The White Widows

by Sam Merwin Jr.

Merlin's1953 science fiction novel in which a chemist researching hemophilia becomes a pawn for 'The White Widows,' a group of women who intend to take over the world -- and eliminate all men!

128 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1953

About the author

Samuel Kimball Merwin, Jr. was an American mystery fiction writer, editor and science fiction author, who published fiction mostly as Sam Merwin, Jr. His pseudonyms included Elizabeth Deare Bennett, Matt Lee, Jacques Jean Ferrat and Carter Sprague.

Reviews

[Susan Waskey]

It's pulp fiction. It is silly and sexist as one would expect, with occasional casual racism, but not nearly as much as I expected. Likewise, the plot shows more literary ambitions than I expected, though it is somewhat buried in the main character's endless commentary on rather mundane details and speculations. (He is allegedly the hero, but frankly seems rather dull-witted.)