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Howard, Hayden
1925
2014
Howard, John Hayden
Freas, Kelly
1922
2005
Freas, Frank Kelly
The Luminous Blonde
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"The Luminous Blonde" by Hayden Howard is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The story explores themes of personal relationships and the complexities of human interactions in a futuristic setting, particularly focusing on the dynamics between a husband and wife during a space voyage to Mars. In the narrative, newly appointed Commissioner for Economics for Mars, J. Edwin Elbert, finds himself in a tense and tumultuous situation aboard a spaceship. As the ship prepares for a crucial separation, Elbert grapples with both the operational aspects of the journey and his personal insecurities regarding his attractive and much younger wife, Landa. Their relationship is strained by jealousy and miscommunication, culminating in a panic when Elbert realizes his wife could be in danger as the spaceship prepares to split for their forty-two-day journey. The novel captures the absurdities of space travel while delving into the emotional undercurrents of a couple's interactions, showcasing both humor and tension against a science fiction backdrop. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 87.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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Science fiction
Short stories
Space ships -- Fiction
Space travelers -- Fiction
Spouses -- Fiction
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