Project Gutenberg 2016-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 131 Stuart, William W. Ritter, Bob Star-Crossed Lover Produced from Galaxy Magazine April 1962 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Star-Crossed Lover" by William W. Stuart is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book presents a unique blend of humor and speculative elements, focusing on the unexpected and complex relationship between a human man and an alien life form. It tackles themes of love, identity, and transformation, as it follows the protagonist's surreal experiences after bizarre encounters with a strange old woman who turns out to be from another world. The story begins with a man who, after helping an elderly woman across the street, finds himself entangled in a set of extraordinary events. This old woman, who is later revealed to be an alien life form, transports him to a new reality where she takes on the guise of various bodies, all meanwhile analyzing human interaction and relationships. As they explore this cosmic connection, their bond deepens, leading to unexpected complications, including marriage and parenthood, through a unique alien reproductive process. Ultimately, the narrative balances humorous absurdities with profound reflections on love and existence, leaving the protagonist pondering his future in the wake of his alien wife's transformations and eventual departure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Spouses -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Novels 69804 2025-07-20T14:56:23.479306 text/html 46214 2024-10-23T00:20:03 text/html 247135 2025-07-20T14:56:25.288301 application/epub+zip 245976 2025-07-20T14:56:23.851323 application/epub+zip 81329 2025-07-20T14:56:23.644324 application/epub+zip 287533 2025-07-20T14:56:26.531325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280710 2025-07-20T14:56:25.091335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116241 2022-09-23T14:46:06.451742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62297 2025-07-20T14:56:23.356316 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42543 2024-10-23T00:20:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18493 2025-07-20T14:56:26.653299 application/rdf+xml 29085 2025-07-20T14:56:23.716317 image/jpeg 4505 2025-07-20T14:56:23.681315 image/jpeg 222666 2025-07-20T14:56:23.491313 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