The Forbidden Garden is a science fiction novel by author John Taine (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell). It was first published in 1947 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 3,029 copies.
 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Author | John Taine |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | A. J. Donnell |
| Cover artist | A. J. Donnell |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Fantasy Press |
Publication date | 1947 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 278 pp |
| OCLC | 1895266 |
Plot introduction
editThe novel concerns the search for soil from a remote part of Asia for the cultivation of weird flowers that can destroy humanity.
Reception
editP. Schuyler Miller reviewed the novel favorably, writing "[Taine] is standing at your elbow, nudging you with evident relish when you come to passages that were fun to write."[1] Thrilling Wonder Stories also received the novel favorably, declaring that the author "proves his right to the semi-legendary eminence he holds for followers of the fantastic presented via plausible pseudo-science", but faulted Taine for weak characterization, saying "His cast of players comprise a collection of stock dramatic types and no more".[2]
References
edit- ^ "Book Review," Astounding Science Fiction, July 1948, pp.73-75
- ^ "Science Fiction Book Review", Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1948, pp. 110-11
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 235.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 36. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
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