Project Gutenberg 2019-12-30 Public domain in the USA. 143 Young, Robert F. 1915 1986 Young, Robert Franklin The Girls from Fieu Dayol Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1961 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Girls from Fieu Dayol" by Robert F. Young is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story centers around Herbert Quidley, an aspiring writer with a particular interest in romance, who becomes entangled in a mystery involving a series of cryptic messages hidden in an obscure literary tome. His pursuit of the alluring Kay Smith reveals surprising connections to an interstellar society and the concept of conscription for marriage. In this intriguing narrative, Quidley navigates the complexities of attraction, deception, and unexpected intergalactic obligations as he follows Kay's clues. The plot thickens with each hidden message, leading Quidley to discover that Kay and her friends are from a distant planet, Fieu Dayol, where a severe gender imbalance compels them to seek Earth men as potential mates. This delightful blend of romance and science fiction peaks when Quidley finds himself unwittingly drawn into Kay's world, culminating in a humorous yet thought-provoking confrontation with interstellar traditions and personal choices regarding love and commitment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Romance Category: Humour 50494 2025-07-24T09:01:46.631162 text/html 26738 2024-10-17T15:32:36 text/html 86981 2025-07-24T09:01:48.642140 application/epub+zip 85821 2025-07-24T09:01:47.223118 application/epub+zip 85821 2025-07-24T09:01:46.900123 application/epub+zip 122650 2025-07-24T09:01:49.929116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114888 2025-07-24T09:01:48.427123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115033 2022-09-27T15:12:30.818853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43706 2025-07-24T09:01:46.518123 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23868 2024-10-17T15:32:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17133 2025-07-24T09:01:50.080107 application/rdf+xml 28111 2025-07-24T09:01:46.990122 image/jpeg 5188 2025-07-24T09:01:46.947110 image/jpeg 260004 2025-07-24T09:01:46.640160 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