Return to Paradise is a sequel to Tales of the South Pacific. Return to Paradise is a collection of short stories about different places in the South Pacific, with each story introduced by an article providing facts about that place. Return to Paradise combines fictional short stories with Michener"s factual descriptions of the Pacific areas where they take place. Tales of the South Pacific was the first book by James A. Michener and the book that made him famous. It was followed by many more books in the historical novel format, taking known and accurate historical events and weaving into them fictional personalities created by the writer"s imagination.