Description:Mid-century SF and pulp novels from Beacon Books,
scanned by gnv64 as a group of 53 Erotic Novels, OCRed to make them
searchable.
The Sex War (1953) is a reprint of The White Widows by Merwin:
TO SAVE THE WORLD, THEY PLOTTED TO WIPE OUT ALL MALES!
Here is a unique, and highly controversial combination of mystery,
suspense, and science fiction that only Sam Merwin, Jr., author of the
classic House of Many Worlds could write. This science fiction classic
begins when Larry Finlay, a young and unsuspecting chemist, discovers
sinister forces have taken an interest in his new approach to the
seemingly innocuous problem of hemophilia.
Soon, Finlay is unwittingly
caught up in a nightmare plot of violence and counter-violence. Behind
it is the sinister cabal that calls itself The White Widows. But who are
what are they? When Larry learns all these events are tied in to the
concept of parthenogenesis, he realizes that a certain woman scientist
has found the secret of giving birth without the need of males.
She and
the other White Widows are determined to end war, greed, violence,
poverty, and the idea of cut-throat competition by eliminating all men!
Particularly the man named Larry Finlay! The only person he can turn to
for help is the woman he loves. If he can trust her with his life... And
he'll have to! The New York Times says Sam Merwin, Jr.'s sf novels are
"Fast-moving." And the San Francisco Chronicle hailed them as
"Entertaining and realistic."
The editors of Galaxy magazine described
The White Widows as "a masterpiece of danger, suspense, treachery and
intrigue that will sweep you along with held breath, a great book." But
Sf critic and editor Geoffery Kidd condemned it as "The war between the
sexes gone nuclear... a nasty piece of work." Judge for yourself when
you read this thought-provoking book that still remains controversial 50
years after publication.