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The Star Fox
Published 1965 by Doubleday · 274 pages
Nebula · 1966
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The Star Fox
Poul Anderson
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12 award entries · 10 books · 0 wins · 1959–1990
Synopsis
When the alien Aleriona seize the French colony world New Europe and an appeasement-minded World Federation refuses to fight, former Navy captain Gunnar Heim revives the old law of privateering. Commanding the starship Fox II under a letter of marque, Heim raids Aleriona shipping to force Earth to confront the threat. The novel pits Heim against the Aleriona intellect-master Cynbe ru Taren in a Cold War-flavored struggle between hawks and doves over humanity's place among the stars.
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Details
- Series
- Gunnar Heim · Book 1
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780425037720