"And That Was Rather Strange, Because It Was Murder That Brought Him Here."

"Killer."

By James E. Gunn (1923-2020; Wikipedia HERE; the ISFDb HERE; the SFE HERE; and the IMDb HERE).

First appearance: Rocket Stories, September 1953.

Illustration by Freas (1922-2005; ISFDb HERE).

Short story (13 pages as a PDF).

Online at Project Gutenberg (HERE).

   "He came to me from the stars, spewed out from his own world by his hates. I found him, I gave him all he could ask for, and I made him mine. But in the end, there was still his hate, and the killer drive within him . . . ."

WE should never forget that paradise always comes at a price—a steep price . . .

Principal characters:

~ Sam Newman, Fran, Bambi, and Louise.

References:

- "Jump" (HERE; Wikipedia).

- "the G0-type sun" (HERE; Wikipedia).

- "Parallel evolution?" (HERE; Wikipedia); also see (HERE; Alec J. Ott).

- "countless millions of parsecs" (HERE; Wikipedia).

- "Bambi" (HERE and HERE; Wikipedia).

Resources:

- Our story's basic situation reminds us of several, much later, TV show episodes (WARNING! SPOILERS! HERE, HERE, and HERE; Wikipedia).

- Our only other encounter with James E. Gunn was his "Private Enterprise" (HERE).

The bottom line:

Unless otherwise noted, all bibliographical data are derived from The FictionMags Index created by William G. Contento & edited by Phil Stephensen-Payne.

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