Emperor, Swords, Pentacles - Softcover

Phyllis Gotlieb

 
9780441180677: Emperor, Swords, Pentacles

Synopsis

SCIENCE FICTION-SEQUEL TO A JUDGEMENT OF DRAGONS-ALL IS NOT WELL IN QSAPRINEL.THE NORMALLY PEACEFUL WORLD,RULED BY CRUSTACEAN-LIKE CREATURES BLESSED WITH A DRY WIT AND THE PHILOSOPHICAL GOOD SENSE OF A MAHATMA GHANDI,HAS SUDDENLY TURNED UP CLASSIFIED ON ALL FEDERATION RECORDS.DUNCAN KINNEAR ISN'T AN IMPORTANT FEDERATION INVESTIGATOR-BUT THEN QSAPRINEL ISN'T AN IMPORTANT PLANET.BESIDES,KINNEAR HAS A MODEST RECORD OF SUCCESS IN ODD JOBS WHERE EVEN THE PROBLEM IS UNCLEAR,TO SAY NOTHING OF THE SOLUTION.AND,HE HAS SOME UNLIKELY ALLIES:THE BIG RED CATS CALLED UNGRUKH-DANGEROUS,TELEPATHIC,AND FIERCLY LOYAL TO THEIR FRIENDS.KINNEAR SAVED THEIR WORLD;THEY WILL HELP HIM SAVE THIS ONE-EVEN THOUGH THE NATIVES DO LOOK MORE LIKE CRAYFISH THAN ONE NORMALLY EXPECTS OF A RACE OF PHILOSOPHERS,AND ARE NOT GOOD TO EAT.WITH THE HELP OF A PSYCHIC READER OF TAROT CARDS AND A CHILLING RUMOUR ABOUT MUTANT HUMANS.KINNEAR AND COMPANY ARE ON THEIR WAY.

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