collection of three science fiction novelettes/novellas by British writer John Wyndham, writing as John Beynon, published in 1979 after his death by Coronet Books.
Contents
- "Exiles on Asperus" (1932), novelette, as by John Beynon Harris
- "No Place Like Earth" (1951), novelette, Bert #2 series[1]
- "The Venus Adventure" (1932), novella
Summaries
- "Exiles on Asperus"
- a human crew are transporting a group of Martian dissidents to a penal colony, the captives revolt leading to the crew, prisoners, and the survivors of a previous crash becoming embroiled in a battle for survival against the indigenous life form of the planet Asperus.
- "No Place Like Earth"
- a survivor of the Earth's destruction face a slow, quiet life on Mars or becomes part of the efforts to keep humanity alive on Venus.
- "The Venus Adventure"
- an early flight to Venus discover a surprising world. Not only are there intelligent indigenous lifeforms, and a breathable atmosphere, there are also fellow humans.
References
- ^ Bould, Mark (18 January 2015). "Out of the Unknown: 'No Place Like Earth' (BBC2 4 October 1965)". Retrieved 14 January 2018.
External links
- Exiles on Asperus 1979 publication contents at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Exiles on Asperus at Faded Page (Canada) (Short story of the same title)
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Works by John Wyndham
- The Secret People
- Foul Play Suspected
- Stowaway to Mars
- The Day of the Triffids
- The Kraken Wakes
- The Chrysalids
- The Midwich Cuckoos
- The Outward Urge
- Trouble with Lichen
- Chocky
- Web
- Plan for Chaos
- "Consider Her Ways"
- "Random Quest"
- The Day of the Triffids
- Village of the Damned (1960)
- Quest for Love
- Village of the Damned (1995)
- The Day of the Triffids (1981)
- Chocky
- The Day of the Triffids (2009)
- The Midwich Cuckoos (2022)
- Triffid
- The Chrysalids (radio drama)
- Children of the Damned
- Blackbirds at Bangpleng
- The Night of the Triffids
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