### Product Description Bill, the galactic hero, is sent on a suicide mission to a planet from which no one has ever returned. En-route, he must cope with the likes of Captain Dirk of the starship Gumption. Harry Harrison's previous books include "Bill, the Galactic Hero", while Robert Sheckley's i
Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Robot Slaves
โ Scribed by Harry Harrison
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Year
- 1989;1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Edition
- 4th impr
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0575046155
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Bill would give his right arm to defend his Emperor against the alien Chingers - which is lucky seeing as he has two of them...
War demands sacrifices, and if you've lost one left arm, have an artificial foot and a set of nifty surgically-implanted tusks, it's a small price to pay for the privilege of being a hero. And Bill knows all about heroism - as part of a motley crew his new task is to track down the source of Chinger-controlled metal dragons that are making mincemeat out of humans...
Library : Science Fiction
Universes : Bill, the Galactic Hero [02]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780575046153
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