Catherine Lucille Moore (1911 – 1987) was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy and was among the first women to write in the science fiction and fantasy genres. One of her best-loved characters was the spaceship pilot and smuggler, Northwest Smith, featured in the above story, which was first published in the January 1957 issue of Fantastic Universe. Love science fiction as much as we do? Read the best short stories by Robert A. Heinlein, Ray Bradbury and others in volumes one and two of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame... Volume one: https://amzn.to/3YZGkhk Volume two: https://amzn.to/3yQfCwO Prefer to listen to them as audiobooks? Ok! Do so for free with a free trial of Audible: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/audible/mlp/mfpdp/B077YS8RTG?actionCode=AMN30DFT1Bk06604291990WX&tag=cyborgink-21 We’re building a digital archive of flash fiction and short stories from the classic, golden age, and pulp fiction eras of science fiction and fantasy: a central repository of out-of-print stories of around three thousand words or less. For more information, and to read all the stories featured on our podcast so far, go to: https://cyborgink.com