Temptress of Planet Delight by Betsy Curtis

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Author Curtis, Betsy, 1917-2002
Illustrator Freas, Kelly, 1922-2005
Title Temptress of Planet Delight
Credits Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary "Temptress of Planet Delight" by Betsy Curtis is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story centers on Captain Herl Hofner, a trader from Galactic Coordination, as he arrives on the planet Delight, which has been recently cleaned up from its past issues and renamed from Geescow. The opening introduces a blend of Galactic bureaucracy, the struggles of colonization, and hints at an underlying tension around the Eyefers, a population that embodies a societal burden, which sets the stage for an exploration of this unique civilization. At the start of the book, Captain Herl Hofner is navigating the complexities of interplanetary bureaucracy as he prepares to land on Delight. He encounters the friendly yet perplexed local port control staff, who inform him of the various regulations he must adhere to during his visit. As Herl adjusts to the planet, he learns about its unique inhabitants, the Eyefers, whose forgetfulness has led them to be viewed as societal outcasts. A sense of anticipation builds when Herl meets a mysterious girl wrapped in a golden haze in a waiting area, foreshadowing deeper connections to the planet and underscoring themes of beauty, societal structure, and individual responsibility within a complex political landscape. This initial setup leaves readers curious about Herl's journey and the fate of the inhabitants of Planet Delight amidst brewing conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Science fiction
Subject Life on other planets -- Fiction
Subject Traveling sales personnel -- Fiction
Subject Revolutions -- Fiction
Subject Bureaucracy -- Fiction
Subject Human evolution -- Fiction
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EBook-No. 64516
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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