LEADER 02307nam 22004813 450 001 9910156272803321 005 20230808200953.0 010 $a1-78625-899-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000985937 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4808740 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4808740 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11349791 035 $a(OCoLC)974587318 035 $a(BIP)55304681 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000985937 100 $a20210901d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Great Explosion 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aSan Francisco :$cHauraki Publishing,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016. 215 $a1 online resource (184 pages) 327 $aIntro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PROLOGUE -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12. 330 $aMISSION 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. 606 $aScience fiction, English 606 $aRosenberg, Isaac, 1890-1918 606 $aScience fiction 615 0$aScience fiction, English. 615 0$aRosenberg, Isaac, 1890-1918. 615 0$aScience fiction. 676 $a813.54 700 $aRussell$b Eric Frank$01374414 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910156272803321 996 $aThe Great Explosion$93407557 997 $aUNINA