Nomad (novel)

Nomad is a science fiction novel by American writer George O. Smith. It was first published in book form in 1950 by Prime Press in an edition of 2,500 copies. The novel was originally serialized in three parts in the magazine Astounding beginning in December 1944, under Smith's pseudonym, Wesley Long.

Nomad
Dust-jacket from the first edition
AuthorGeorge O. Smith
Cover artistL. Robert Tschirky
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherPrime Press
Publication date
1950
OCLC1295364

Plot introduction

The novel concerns Guy Maynard, of Earth, who is rescued from his Martian captors by Thomakein of the planet Eterne, an invisible wandering planet. After spending time on Eterne, Maynard returns to Earth where he uses the knowledge he gained to launch an invasion against the newly discovered planet Mephisto. He returns to Earth a hero, but is later court martialed and driven from the Galactic Patrol. He seeks refuge on Eterne by impersonating their ruler. When he is discovered, he flees to Mephisto and there raises an army enabling him to conquer the Solar system becoming its emperor.

Reception

Willy Ley gave the novel a mixed review, praising it as "a story which keeps moving from page one to the end," but complaining that it included "too much plot and counterplot, sub-plot and sub-sub-plot."[1]

gollark: Er, expressions.
gollark: Hmm, it may have dropped a bit, I think I accidentally put in two of the equations.
gollark: =tex 1\cdot\frac{ x-2}{-1}\cdot\frac{ x-3}{-2}\cdot\frac{ x-4}{-3}+4\cdot\frac{ x-1}{1}\cdot\frac{ x-3}{-1}\cdot\frac{ x-4}{-2}+9\cdot\frac{ x-1}{2}\cdot\frac{ x-2}{1}\cdot\frac{ x-4}{-1}+16\cdot\frac{ x-1}{3}\cdot\frac{ x-2}{2}\cdot\frac{ x-3}{1}simpletex \frac{\left( x-2\right)\cdot-1}{6}\cdot\left( x-3\right)\cdot\left( x-4\right)+2\cdot\left( x-1\right)\cdot\left( x-3\right)\cdot\left( x-4\right)+\frac{\left( x-1\right)\cdot-9}{2}\cdot\left( x-2\right)\cdot\left( x-4\right)+\frac{\left( x-1\right)\cdot8}{3}\cdot\left( x-2\right)\cdot\left( x-3\right)
gollark: Observe my evil way to write x² (I think):
gollark: Not exponential ones necessarily, though.

References
  1. "Book Reviews", Astounding Science Fiction, June 1950, p.101-02

Sources
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 532.
  • Crawford, Jr., Joseph H.; James J. Donahue; Donald M. Grant (1953). "333", A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel. Providence, RI: The Grandon Company. p. 58. OCLC 3924496.
  • Tuck, Donald H. (1978). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 400. ISBN 0-911682-22-8.
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