The Vilbar Party by Evelyn E. Smith

[james_davis_nicoll]

The Vilbar Party by Evelyn E. Smith

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[leecetheartist]

Thanks James!

I read this story sometime in the 70's I think, in my early teens. It was part of an anthology somewhere and didn't come with illustrations. I was quite perturbed coming across this illustration in Gutenberg, it didn't match my mind's eye concept of Gzann at all.

I don't think I've read any other Evelyn E. Smith, I wonder if there's any more out there.

[ba_munronoe]

Gotta say the Saturn bit makes this more a comedy of manners than SF: even in the pulpier, planetary-romance-retaining 1930s, Saturn having an earth-like environment was a bit of a stretch[1].

I recall being a bit taken at the notion of moth-antennaed teddy bears from space (this was before the Hoka series ruined that for all time :) )and imagined the unseen enemy the aliens in the "V" series were fighting were philosophical teddy bears (if not from Saturn).

[1] http://www.frankwu.com/Paul-102.html

[(Anonymous)]

I'm sure I've seen the Galaxy cover appear at https://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/

[sethsellis]

That cover periodically pops up on social media, it's a fave of people who like to celebrate kicky pulp-era aesthetic. So it's entirely possible you saw it lately with no particular context attached.