Okay, the "woman who was not his wife" is expected, but "a wife who was not a woman" has me scratching my head. Was she a little girl, a guy, an alien? What?
V V said: "a wife who was not a woman" has me scratching my head. Was she a little girl, a guy, an alien? What?
Apparently this was an early novella expanded into a book - which has some kind of link to a later book called The Lovers (which I've actually read). In that later book the 'woman' was actually an insect that could mimic other species. Even after the guy found out he remained in the relationship & even had children with 'her'. It was one of the first SF books to feature (indeed center on) sex. I'm thinking the woman in this book is also a non-human and probably non-mammal.
dbackdad said: Have you read Farmer before? I read several of his Riverworld books quite awhile ago (in my late teens).
Oh, I've read *lots* of PJF. I loved his River World series. He's written quite a bit of standalone novels too. I like him a great deal.
5 comments:
Okay, the "woman who was not his wife" is expected, but "a wife who was not a woman" has me scratching my head. Was she a little girl, a guy, an alien? What?
Have you read Farmer before? I read several of his Riverworld books quite awhile ago (in my late teens). I seem to remember that I liked them.
V V said: "a wife who was not a woman" has me scratching my head. Was she a little girl, a guy, an alien? What?
Apparently this was an early novella expanded into a book - which has some kind of link to a later book called The Lovers (which I've actually read). In that later book the 'woman' was actually an insect that could mimic other species. Even after the guy found out he remained in the relationship & even had children with 'her'. It was one of the first SF books to feature (indeed center on) sex. I'm thinking the woman in this book is also a non-human and probably non-mammal.
dbackdad said: Have you read Farmer before? I read several of his Riverworld books quite awhile ago (in my late teens).
Oh, I've read *lots* of PJF. I loved his River World series. He's written quite a bit of standalone novels too. I like him a great deal.
A woman a day seems like a great way to catch The Clap, IMHO. Just sayin.
Laura said: A woman a day seems like a great way to catch The Clap, IMHO.
Maybe by the 25th Century they'll have sorted all that sort of thing out?
Post a Comment