The Vegans Were Curious

A curious Sirian traveler, lured by the power of Earth's sun, pauses on his journey through the galaxy and is diverted by a group of Vegans studying the planet below. They report that Earth's primitive inhabitants have achieved the astonishing feats of nuclear fission and fusion, yet remain divided into two superficially different kinds, one seemingly responsible for reproduction. Intrigued by both the scientific mystery and the social puzzle, the Sirian decides to investigate for himself. Landing at a crowded beach, he studies humans up close and compresses his energy into a human body, choosing to appear male after noticing the two categories differ mainly in clothing. But his pale, underpowered form and literal-minded attempts to interact immediately set him apart. Drawn with innocent fascination to a woman in a bikini, he blunders into social taboos, and his blunt questions are taken as disrespect by her companion. The result is a sharp, comic collision of alien logic, human custom, and sexual misunderstanding. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.