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The Desert and the Stars
"I'm not at all sure," Under-Secretary Sternwheeler said, "that I fully understand the necessity for your ... ah ... absenting yourself from your post of duty, Mr. Retief. Surely this matter could have been dealt with in the usual wayassuming any action is necessary." "It seems nobody's told the Aga Kagans about fiscal years," Retief said. "They're going right ahead with their program of land-grabbing on Flamme. So far, I've persuaded the Boyars that this is a matter for the Corps, and not to take matters into their own hands." "I don't believe you'll find that in writing," said the Under-Secretary blandly. "In any event, that was sixty years ago. At that time a foothold against Neo-Concordiatist elements was deemed desirable. Now the situation has changed." "The Boyars have spent sixty years terraforming Flamme," Retief said. "They've cleared jungle, descummed the seas, irrigated deserts, set out forests. They've just about reached the point where they can begin to enjoy it. The Aga Kagans have picked this as a good time to move in. They've landed thirty detachments of 'fishermen'complete with armored trawlers mounting 40 mm infinite repeatersand another two dozen parties of 'homesteaders'all male and toting rocket launchers." ......Buy Now (To Read More)
Ebook Number: 61285
Author: Laumer, Keith
Release Date: Feb 1, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English
Illustrator: Gaughan, Jack, 1930-1985
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