Eros in Orbit

by Joseph Elder (Editor)

Science fiction goes to bed... sort of.

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Erotica, Sexuality, Fiction

176 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[Bhakta Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

The hardbound printing of this book somehow found its way into the Park Ridge Public Library. I remember that when I was first allowed into the adult section of the library they gave me an "8th grade" stamp which allowed me to check out something called "young moderns", any nonfiction not in the restricted case, and ANY science fiction. Before 1973, S.F. had no sexual content whatever. "Stranger in a Strange Land" was as racy as it got.

So this book shows up in the science fiction section. Fortunately, I was a high school junior by then. I didn't check it out. I read it in the library. The stories were all more or less smutty. None of them were all that memorable. The concept of the book was more interesting than the implementation. I remember that there was a Tom Swift parody featuring a robotic car with sex toys built in, and another story featuring a male sex robot that could squirt out flavored yogurt. Ron Goulart's story was one of the better ones. It was while I was reading Goulart's novel Wildsmith:

Wildsmith

that I remembered that this book existed.

It isn't a milestone in science fiction by any means.

[Aren Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked it with many stories scify based that make you think.