Green Fire (novel)
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| Green Fire | |
 Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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| Author | John Taine |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | E. P. Dutton |
| Publication date | 1928 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 313 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
| OCLC | 2019311 |
Green Fire is a science fiction novel by author John Taine (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell). It was first published in 1928 by E. P. Dutton. The novel was adapted and produced as a play.
[edit] Plot introduction
The novel concerns two corporations competing to develop the power of atomic energy. Independent Laboratories, is working for the advancement of mankind, and Consolidated Power, is working for personal gain. Nature goes berserk, and James Ferguson, the leader of Independent discovers that Jevic, the Director of Consolidated has achieved his goal. Nebulae in space are marked with a greenish glow and then are obliterated. MacRobert, who has previously refused offers from either corporation is placed in charge of Independent. He disposes of Jevic in time to end the destruction.
[edit] Publication history
- 1928, USA, E. P. Dutton OCLC 2019311, Pub date 1928, Hardback
- 1952, USA, Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. OCLC 2376255, Pub date 1952, Hardback
[edit] References
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 271.
- Crawford, Jr., Joseph H.; James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953). "333", A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel. Providence, RI: The Grandon Company, 62-63. OCLC 3924496.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 36. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
