=’Stories from the Solar System‘ is series of short stories which are set upon various planets and moons of the Solar System. The stories are marked by attention to the detail of the alien ecosystems with which Weinbaum equips his planets. Though only a few of the stories share protagonists, there is enough shared detail between the stories to show that they belong to a common fictional universe.
Contents:
A Martian Odyssey (Mars)
Valley of Dreams (Mars)
Flight on Titan (Titan)
Parasite Planet (Venus)
The Lotus Eaters (Venus)
The Planet of Doubt (Uranus)
The Red Peri (Pluto)
The Mad Moon (Io)
Redemption Cairn (Europa)
Über den Autor
Stanley Grauman Weinbaum (1902-1935) was an American science fiction writer. His first story, ‚A Martian Odyssey‘, was published to great acclaim in July 1934, but he died from lung cancer less than a year and a half later.