Escape on Venus

Summary

Escape on Venus is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth book in the Venus series (Sometimes called the "Carson Napier of Venus series"). It consists of four interconnected stories published in Fantastic Adventures between 1941 and 1942: "Slaves of the Fish Men", "Goddess of Fire", "The Living Dead," and "War on Venus". A collected edition of these stories was published in 1946.

Escape on Venus
Dust jacket of Escape on Venus
AuthorEdgar Rice Burroughs
Cover artistJohn Coleman Burroughs
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAmtor
GenreScience fantasy
PublisherEdgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Publication date
1946
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages347
Preceded byCarson of Venus 
Followed byThe Wizard of Venus 

Copyright edit

The copyright for this story has expired in Australia, and thus now resides in the public domain there. The text is available via Project Gutenberg Australia.

Original stories edit

  • "Slaves of the Fish Men", March 1941
  • "Goddess of Fire", July 1941
  • "The Living Dead", November 1941
  • "War on Venus", March 1942

External links edit

  • Escape on Venus at Faded Page (Canada)
  • ERBzine C.H.A.S.E.R ENCYCLOPEDIA entry for Escape on Venus
  • Free Ebook from Project Gutenberg of Australia
  • Edgar Rice Burroughs Summary Project page for Escape on Venus
  • Escape on Venus title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database