Three Thousand Years

Three Thousand Years

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	Thomas Calvert McClary
Cover artist	Hannes Bok
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Fantasy Press
Publication date	1954
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	224
OCLC	1137186

Three Thousand Years is a science fiction novel by American writer Thomas Calvert McClary. It was first published in book form in 1954 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 1,454 copies. Originally serialized in the magazine Astounding SF in 1938, the novel rewritten for its book release.

The novel concerns scientists who attempt to build a utopia after the Earth has been placed in suspended animation for 3,000 years.

Reception

Anthony Boucher panned the novel, finding it "inept, improbable, and crudely written." ^[1] P. Schuyler Miller described the novel as "crude [but] not so archaic as you might suppose." ^[2]

References

1. "Recommended Reading," F&SF , December 1954, p.91.
2. "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction , March 1955, pp.153-54

Sources

• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 239.
• Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 748–749. ISBN   0-312-13486-X.
• Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 287. ISBN   0-911682-22-8.

External links

• Three Thousand Years title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database