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.

Three Thousand Years
Dust-jacket from the first edition
AuthorThomas Calvert McClary
Cover artistHannes Bok
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherFantasy Press
Publication date
1954
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages224
OCLC1137186

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

Reception

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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

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

Sources

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  • 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.
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