Posted by Dom Ciocca, Jr. on March 30, 1997 at 08:52:48:
I just read a Jack Vance novel "Monsters in Orbit" and it reminded me (in fact it was at least partly based upon) the short story "Abercrombie Station" the place
where corpulence is the most important of physical attributes.
"Monsters in Orbit" was published in UK but I forget by whom. It's delightful, read it if you can find it.