COMBAT SF

Dickson, Gordon R. (editor) (Arthur C. Clarke; Keith Laumer; Ben Bova; Myron R. Lewis; Joe Hensley; Frank M. Robinson; David Drake; Joe Green; Poul Anderson; Fred Saberhagen; Joe W. Haldeman; James White; Harry Harrison; Gene Wolfe; Hal Clement)

ISBN 10: 0441005314 / ISBN 13: 9780441005314

Published by Ace Books, New York, 1981

About this Item

266 pp. Light edge and corner wear with some creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Vincent di Fate. This anthology contains: Introduction by Gordon R. Dickson; Hide and Seek by Arthur C. Clarke; The Last Command by Keith Laumer; Men of Good Will by Ben Bova and Myron R. Lewis; The Pair by Joe Hensley; Situation Thirty by Frank M. Robinson; The Butcher's Bill - a Hammer's Slammers novelette by David Drake; Single Combat by Joe Green; The Man Who Came Early - a novelette by Poul Anderson; Patron of the Arts by Fred Saberhagen; Time Piece by Joe W. Haldeman; Richochet of Miza by Gordon R. Dickson; The Scavengers - a novelette by James White; No War or Battle's Sound - a novelette by Harry Harrison; The Horars of War by Gene Wolfe; and Fireproof by Hal Clement.

Seller Inventory # 228213

Bibliographic Details

• Title: COMBAT SF
• Publisher: Ace Books, New York
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0441005314
• ISBN 13: 9780441005314
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Vincent Di Fate
• Edition: First Paperback Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy and Science Fiction

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Synopsis

Abducted by the alien Catteni, Kristin Bjornsen was one of many humans brought to the planet Botany as part of an experiment to see if it could support life. Enslaved and forced to colonize a world not their own, the settlers have accepted Botany as their home--a home worth fighting for...

Kristin's people have learned that the aliens responsible for their imprisonment are merely mercenaries, subjugated by the parasitic Eosi Race, and that Botany is being farmed remotely by some unknown species--a species that may be sympathetic to the colonists' struggle for freedom.

The "Farmers" refuse to join the humans in their rebellion against the Catteni, but they agree to use their technological skills to shield Botany and hide it from its enemies--buying Kristin and the settlers time to build up their forces and liberate their world...

About the Author

Anne McCaffrey was the multi-award winning bestselling author of more than fifty books, including the Dragonriders of Pern series, the Freedom series, and the Tower and the Hive series.