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9780743498920: Interstellar Patrol II: The Federation of Humanity
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ISBN 10: 0743498925 ISBN 13: 9780743498920
Editorial: Baen Books, 2005

Sinopsis

Vaughan Roberts and his two companions had been trappedon a crime-ridden, chaotic planet until they bamboozled the population with agigantic hoax-which brought them to the attention of the Interstellar Patrol,who were looking for a few good con men, capable of ingenious improvisation andadept at playing dirty tricks on the bad guys. The new recruits acquittedthemselves admirably, so they naturally were given more tough nuts to crack,including:

  • Flummoxing an alien empire which has taken a number ofhuman prisoners to gather information prior to an invasion. This has a personalaspect, since the prisoners are from the planet which Roberts tricked intoreforming . . .
  • Stopping a plan by not-so-good Samaritans who arepretending to cure a planetary plague-which they introduced to the planet-with a“miracle” drug which creates an addiction to the same drug, whichthe schemers will be glad to continue supplying for ever-increasing sums . . .
  • Making sure that the rightful heir to a planet's throneescapes from captivity and overthrows the usurper. This time there's acomplication: Roberts may be falling for the heir's beautiful sister. . . .

And much more, including such lethalalien wildlife as banjo birds with rapier-like beaks, alien caterpillars withflaming dragonlike exhalations, and a cast of thousands of biting, stinging,bloodsucking insects from a host of colony worlds who think humans are thetastiest things they've ever come across.

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For two decades, Christopher Anvil had numerous stories in the major science fiction magazines, and was a frequent and popular contributor to the leading magazine, Analog, where he consistently ranked high in the reader's polls, and had several stories nominated for Hugo and Nebula awards. Like Keith Laumer, he has a rare ability to combine fast-moving adventure with humor. His previous books for Baen were Pandora's Legions and Interstellar Patrol. His other novels include Strangers in Paradise; Warlord's World; The Steel, The Mist and the Blazing Sun; and The Day the Machines Stopped.

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Editorial
Baen Books
Año de publicación
2005
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ISBN 10 
0743498925
ISBN 13 
9780743498920
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
656
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