
Transcriber’s Note
SEX LIFE OF THE GODSbyMICHAEL KNERR
FOREWORD
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
A daring astronaut returns to Earth in a sleek alien scout ship, his mind torn between the thrill of piloting the unknown and the magnetic pull of Elizabeth Danson, a woman who seems woven from mythic desire. As the craft hurtles through the atmosphere, he wrestles with an out‑of‑control vessel that threatens to plunge him into the ocean’s darkness, while his thoughts linger on the strange, almost divine, allure of the woman waiting for him. The opening blends high‑octane spaceflight with a sensual, almost intoxicating portrait of longing, setting a tone that is both exhilarating and intimate.
Meanwhile, military officials scramble to track the mysterious craft, dispatching special planes and secret agents to a remote Pennsylvania town where the ship vanished from radar. Their frantic efforts hint at hidden agendas and a possible clash between humanity and an unknown intelligence. As the pilot struggles to master the alien technology, the narrative builds a tense, atmospheric race between love, survival, and the secrets that the heavens may be hiding.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (173K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2012-07-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1936–1999
A mid-century American pulp writer, he moved between science fiction, adventure, and paperback thrillers with an energetic, anything-goes style. He is best remembered for The Sex Life of the Gods, a strange and lively example of vintage paperback SF.
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