Exiles on Asperus
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{{Infobox book
| name = Exiles on Asperus
| title_orig =
| image = File:ExilesOnAsperus.jpg
| caption = First ed. cover
| author = John Wyndham
| illustrator =
| cover_artist = Colin Hay
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| genre = Science fiction
| publisher = Coronet Books
| pub_date = 1979 (first edition)
| media_type = Print
| pages = 156
| isbn = 0340240466
| oclc = 879594391
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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{{cite web | url=https://markbould.com/2015/01/18/out-of-the-unknown-no-place-like-earth-bbc2-4-october-1965/ | title=Out of the Unknown: ‘No Place Like Earth’ (BBC2 4 October 1965) | date=January 18, 2015 | accessdate=January 14, 2018 | author=Bould, Mark}}
- "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
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External links
- {{ISFDB contents|12785|title=Exiles on Asperus|issue=1979}}
- {{FadedPage|id=20221223|name=Exiles on Asperus}} (Short story of the same title)
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Category:1979 short story collections
Category:Books published posthumously
Category:Short story collections by John Wyndham
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