Dreadful Sanctuary
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Dreadful Sanctuary is a science fiction novel by Eric Frank Russell that blends mystery and paranoia in a story about a man uncovering a conspiracy that challenges the very nature of humanity and reality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Eric Frank Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Edd Cartier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| genre |
mystery fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAntagonistType | shadowy organization ⓘ |
| hasConflictType |
man versus reality
ⓘ
man versus society ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
hardcover edition
ⓘ
paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasElement |
detective-style investigation
ⓘ
government conspiracy ⓘ secret society ⓘ space travel ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later paranoid science fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
paranoid science fiction
ⓘ
science fiction thriller ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | John J. Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of science fiction and mystery
ⓘ
depiction of mass paranoia ⓘ |
| originalPublicationForm | serialized novel ⓘ |
| originalPublicationVenue | Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorWorkType | Eric Frank Russell novels ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | engineer ⓘ |
| publisher | Fantasy Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
near-future Earth ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
conspiracy
ⓘ
nature of humanity ⓘ paranoia ⓘ reality and perception ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | mid-20th-century future ⓘ |
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