''Prostho Plus'' is a science-fiction novel by
Piers Anthony, published in 1971. It is a 'fix-up' from previously published stories (1967-1970). It is a humorous
space opera
Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance. Set mainly or entirely in outer space, it features technological and soci ...
which follows the adventures of a
prosthodontist, Dr. Dillingham, who is picked up by aliens who are in need of dental work. Complications develop when he makes a diplomatic blunder and it results in his being exiled to the Galactic University of Dentistry. He graduates and tackles the problems of several unusual clients. His assistant is also kidnapped to be with him. As well, he acquires the "protection" of a robot who will kill him in 50 years (for awakening it; compare
The Fisherman and the Jinni
"The Fisherman and the Jinni" is the second top-level story told by Sheherazade in the '' One Thousand and One Nights''.
Synopsis
There is an old, poor fisherman who casts his net exactly four times a day. One day he goes to the shore and casts ...
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1971 British novels
Novels by Piers Anthony
1971 science fiction novels
Comic science fiction novels
Fictional dentists
Victor Gollancz Ltd books
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