{"product_id":"helpfully-yours-evelyn-e-smith-9781515450191","title":"Helpfully Yours: A Positronic Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sharp and quietly satirical science fiction story in which assistance becomes entanglement and good intentions reveal unexpected consequences.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHelpfully Yours\u003c\/em\u003e, Evelyn E. Smith examines what happens when aid is offered across cultural or planetary boundaries without full understanding. What begins as an act of cooperation gradually exposes tensions of expectation, authority, and obligation. Through irony and measured narrative control, Smith reveals how the language of help can conceal imbalance, and how easily benevolence becomes interference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharacteristic of mid-century speculative fiction at its most socially aware, the story blends imaginative premise with psychological precision. Smith's restrained prose and subtle humor turn a seemingly simple exchange into a study of power, perception, and unintended outcome. Compact yet pointed, \u003cem\u003eHelpfully Yours\u003c\/em\u003e reflects the intelligence and tonal balance that distinguish her work within the Golden Age tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore other exciting Positronic Books devoted to classic science fiction, fantasy, and mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evelyn E. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1515450198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781515450191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Positronic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Evelyn E. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48459216060671,"sku":"9781515450191","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cd53bd3f-663b-4067-a8e9-45faa42abcad.jpg?v=1777408620","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/helpfully-yours-evelyn-e-smith-9781515450191","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}