This Fortress World

This Fortress World
	Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	James E. Gunn
Cover artist	Murray Tinkelman
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Gnome Press
Publication date	1955
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	216
OCLC	1277712

Last updated March 30, 2025

This Fortress World is a science fiction novel by American writer James E. Gunn. It was published in 1955 by Gnome Press in an edition of 4,000 copies.

Plot summary

The novel concerns a man's fight against the power of a future church.

Sources

Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 304.
Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. pp. 195–196. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.

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This Fortress World title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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This Fortress World

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