"Sugar Plum" by Reginald Bretnor is a science fiction story that whisks readers away to the year 2189, where Charles Edward Button makes a surprising announcement: he's bought a planet called Sugar Plum. The story dives into how old-fashioned ideas bump up against a futuristic world, focusing on what it means to be truly free. When Charles, his wife, and his traditional cousin Aurelia arrive on Sugar Plum, they find it's not as uninhabited as they thought: strange, lovable creatures live there, along with Captain Alexander Burgee, an ex-pirate claiming ownership. The book teases out laughs from the family's interactions with the planet's weirdness, especially Aurelia's struggle to keep her old-fashioned views. As the unlikely group deals with Burgee's claim and the planet's wild, anything-goes vibe, they all change in funny and unexpected ways.
Sugar Plum
By Reginald Bretnor
In a future where planets are purchases, an eccentric man buys an off-the-map world only to find it's already inhabited by bizarre creatures and a pirate, turning his family's lives upside down.
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2010-05-05
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About the AuthorReginald Bretnor was an American science fiction author who flourished between the 1950s and 1980s. Most of his fiction was in short story form, and usually featured a whimsical story line or ironic plot twist. He also wrote on military theory and public affairs, and edited some of the earliest books to consider SF from a literary theory and criticism perspective.
Reginald Bretnor was an American science fiction author who flourished between the 1950s and 1980s. Most of his fiction was in short story form, and usually featured a whimsical story line or ironic plot twist. He also wrote on military theory and public affairs, and edited some of the earliest books to consider SF from a literary theory and criticism perspective.
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