The girl was very beautiful and apparently defenceless, so why should a blood-hungry mob seek to destroy her North West Smith saved her life, but had he known what she was - or how she would try to thank him - he might have left her to die.
For the girl was Shambleau, and across the galaxy that name meant death - or worse.
C.L. Moore (1911-1987) was born in Indianapolis and became a leading author of science fantasies for WEIRD TALES in the 1930s. After her marriage to fellow SF writer Henry Kuttner in 1940 she concentrated on writing science fiction, usually in collaboration with her husband. She turned to screenwriting after his untimely death; her TV series included MAVERICK and 77 SUNSET STRIP.