Planets of Adventure

{{distinguish|text=Planet of Adventure, a series of science fiction novels by Jack Vance}} {{Infobox book |  | name = Planets of Adventure | title_orig = | translator = | image = Planets of adventure.jpg | caption = Dust-jacket from the first edition | author = Basil Wells | illustrator = | cover_artist = Jack Gaughan | country = United States | language = English | series = | genre = Science fiction | publisher = Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. | release_date = 1949 | english_release_date = | media_type = Print (hardback) | pages = 292 | isbn =  | oclc = 5973502 | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} '''''Planets of Adventure''''' is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Basil Wells. It was published in 1949 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 1,500 copies. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines ''Fantasy Book'', ''Planet Stories'' and ''Future''.

==Contents== * "Empire of the Dust" * "The Twisted Men" * "The Hairy Ones" * "Prison Rats" * "Gateways" * "Quest of Thig" * "Power for Darm" * "A Knight for Miss Merkins" * "Caverns of Ith" * "Wall of Darkness" * "The Swift People" * "World of Misters" * "Planet of New Men" * "Crusader" * "Scrambled World"

==References== *{{cite book | last=Chalker | first=Jack L. | authorlink=Jack L. Chalker |author2=Mark Owings | title=The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998 | location=Westminster, MD and Baltimore | publisher=Mirage Press, Ltd.| pages=270 | year=1998}} *{{cite web | last = Contento | first= William G. | authorlink = | title = Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections | publisher = | url = http://www.philsp.com/homeville/ISFAC/t92.htm#A2050 | doi = | accessdate = 2008-04-28}} *{{cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=449 | year=1978|isbn=0-911682-22-8}}

Category:1949 short story collections Category:Science fiction short story collections Category:Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. books