Project Gutenberg 2016-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 6795 Leiber, Fritz 1910 1992 Leiber, Fritz Reuter Calle, Paul 1928 2010 Callé, Paul Calle Callé Coming Attraction Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction November 1950 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Coming Attraction" by Fritz Leiber is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. Set in a dystopian future where societal norms have skewed dramatically due to the aftermath of World War III, the story explores themes of gender dynamics, identity, and the impacts of war on human relationships. The narrative delves into a world where women often wear masks as a form of fashion driven by fame, safety, and societal pressure, while men grapple with their roles in a shifting social landscape. The plot revolves around Wysten Turner, an Englishman in New York who saves a masked woman from a reckless car, leading him into a complex web of danger and intrigue. He becomes entangled with the frightened woman, who is surrounded by ruthless individuals involved in underground wrestling. As the story unfolds, Wysten learns of her fears concerning violent gangs and the wrestlers who degrade and prey upon women. The tension escalates when Wysten confronts these threats, raising questions about courage, vulnerability, and the perilous dance of attraction in a world where identities can be as deceptive as the masks people wear. Ultimately, Leiber crafts a thought-provoking tale that examines the darker elements of desire and societal pressures in a tumultuous setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction British -- United States -- Fiction Masks -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 55921 2025-07-20T12:19:51.421720 text/html 32072 2024-10-22T23:49:02 text/html 151373 2025-07-20T12:19:53.112718 application/epub+zip 150217 2025-07-20T12:19:51.769712 application/epub+zip 81172 2025-07-20T12:19:51.577703 application/epub+zip 187936 2025-07-20T12:19:54.277705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180818 2025-07-20T12:19:52.923708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111970 2022-09-23T08:42:48.528277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48854 2025-07-20T12:19:51.263707 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29101 2024-10-22T23:49:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19157 2025-07-20T12:19:54.401680 application/rdf+xml 25244 2025-07-20T12:19:51.643704 image/jpeg 4367 2025-07-20T12:19:51.610706 image/jpeg 136397 2025-07-20T12:19:51.431713 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia