![]() ![]() The Alien Condition edited by Stephen Goldin (1973)."Love is the Plan the Plan is Death" has appeared in the following collections: By the end it becomes clear that Moggadeet is telling this story to his mate while she is eating him he assumes she agrees with his recollections. ![]() After a while he remembers what his mate said at various points, expressing fears and concerns. Moggadeet narrates his life from the moment he meets his mate in the spring of his second year, including his memories of his first year. The element of this Plan he most resists is cannibalism of other members of the species. Moggadeet’s mother and an older male have supplemented his instincts by making him aware of the Plan, i.e., the normal life-cycle of his species. This species seems to be cold-blooded, possibly an arthropod, with various features that come into play in battle, nurturing the young (for females), and sex. The story is told in the first person by Moggadeet, a self-aware male of a species which appears to be a top predator in its environment. ![]() It first appeared in the anthology The Alien Condition, edited by Stephen Goldin, published by Ballantine Books in April 1973. The novella won a Nebula Award for Best Short Story in 1974. ![]() " Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death" is a short story by James Tiptree, Jr., a pen name used by American writer Alice Sheldon. "Love Is the Plan the Plan is Death" is also the name of an album by James Blackshaw. ![]()
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