COMBAT SF: Hide and Seek; The Last Command; Men of Good Will; The Pair; Situation Thirty; The Butcher's Bill; Single Combat; The Man Who Came Early; Patron of the Arts; Time Piece; Richochet of Miza; The Scavengers; No War or Battle's Sound; The Horars

Dickson, Gordon R. (editor) (Arthur C. Clarke; Keith Laumer; Ben Bova; Myron R.

ISBN 10: 0441005314 / ISBN 13: 9780441005314

Published by Ace Books, 1981

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: COMBAT SF: Hide and Seek; The Last Command; Men of Good Will; The Pair; Situation Thirty; The Butcher's Bill; Single Combat; The Man Who Came Early; Patron of the Arts; Time Piece; Richochet of Miza; The Scavengers; No War or Battle's Sound; The Horars
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0441005314
• ISBN 13: 9780441005314
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Vincent Di Fate
• Condition: Very Good

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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.