After the first flowering of the Terran Empire, which has grown increasingly decadent and corrupt, other civilizations in the galaxy threaten to take over the Terran's worlds. In this scenario steps the debonair, tough and pessimistic Dominic Flandry, half-Hans Solo, half-James Bond and a hero for the ages!
In this reissue from ibook we come across Ensign Dominic Flandry, a 19-year-old recent graduate of the Terran Naval Academy for whom the galaxy is a harsh place. That is of course until he finds himself on the mission of a life-time when he is recruited by Commander Max Goldstein, of Earth Intelligence and assigned to infiltrate the Draconian Empire and steal their military secrets. There's only one problem, through the underhand work of unseen powers he is branded a traitor and finds himself hunted by both his masters on Earth and the Draconian secret police. A James Bond style hero of the future these novels featuring Dominic Flandry, which have been out of print in the UK for over 20 years will be welcomed by Anderson's legion of fans and bring him to the attention of a whole new generation of readers.
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After the first flowering of the Terran Empire, which has grown increasingly decadent and corrupt, other civilizations in the galaxy threaten to take over the Terran's worlds. In this scenario steps the debonair, tough and pessimistic Dominic Flandry, half-Hans Solo, half-James Bond and a hero for the ages!In this reissue from ibook we come across Ensign Dominic Flandry, a 19-year-old recent graduate of the Terran Naval Academy for whom the galaxy is a harsh place. That is of course until he finds himself on the mission of a life-time when he is recruited by Commander Max Goldstein, of Earth Intelligence and assigned to infiltrate the Draconian Empire and steal their military secrets. There's only one problem, through the underhand work of unseen powers he is branded a traitor and finds himself hunted by both his masters on Earth and the Draconian secret police. A James Bond style hero of the future these novels featuring Dominic Flandry, which have been out of print in the UK for over 20 years will be welcomed by Anderson's legion of fans and bring him to the attention of a whole new generation of readers.