Exiles on Asperus
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Exiles on Asperus (ISBN 0-340-24046-6) is a collection of science fiction short stories by John Wyndham, writing as John Benyon, published after his death.
The collection contains:
- Exiles on Asperus (1933)
- No Place Like Earth (1951)
- The Venus Adventure (1932)
Exiles tells the story of a human crew who are transporting a group of Martian dissidents to a penal colony only for the captives to revolt leading to the crew, prisoners, and the survivors of a previous crash becoming embroiled in a battle for survival against the indigenous lifeform of the planet Asperus.
No Place Like Earth sees a survivor of the Earths destruction faces with a slow, quiet life on Mars or becoming part of the efforts to keep humanity alive on Venus, and the repurcusions of his decision.
The Venus Adventure tells of an early flight to Venus and the surprising world the crew of the Fyra discover. Not only are their intelligent indiginous lifeforms, and a breathable atmosphere there are also fellow humans!
| John Wyndham |
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| Bibliography |
| Novels: |
| Foul Play Suspected · The Secret People · Stowaway To Mars · The Day of the Triffids · The Kraken Wakes · The Chrysalids · The Midwich Cuckoos · The Outward Urge · Trouble with Lichen · Chocky · Web |
| Collections: |
| Jizzle · The Seeds of Time · Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter · Consider Her Ways and Others · The Infinite Moment · Sleepers of Mars · The Best of John Wyndham · Wanderers of Time · Exiles on Asperus · No Place like Earth |
| Filmography |
| Feature films: The Day of the Triffids (1962 film) · Village of the Damned (1960 film) · Quest For Love (1971 film) · Village of the Damned (1995 film) |
| Radio |
| Radio adaptations: The Day of the Triffids (radio) · The Chrysalids (radio) · The Kraken Wakes (radio) |
| Television |
| TV adaptations: The Day of the Triffids (TV series) · Chocky (TV series) · Random Quest · Consider Her Ways |
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