The Radio Man is a science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 novel by author Ralph Milne Farley. It is the first book in Farley's Radio Man series. It was first published in book form in 1948

1948 in literature

The year 1948 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* The Pulitzer Prize for the Novel is renamed the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction....

 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.

Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.

Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., or FPCI, was a science fiction and fantasy small press specialty publishing company established in 1946. It was the fourth small press company founded by William L...

 in an edition of 1,000 copies. The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Argosy

Argosy (magazine)

Argosy was an American pulp magazine, published by Frank Munsey. It is generally considered to be the first American pulp magazine. The magazine began as a general information periodical entitled The Golden Argosy, targeted at the boys adventure market.-Launch of Argosy:In late September 1882,...

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Plot introduction

The novel concerns electrical engineer Myles Cabot, who disappears from his home in Boston while performing an experiment. He finds himself transported to the planet Venus where he is captured by the Formians, a race of ant-like creatures. After learning of the Cupians, a human-like race that is subservient to the Formians, Cabot escapes and falls in love with the Cupian princess Lilla. He goes on to introduce the Cupians to gunpowder and leads them in a revolt against their Formian masters.

Publication history

• 1924, USA, Argosy
  Argosy (magazine)
  Argosy was an American pulp magazine, published by Frank Munsey. It is generally considered to be the first American pulp magazine. The magazine began as a general information periodical entitled The Golden Argosy, targeted at the boys adventure market.-Launch of Argosy:In late September 1882,...
  
  , Pub date 26 June 1924, Magazine serialization in 4 parts
• 1939, USA, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Pub date December 1939, Magazine serialization in 3 parts
• 1948, USA, Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
  Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
  Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., or FPCI, was a science fiction and fantasy small press specialty publishing company established in 1946. It was the fourth small press company founded by William L...
  
   , Pub date 1948, Hardback, first book publication
• 1950, USA, Avon
  Avon (publishers)
  Avon Publications was an American paperback book and comic book publisher. As of 2010, it is an imprint of HarperCollins, publishing primarily romance novels.-History:...
  
  285 , Pub date 1950, Paperback, as An Earthman on Venus
• 2007, USA, Pulpville Press, Paperback.