Interstellar Patrol II: The Federation of Humanity - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743498925 ISBN 13: 9780743498920

Publisher: Baen Books, 2005

Synopsis

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

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

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

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Baen Books
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743498925
• ISBN 13: 9780743498920
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 656