Interstellar Patrol II-The Federation of Humanity
Vaughan Roberts and his two companions had been
trapped on a crime-ridden, chaotic planet until they bamboozled the
population with a gigantic hoax—which brought them to the attention of
the Interstellar Patrol, who were looking for a few good con men,
capable of ingenious improvisation and adept at playing dirty tricks on
the bad guys. The new recruits acquitted themselves admirably, so they
naturally were given more tough nuts to crack, including:
- Flummoxing an alien empire which has taken a
number of human prisoners as reconnaisance for an invasion. This has
a personal aspect, since the prisoners are from the planet which
Roberts tricked into reforming. . . .
- Stopping a plan by not-so-good Samaritans who
are pretending to cure a planetary plague—which they introduced to
the planet—with a “miracle” drug which creates an addiction to the
same drug, which the schemers will be glad to continue supplying for
ever-increasing sums . . .
- Not only rescuing some Patrol personnel taken
hostage by fanatics who plan to execute them one at a time until
their leader is released, but convincing other fanatics throughout
the galaxy that the consequences of threatening anyone in the Patrol
are too terrible even to think about. . . .
- Making sure that the rightful heir to a
planet’s throne escapes from captivity and overthrows the usurper.
This time there’s a complication: Roberts may be falling for the
ruler’s beautiful sister. . . .
And much more. . . .
Editor's Note:
Interstellar Patrol II: The Federation of Humanity is a companion volume to Christopher Anvil's Interstellar Patrol (published by Baen Books in April, 2003). In this volume, the later adventures of the Interstellar Patrol agents Vaughan Roberts and his associates are recounted. Included also are all the various other stories which Anvil wrote in the same Federation of Humanity setting.
Cover art by Jeff Easley
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Interstellar Patrol II: The Federation of Humanity
"The Claw and the Clock" was first published in
Analog in February 1971.
"Riddle Me This..." was first published in
Analog in January 1972.
"The Unknown" was first published in
Amazing in July 1972.
"The Throne and the Usurper" was first published in
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in November 1970.
"The Trojan Hostage" was first published in
Analog in July 1990.
Warlord's World was first published in 1975 by DAW Books.
"Goliath and the Beanstalk" was first published in
Astounding in November 1958.
"Facts to Fit the Theory" was first published in
Analog in November 1966.
"Cantor's War" was first published in
If in May/June 1974.
"Uplift the Savage" was first published in
Analog in March 1968.
"Odds" was first published in Amazing
in July 1977.
"The Troublemaker" was first published in Astounding
in July 1960.
"Bill For Delivery" was first published in Analog
in November 1964.
"Untropy" was first published in Analog
in January 1966.
"The Low Road" was first published in Amazing
in September 1970.
"Trial By Silk" was first published in Amazing
in March 1970.
"The Operator" was first published in Analog
in March 1971.
"While the Northwind Blows" was first published in
Amazing in November 1978.
"Leverage" was first published in
Astounding in July 1959.
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Astounding in April 1959.
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Astounding in December 1959.
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Analog in May 1964.
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in December 1964.
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