Astonishing #28
In "Age Before Beauty," a 45-year-old man finds himself on a planet where time flows backward, marrying a woman who is physically 21—but knows her youth is fleeting. As she gently questions whether his age bothers him, he reassures her with a quiet confidence, unaware of the deeper truth beneath their shared moment. The story unfolds with quiet emotional weight, drawn with expressive clarity by Mort Lawrence, while Sol Brodsky’s cover captures the strange romance of the setting in bold, dynamic lines.
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A 45 year old man lands on a planet and marries a woman who is 21. She asks if this bothers him and he thinks "Heck, no!" but she knows that she doesn't have many years left as an adult, because on this planet, people age backwards.
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