The Planet of Youth
# The Planet of Youth

The Planet of Youth is a science fiction novella by American writer Stanton A. Coblentz. It was first published in book form in 1952 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 600 copies, of which 300 were hardback. The novel originally appeared in the October 1932 issue of the magazine Wonder Stories.

## Plot introduction

The novel concerns the first real estate boom on the planet Venus.

## Reception

Boucher and McComas found the novel to have dated badly, "pleasing in period for its irony and economy, but pretty slight today."

