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Beauty and the Beast

Henry Kuttner

First published April 1940
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

&#9679; An alien egg is brought back to Earth from Venus, and after it hatches it gains both intelligence and it's race memory. The trouble starts as it tries to communicate with humanity which leads it's behavior to be misunderstood as wanton destruction and mayhem. Could very well have been the basis for the 1957 creature feature <i>20 Million Miles to Earth</i>.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1940 Cover Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1940 Better Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 67
September 1970 Cover Futures to Infinity Pyramid Books Anthology 104
September 1970 Cover Futures to Infinity Pyramid Books Anthology 104
1972 Cover O Futuro do Infinito Dêagá Anthology
January 1973 Cover L'âge d'or de la science-fiction: 4ème série OPTA Anthology 121
September 1973 Cover Die Gesichter der Zukunft Pabel Anthology 100
November 1975 Cover Creatures from Beyond Thomas Nelson Anthology 69
April 1976 Cover Creatures from Beyond Thomas Nelson / SFBC Anthology 59
February 1978 Cover The Rivals of King Kong: A Rampage of Beasts Corgi Books Anthology 121
July 1979 Cover King Kongs Rivalen Pabel Anthology 87
October 2014 Cover The Baen Big Book of Monsters Baen Books Anthology 251
December 2016 Cover The Watcher at the Door: The Early Henry Kuttner, Volume Two Haffner Press Collection 439
December 2016 Cover The Watcher at the Door: The Early Henry Kuttner, Volume Two Haffner Press Collection 439
December 2016 Cover Short Stories Eligible for the 1941 Retro-Hugos von Dimpleheimer Press Anthology |53