02307nam 22004813 450 991015627280332120230808200953.01-78625-899-4(CKB)3710000000985937(MiAaPQ)EBC4808740(Au-PeEL)EBL4808740(CaPaEBR)ebr11349791(OCoLC)974587318(BIP)55304681(EXLCZ)99371000000098593720210901d2016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Great Explosion1st ed.San Francisco :Hauraki Publishing,2016.©2016.1 online resource (184 pages)Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PROLOGUE -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12.MISSION OF EMPIRE Earthmen had colonized hundreds of planets in the four centuries of deep space exploration--independent new civilizations founded by the discontented and adventurous of Terra. Trouble was, they were too independent--and the Terran government had ambitions for a space empire. A giant battle cruiser went out into the starlanes, with instructions to persuade the colonial planets to join the Empire--and with a couple of thousand troops to back up the persuasion ! It looked like an interesting, if easy, mission--after all, what kind of opposition could a bunch of backwoods planets offer to the most advanced military power in the Galaxy? Quite a lot, as it turned out ... and all of it wildly unexpected! One of the "old pros" of science-fiction, Eric Frank Russell has, in THE GREAT EXPLOSION, written a fast-paced and compelling adventure--a fascinating look at a possible tomorrow. A satirical Classic.Science fiction, EnglishRosenberg, Isaac, 1890-1918Science fictionScience fiction, English.Rosenberg, Isaac, 1890-1918.Science fiction.813.54Russell Eric Frank1374414MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910156272803321The Great Explosion3407557UNINA