Murder Madness
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Murray Leinster |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Brewer and Warren |
Publication date | 1931 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 298 |
| OCLC | 3853539 |
Murder Madness is a science fiction novel by American writer Murray Leinster. It was first published in book form in 1931 by Brewer and Warren. It was Leinster's first book. The novel was originally serialized in four parts in the magazine Astounding SF beginning in May 1930.
Plot introduction
[edit]The novel concerns a tyrant who attempts to control civilization by using a madness-inducing drug.
Sources
[edit]- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 270.
- Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 707. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 243. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
External links
[edit]- Murder Madness title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Murder Madness public domain audiobook at LibriVox
Categories:
- 1931 American novels
- 1931 science fiction novels
- American science fiction novels
- Novels about drugs
- Fiction about mind control
- Totalitarianism in fiction
- Novels first published in serial form
- Works originally published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact
- Works originally published in pulp magazines
- Novels by Murray Leinster