"Community Property" by Alfred Coppel is a mid-20th century science fiction story that uses humor and satire to examine law, identity, and relationships in a futuristic world. The story centers on a divorce case between three trisexual Venerians, and it impacts lawyer Jose Obanion, when he becomes their attorney. As the first Legal Eagle to represent non-humans, Obanion faces problems navigating Terran law and Venerian culture, especially when outside forces complicate the situation. The case becomes more and more complex, poking fun at society and legal structures, until a shocking and ironic ending changes Obanion’s life forever.
Community Property
By Alfred Coppel
In a world where interspecies relationships exist, a lawyer takes on the galaxy's most bizarre divorce case, only to have it spiral into madness.
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2019-02-01
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About the AuthorAlfred Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel was an American author. Born in Oakland, he served as a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge, he started his career as a writer. He became one of the most prolific pulp magazine authors of the 1950s and 1960s, adopting the pseudonyms Robert Cham Gilman and A.C. Marin and writing for a variety of pulp magazines and later "slick" publishers. Though writing in a variety of genres, including action thrillers, he is known for his science fiction stories which comprise both short stories and novels.
Alfred Coppel, Alfredo Jose de Arana-Marini Coppel was an American author. Born in Oakland, he served as a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge, he started his career as a writer. He became one of the most prolific pulp magazine authors of the 1950s and 1960s, adopting the pseudonyms Robert Cham Gilman and A.C. Marin and writing for a variety of pulp magazines and later "slick" publishers. Though writing in a variety of genres, including action thrillers, he is known for his science fiction stories which comprise both short stories and novels.
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