Project Gutenberg 2010-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 84 Del Rey, Lester 1915 1993 Rey, Lester del Knapp, Leonard Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly No Strings Attached Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "No Strings Attached" by Lester Del Rey is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative explores complex themes of desire, morality, and the consequences of one’s choices through the lens of dark humor and fantasy elements. The story revolves around an unhappy marriage and a whimsical encounter with a demon, leading to unexpected and grim outcomes. The plot centers on Henry Aimsworth, who is deeply dissatisfied with his marriage to Emma, a woman bound to clichéd thoughts and behaviors. Frustrated and desperate for freedom, Henry discovers a method to summon a demon named Alféar using an old book filled with spells. When he impulsively asks the demon to help him eliminate his wife, he believes he is free from any moral repercussions, as Alféar assures him that there are "no strings attached." However, the story takes a haunting turn when Henry's actions lead to unintended consequences, revealing that not only are there strings attached, but they are far more binding than he anticipated. Ultimately, the tale is a commentary on the perils of seeking easy solutions to complex human problems and the irony of one's desires leading to their destruction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32395/32395-h/images/cover.jpg en Short stories Fantasy fiction Jinn -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 53964 53972 2024-09-13T14:15:15.491422 2023-09-14T08:12:35.384137 text/html text/html 50248 2010-05-16T07:32:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 141322 2010-05-16T07:32:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 138929 2024-09-13T14:15:17.403440 application/epub+zip 137974 2024-09-13T14:15:15.967402 application/epub+zip 64088 2024-09-13T14:15:15.645400 application/epub+zip 175534 2024-09-13T14:15:18.745394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167839 2024-09-13T14:15:17.212393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94713 2022-09-15T04:30:10.537635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47132 47029 2024-09-13T14:15:15.366419 2023-09-14T08:12:35.271137 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 47035 2010-05-16T07:32:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18593 2010-05-16T07:32:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 47026 2010-05-16T07:32:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18572 2010-05-16T07:32:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22008 2024-09-13T14:15:18.879495 application/rdf+xml 27384 2024-09-13T14:15:15.713507 image/jpeg 4637 2024-09-13T14:15:15.679389 image/jpeg 146912 2024-09-13T14:15:15.511393 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under McCann, Edson en.wikipedia en.wikipedia