The Venus Trap and Other Science Fiction Stories

THE VENUS TRAP AND OTHER SCIENCE FICTION STORIES includes nine entertaining short stories by noted American author Evelyn E. Smith. While perhaps best known for her Miss Melville Mysteries and a series of gothic romances, Smith (1922-2000) was also a composer of crossword puzzles and a prolific science fiction writer during the 1950s and 1960s. Her works are usually characterized by sly wit and satire, and often explore gender themes humorously. The title work in this collection, THE VENUS TRAP, deals with a human man who begins to fall in love with a sentient tree on an alien world, much to the chagrin of his human wife.

• Collector's Item
• Helpfully Yours
• My Fair Planet
• Once A Greech
• The Blue Tower
• The Doorway
• The Most Sentimental Man
• The Venus Trap
• The Vilbar Party