Operation R.S.V.P.
H. Beam Piper · 1951
A 1951 satirical science fiction short story told through diplomatic correspondence between two rival future superpowers. Locked in a dispute over the Khakum River, they exchange thinly veiled missile threats while scientists from both nations mysteriously vanish, forcing a third party to intervene.
Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.
Loading the text…