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The Trouble With Aliens
| Author: | Christopher Anvil |
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Baen, 2006 |
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| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
Humans on the space frontiers may have enough problems with befuddled bureaucrats, rules that don't fit the realities of very dangerous situations, and general rear-echelon incompetence without bringing in unfriendly aliens, but it's that kind of universe. On the other hand, as master satirist Christopher Anvil makes clear, the aliens are anything but omnipotent and have plenty of problems of their own.
Here for the first time the stories and short novels of the war with the Outs are collected into a novel-length chronicle. The Outs had mental powers they could use to make humans see illusions and convince them to change sides. Obviously, they were unbeatable-until some troublesome humans found their Achille's heel.
Contents:
- The Prisoner - [The War with the Outs - 1] - (1956) - novelette
- Seller's Market - [The War with the Outs - 2] - (1958) - short story
- Top Rung - [The War with the Outs - 3] - (1958) - short story
- Symbols - [The War with the Outs - 4] - (1966) - short story
- Foghead - [The War with the Outs - 5] - (1958) - novelette
- The Ghost Fleet - [The War with the Outs - 6] - (1961) - short story
- Cargo for Colony 6 - [The War with the Outs - 7] - (1958) - novelette
- Achilles's Heel - [The War with the Outs - 8] - (2006) - short story (variant of Achilles' Heel 1958)
- Of Enemies and Allies - [The War with the Outs - 9] - (2006) - novelette
- The Kindly Invasion - (1966) - short story
- Mission of Ignorance - (1968) - short story
- Brains Isn't Everything - (1976) - short story
- The Captive Djinn - (1965) - short story
- The Uninvited Guest - (1967) - short story
- Sabotage - (1966) - novelette
- Mind Partner - (1960) - novelette
- A Question of Identity - (1995) - novelette
- Advance Agent - [Dan Redman] - (1957) - novelette
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