
Transcriber's Note:
A covert UN Inspector Corps team in bright green berets storms a lavish African palace, intent on arresting the charismatic Premier of Belderkan. The operation quickly turns violent as the agents unleash a non‑lethal gas grenade, forcing the guards into a stunned trance while the squad races toward a waiting vehicle. The chase sets the tone for a high‑stakes pursuit that will carry the team across continents, toward a looming showdown at the Game Preserve.
At the heart of the story is Harry Read, a hard‑knuckled recruit from a gritty American suburb. Raised among gangs and restless streets, he joined the Corps at eighteen, seeking a purpose beyond the limited horizons of his upbringing. Read’s fierce loyalty to his own code makes him both a skilled marksman and a volatile wildcard, hinting at the internal battles he will face as the mission unfolds.
Language
en
Duration
~26 minutes (25K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
Jan 14, 2008
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

b. 1936
A longtime voice in science fiction and arts journalism, he wrote with curiosity about future cities, culture, and human change. His career stretched from magazine fiction in the 1950s to later stories that earned major genre attention.
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