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Girls for the Slime God

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Well, the publisher has put up a really good extract from this book in the "look inside" section - the introduction by Mike Resnick, and some of the original Playboy article "Girls for the Slime God". So go read that, and then come back and finish off the review. Its not going anywhere.

Really, go look inside the book.




Ok, now that's out of the way, you should have some idea whether or not you are interested in a book like this. Actually, you should have a good idea whether you want THIS BOOK, since there are not exactly a lot of other books like "Girls for the Slime God" out there. My job is now to convince you to buy it, because I loved this book, and it should get the recognition it deserves.

Henry Kuttner was a early master of sword and planet, sci-fi, and other genre fiction in the 1930's, 40's and 50's. His shorter stories were even better than his novels, I think, and the collections Robots Have No Tails and Elak of Atlantis showcase the range and quality of his work. Three stories (two of which are properly called novellas) by Kuttner are the heart of this book, together with an Isaac Asimov homage and various introductions, explanations, and endnotes (refer the table of contents inside the book).

To sum it up in a catchy phrase to land the hook: this book is 1930's space opera, with boobs. Really, for every demographic, that should be all you need, whether it's the Flash Gordon heroism or the damsel in distress (with boobs) who often as not saves the day with her wits.

Finally, there is one more thing that I love about this book: it is obviously a real labour of love for all involved, from Kuttner when he wrote it, to the Playboy article, to Mike Resnick's intro, to Carol Resnick's adapting one of the stories to cosplay burlesque to win a costume competition at a sci-fi con in the late 1970's, to the publisher's endnote. The joy involved in small press really shows here, and I can't thank them all enough for putting, and keeping, Girls for the Slime God in print.