Ebook {Epub PDF} Of Men and Monsters by William Tenn

 · ← Of Men and Monsters, by William Tenn ofmenandmonstersoriginal By skullsinthestars | Published Novem | Full size is × pixels. But in addition, and in delighted triumph, Ballantine books presents this six volume, completely original, and so far only full-length science fiction work by William Tenn. In Of Men and Monsters, he manages to weave a fine sense of the dramatic into an overall theme which exemplifies Tenn at his ironic best -- a clear eyed tribute to the audacity, shrewdness, stupidity, courage and ultimate ineradicability /5(45). "Venus and the Seven Sexes" is a science fiction story by American writer William Tenn. It was first published in the anthology The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, and Other Stories (Avon Publishing) in , and then in in the anthology Science-Fiction Carnival by Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds (Shasta Publishers).. The story was reprinted in in The Seven Sexes, an anthology of William.

My son Sasha read Of Men and Monsters when he was twelve, young enough to entirely enjoy the adventure plot, and just old enough to appreciate the whole set of things Tenn was doing with the story. A few months after he'd read the book, I got to introduce Sasha to William Tenn. Men and women live like mice in burrows in the massive walls of the huge homes of the aliens, scurrying about under their feet, stealing from them. Title: Of Men and Monsters Author(s): William Tenn ISBN: / (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc. Of Men and Monsters is a satirical science fiction story, poking fun at humanity and its traditions and biases. That is not to say that it isn't a good, compelling story It is worth noting that William Tenn is a pseudonym; the author's real name is Philip Klass (). He began science fiction writing while.

Stories like 'Down Among the Dead Men', 'The Liberation of Earth', and 'The Custodian' quickly established him as a fine, funny, and thoughtful satirist. Tenn is best-known as a satirist, and by works such as "On Venus Have We Got a Rabbi" and "Of Men and Monsters.". Of Men and Monsters is William Tenn’s only novel length work (he did write a longish novella). Tenn is best known for his masterful short stories. It was expanded from “The Men in the Walls” () which appeared in Galaxy Science Fiction. There’s a distinctly 50s feel about the work. Of men and monsters by Tenn, William, , author. Publication date Topics None Publisher William Tenn is the pen name of Philip Klass.