Exiles on Asperus

Exiles on Asperus

First ed. cover
Author	John Wyndham
Cover artist	Colin Hay
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Coronet Books
Publication date	1979 (first edition)
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Pages	156
ISBN	0340240466
OCLC	879594391

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 ^[1]
• "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

1. Bould, Mark (18 January 2015). "Out of the Unknown: 'No Place Like Earth' (BBC2 4 October 1965)" . Retrieved 14 January 2018.

External links

• Exiles on Asperus 1979 publication contents at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Exiles on Asperus at Faded Page (Canada) (Short story of the same title)