Interstellar Patrol II, Christopher Anvil
Interstellar Patrol II, Christopher Anvil
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Interstellar Patrol II

Author: Christopher Anvil, Eric Flint

Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer

Unabridged: 24 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/29/2020

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

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 reconnaissance for an invasion.

● 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 . . .

● Not only rescuing some Patrol personnel taken hostage by fanatics, 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 . . .

About Christopher Anvil

Christopher Anvil was a pseudonym used by author Harry C. Crosby. For two decades he had numerous stories in the leading science fiction magazines, including Analog, where he consistently ranked high in the reader's polls, and had several stories nominated for Hugo and Nebula awards. Anvil's books include Pandora's Legions, Interstellar Patrol, Interstellar Patrol II: The Federation of Humanity, The Trouble with Aliens, The Trouble with Humans, War Games, and Rx for Chaos.


Reviews

I loved this book, however, I would recommend reading this one first before reading part 1. It just gave more insight on the ship to me and some other key details that just fit better with the characters.......more

Goodreads review by Jim

Product Description 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 ingenio......more

Goodreads review by Greg

This is a good collection of somewhat cheesy pulp science fiction. The author has a talent for humorous twists to end the short stories. Bottom line: a good collection of chewing gum for the mind from the golden age of science fiction.......more

Goodreads review by David

Classic irreverent humor. A great read.......more