The Sinful Ones [novella]

by Fritz Leiber

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"Carr Mackay had an okay job, a beautiful woman and a lot of big plans--a pathway marked for himself through life. But one day he met a beautiful, frightened girl who didn't quite belong in this world. And something began. Irrevocably. Something that diverted him forever from his path, shook the sleepy dust from his eyes and brought him to a startling confrontation with the furthest limits of life, death--and an alien, terrifying danger..."--Back cover.… (more)

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Cuando la Muchacha Asustada se acerca al burócrata Carr Mackay, no busca trabajo: escapa de algo. Ese algo anónimo y oscuro se aclara a medida que Carr corre con ella por las calles de Chicago, pierde la oportunidad de su vida, y gana la visión de la verdad. Nada ni nadie es lo que parece, todo entra en la Gran Máquina.

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Bulls, Blood and Passion / The Sinful Ones (aka You're All Alone) by David Fritz/ Williams Leiber

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The Sinful Ones [novella]

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You're All Alone [novella]

The Sinful Ones [novella]

The Big Engine [short story]

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1950 (as "You're All Alone")

1953 (rev. as "The Sinful Ones")

1980 (rev. edition of "The Sinful Ones" published)

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PLEASE DO NOT COMBINE WITH RELATED WORKS.

Leiber published and revised this story in a number of ways, and also published collections under two of the titles.

* "You're All Alone" (1950 novella)

* "The Sinful Ones" (1953 version of "You're All Alone")

* "The Big Engine" (1962 abridgment of "You're All Alone")

* "The Sinful Ones" (1980 revision of the 1953 version of "The Sinful Ones")

* "You're All Alone" (1972 collection, including "You're All Alone" and two other works)

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"Carr Mackay had an okay job, a beautiful woman and a lot of big plans--a pathway marked for himself through life. But one day he met a beautiful, frightened girl who didn't quite belong in this world. And something began. Irrevocably. Something that diverted him forever from his path, shook the sleepy dust from his eyes and brought him to a startling confrontation with the furthest limits of life, death--and an alien, terrifying danger..."--Back cover.

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