 First edition | |
| Author | Eric Frank Russell |
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| Language | English |
| Series | A Torquil Book |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead and Company |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback, 1962, Paperback, Avon 1975) |
| Pages | 187 (first edition), 160 (first paperback printing) |
| OCLC | 5846254 |
The Great Explosion is a satirical science fiction novel by English writer Eric Frank Russell, first published in 1962. The story is divided into three sections. The final section is based on Russell's 1951 short story "...And Then There Were None". Twenty-three years after the novel was published, it won a Prometheus Hall of Fame Award.