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The Girls from Planet 5
1955
First Published
3.06
Average Rating
205
Number of Pages

The first female President was elected in 1988. Ten years later, the "weaker" sex dominated the government and ruled the country. Dave Hull didn't mind—until the girl he loved got the job he wanted and became his boss. That was too much...so he headed for Texas, home of fabulous characters like Sam Buckskin and last outpost of male freedom. He traded in his car on a horse and did his best to adapt to the wild and wooly life of the new Old West. Then THE GIRLS FROM PLANET 5 landed. The gorgeous invaders were welcomed enthusiastically everywhere else, of course—but Texas r'ared back on its spurs and howled...

Avg Rating
3.06
Number of Ratings
48
5 STARS
10%
4 STARS
21%
3 STARS
40%
2 STARS
23%
1 STARS
6%
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Author

Richard Wilson
Author · 7 books

Librarian note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name Richard Wilson (1920–1987) was a Nebula Award winning American science fiction writer and fan. He was a member of the Futurians, and was married at one time to Leslie Perri. His books included the novels The Girls from Planet 5 (1955); 30-Day Wonder (1960); and And Then the Town Took Off (1960); and the collections Those Idiots from Earth (1957) and Time Out for Tomorrow (1962). His short stories included "The Eight Billion" (nominated for a Nebula Award as Best Short Story in 1965); "Mother to the World" (nominated for the Hugo for Best Novelette in 1969 and winner of the Nebula in 1968); and "The Story Writer" (nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 1979). (source: Wikipedia:)

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