Empires, rebels, and diplomats
5 books
A Slave is a SlaveH. Beam Piper · 1962A 1962 science fiction story, first published in Analog, about envoys of the Galactic Empire annexing the lost colony planet Aditya, where a society of slave-owning masters rules an enslaved majority, forcing the newcomers to question their assumptions.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Ministry of DisturbanceH. Beam Piper · 1957A 1957 science fiction novella by H. Beam Piper, originally published in Astounding Science Fiction, about Emperor Paul XXII of a vast galactic empire whose reign is disrupted by intrigue involving his security ministries.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Space VikingH. Beam Piper · 1963A 1963 science fiction novel by H. Beam Piper, serialized in Analog, set on the Sword-World planet Gram. It follows Lucas Trask, a nobleman about to marry, as he becomes entangled with the madman Dunnan and the planned raiding voyage of the Space Viking ship Enterprise.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Misplaced BattleshipHarry Harrison · 1960A 1960 science fiction story by Harry Harrison in which reformed con man Slippery Jim diGriz, now a Special Corps agent, discovers that a seemingly peaceful planet is secretly building a battleship modeled on a warship from a thousand years earlier, and is sent to investigate.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية