“Parimutuel Planet”
1969-01-00
novelette
By James Tiptree, Jr.

Alternate Titles:
“Faithful to Thee, Terra, in Our Fashion”

Synopsis

Peter Christmas is the Chief Steward of the planet Raceway, Earth’s contribution to Galactic civilization, where planets enter races and place bets.

History

First publication: Galaxy, January 1969

Review

This is Tiptree at her imaginative and humorous best. The story focuses on one administrator as he deals with alien visitors and aliens trying to cheat the races. The aliens are very imaginative and the main character well-drawn. A lot of fun and recommended.

Videos

We have the story in these editions:

Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home, paperback, Ace, 1973-07-00