"Lion's Mouth"
| Title | "Lion's Mouth" |
| Year for Search | 1952 |
| Authors | Marlowe, Stephen(1928-2008) |
| Secondary Title | Fantastic Adventures |
| Volume / Edition | 14.6 |
| Pagination | 44-55 |
| Date Published | June 1952 |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Dystopia. After an alien invasion, children are brainwashed to become the enforcers of the alien rule. They regularly review people, including their relatives, and the story is about such a situation, but ends with some escaping and finding a better society being established in the countryside. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. in Looking Forward: An Anthology of Science Fiction. Ed. Milton [S.] Lesser (New York: The Beechhurst Press, 1953), 195-210. |
| Author Note | Marlowe's birth name was Milton S. Lesser, but he changed it legally while still using his birth name (1928-2008). |
| Full Text | 1952 Marlowe, Stephen (1928-2008). “Lion’s Mouth.” Fantastic Adventures 14.6 (June 1952): 44-55. Rpt. in Looking Forward: An Anthology of Science Fiction. Ed. Milton [S.] Lesser [pseud.]. (New York: The Beechhurst Press, 1953), 195-210. Marlowe’s birth name was Milton. S. Lesser, but he changed it legally while still using his birth name. PSt Dystopia. After an alien invasion, children are brainwashed to become the enforcers of the alien rule. They regularly evaluate people, including their relatives, and the story is about such a situation, but ends with some escaping and finding a better society being established in the countryside. |
