#693 Missing Link- Frank Herbert
After a ship crashes on a remote planet, two government sectors are racing to control jurisdiction and the fate of it’s inhabitants. Admiral Stetson is with a new recruit, Orne. They are part of an Investigation and Adjustment crew, but for the moment are preparing to visit the planet as an R & R unit (Rediscovery and Readjustment). This is a very high stakes situation and could go catastrophic at any time.
“We both know we’re going to rediscover one planet too many some day.”
Orne is dropped onto the planet to make contact, evaluate the local population and discover the fate of the lost ship. If he gets in any trouble, they come get him and blow up the planet. If he discovers a warlike civilization, they come get him and blow up the planet. If pretty much anything weird happen, they come get him and…well, you see the pattern.
The whole operation rests on the wits and logic of a rookie operator.
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