Project Gutenberg 2007-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 272 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly Despoilers of the Golden Empire Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Despoilers of the Golden Empire" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The book explores themes of ambition, conquest, and the clash of civilizations as it follows a determined military commander leading an expedition into a new world. The story is set against the backdrop of a spacefaring empire seeking gold, a resource that is now the cornerstone of power and civilization. The narrative centers on Commander Frank, who undertakes a mission to extract gold from a newly discovered world inhabited by a primitive yet organized civilization ruled by the Great Nobles. As Commander Frank and his crew navigate treacherous landscapes and battle the indigenous people, they also confront internal strife among their ranks, highlighting the challenges of leadership and camaraderie in hostile environments. Ultimately, the expedition leads to unexpected consequences for both the invaders and the natives as power dynamics shift and the true cost of conquest is revealed. The book intricately weaves action with philosophical musings about power, morality, and civilization, making it a compelling read for fans of science fiction that delves into human nature and societal constructs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 128988 128996 2024-09-10T10:08:58.901243 2023-09-11T03:43:55.585977 text/html text/html 126280 2007-12-31T10:12:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 224642 2007-12-31T10:12:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 273266 2024-09-10T10:09:03.479256 application/epub+zip 274716 2024-09-10T10:09:00.507275 application/epub+zip 99800 2024-09-10T10:08:59.432257 application/epub+zip 543038 2024-09-10T10:09:05.689241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525524 2024-09-10T10:09:02.662218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179138 2022-09-11T08:20:52.625824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117995 117870 2024-09-10T10:08:58.540278 2023-09-11T03:43:55.270959 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 117940 2007-12-31T10:12:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45209 2007-12-31T10:12:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19788 2024-09-10T10:09:06.037211 application/rdf+xml 11197 2024-09-10T10:08:59.773292 image/jpeg 2743 2024-09-10T10:08:59.601245 image/jpeg 274853 2024-09-10T10:08:58.928272 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia