The Wings of Night - Two astronauts land on the moon to repair their ship and encounter a bizarre but benevolent alien named Lhin. Some of his colleagues had died before his illness, so what are they doing here? Perhaps the question should be, what is Phineas doing there? Righteous and judgmental Phineas Theophilus Potts returns to work after a long illness, forcing himself to be kind to the disgusting sinners around him, until he begins to realize that something is amiss. Perhaps Ellowan could use his skills to bring an eventual end to that… Worse, mankind has developed horrid combustion engines.
The Coppersmith - Industrious elf Ellowan Coppersmith emerges from a long sleep in the Adirondacks looking for work among humans only to find that his skills in repairing copper and brass items are no longer in high demand. Got that? The only problem is that she falls in love with Dave, making his life miserable…at least at first. Helen O’Loy - Robotics experts Dave and Phil create a female robot complete with emotions and decide to name her Helen O’Loy, a derivative of Helen of Alloy, which is a pun on Helen of Troy. As with any collection, there are stories ranging from mildly interesting to absolute gems. You will find no shortage of robots and strange religions in this collection of stories from Lester Del Rey.
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