Venus on the Halfshell Author:Kilgore Trout Kilgore Trout's epic science fiction saga of: The Space Wanderer, an earthman wearing an eye patch, levi's, and a shabby gray sweater who roams the cosmos in a Chinese spaceship... The Space Wanderer, a man without a planet who has gained immortality from an elixir drunk during a sexual interlude with an alien queen in heat... The Space Wanderer... more », an intergalactic rover whose constant companions are a dog, an owl, and a female robot programmed for, among other things, unique fleshly delights... The Space Wanderer, a pretty nice guy whose only fault is that he asks questions that no one can answer: primarily, Why are we created only to suffer and die?« less