Of Men and Monsters

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TitleOf Men and Monsters
Year for Search1968
Authors[Klass], [Philip](1920-2010)
Date Published1968
PublisherBallantine Books
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

In the far future, after earth has been successfully invaded by huge aliens, human beings live like mice in the walls of the alien’s houses. The social system is complex, tribal based, and focuses on survival and striking back at the aliens. The status system was dual in male and female lines although there were variations between tribes. Large numbers of children always gave status. Women kept alive what little knowledge there was largely through ritual and taboo.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. in Here Comes Civilization: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn. Volume II Ed. James A. Mann and Mary C. Tabasko (Framingham, MA: The NESFA Press, 2001), 389-534 with an “Afterword” on 535-37. Part originally appeared as “The Men in the Wall.” Galaxy 22.1 (October 1963): 8-83.
Pseudonym

William Tenn [pseud.]
Holding Institutions

MoU-St
Author Note

(1920-2010)
Full Text

1968 [Klass, Philip] (1920-2010). Of Men and Monsters. By William Tenn [pseud.]. New York: Ballantine Books. Rpt. in Here Comes Civilization: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn. Volume II Ed. James A. Mann and Mary C. Tabasko (Framingham, MA: The NESFA Press, 2001), 389-534 with an “Afterword” on 535-37. Part originally appeared as “The Men in the Wall.” Galaxy 22.1 (October 1963): 8-83. MoU-St

In the far future, after earth has been successfully invaded by huge aliens, human beings live like mice in the walls of the alien’s houses. The social system is complex, tribal based, and focuses on survival and striking back at the aliens. The status system was dual in male and female lines although there were variations between tribes. Large numbers of children always gave status. Women kept alive what little knowledge there was largely through ritual and taboo.