Trigger and Friends

Schmitz, James H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671319663 ISBN 13: 9780671319663

Publisher: Baen Books, 2001

IF BUREAUCRACIES HAD STARSHIPSCon games. Corrupt governors. Deadly rivalries between departments of the same government. And, of course, the long arm of the Mob. Even in our future among the stars, some things never change -- except that the governors run (and ruin) planets, the rivalries are fought with spacecraft and energy bolts, and the mobsters smuggle "real" illegal aliens and make their getaways with subspace portals. It's all just another day in that bastion of galactic peace and democracy, the Federation of the Hub ---- "and somebody has to clean up this mess!"Join secret agent Trigger Argee, scout adventurer Heslet Quillan and Holati Tate, master of intrigue, as they battle the criminal element on its own interstellar turf...and make the future a little safer for the rest of us.

Review:

"[A] typical James Schmitz mix of humor, strange mental powers, and mild anarchy. Delightful".-- The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction

Synopsis:

Secret agent Trigger Argee, scout adventurer Heslet Quillan, and Holati Tate, master of intrigue, take on the criminal element--con men, corrupt politicians, the underworld--that threatens the safety and security of interstellar human civilization. Original.