Venus and the Seven Sexes

"Venus and the Seven Sexes"
Author William Tenn
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Science Fiction short story
Published in The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, and Other Stories
Publication type Anthology
Publisher Avon Publishing Co., Inc.
Media type Print (Paperback)
Publication date 1949

"Venus and the Seven Sexes" is a short science-fiction story written by William Tenn in 1949.

It was first published in the anthology The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, and Other Stories, and in 1953 in the anthology Science-Fiction Carnival by Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds, published by Shasta Publishers.[1]

It was reprinted in 1968 as part of the short story collection The Seven Sexes, a collection of Tenn's stories published by Ballantine Books.

Plot

In the story, mankind discovers a race living on Venus which requires seven different sexes in order to reproduce. Unfortunately, mankind is represented by a Hollywood director, who starts to civilize them by typical Hollywood stories.

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