Saturday, 23 September 2017

Man Or Monster?

The women isolated on the planet called "Atlantis" know of male human beings and also of intelligent non-human beings, referring to them as "Men" and "Monsters," respectively. Now they have captured a Man who must prove to them that he is not a Monster. Is this possible?

(No one would get me to ride on an orsper or, indeed, to go anywhere near one.)

7 comments:

S.M. Stirling said...

One of Poul's jokes was that this guy stranded on a planet of women never gets laid even once. Close, but no cigar.

paulshackley2017@gmail.com said...

I think the women have some trouble remembering what a man is for - in detail, I mean.

S.M. Stirling said...

"Like a fish without a bicycle", as the saying went.

S.M. Stirling said...

I stole a bit from this; the part where Barbara and her clone/sister settle who gets the guy by throwing dice for him.

Sean M. Brooks said...

Dear Mr. Stirling,

Now that was interesting, that you "reused" for one of your books the bit about Barbara and Valeria throwing dice to decide who got Davis Bertram! But I can't recall where this happened in your own works.

Sean

S.M. Stirling said...

When Mary and Ritva flip a coin to see who gets Ingolf Vogeler.

Sean M. Brooks said...

Dear Mr. Stirling,

Aha! I THINK I remember that. Thanks!

Sean