"The Red Peri" is the only Weinbaum story set on Pluto. The novel also inspired Arthur C. Clarke, who stated that David Bowman's helmetless spacewalk in 2001: A Space Odyssey was inspired by Frank Keene's escape from the pirate base in "The Red Peri".
"The Red Peri," a story by Weinbaum, is the only one set on Pluto. Arthur C. Clarke, inspired by this work, stated that David Bowman's helmetless spacewalk in 2001: A Space Odyssey was influenced by Frank Keene's escape from the pirate base in "The Red Peri."