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Originally Posted by Little.Egret
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Graveyard of Dreams by H. Beam Piper
Conn, the son of a melon planter on the planet Poictesme, returns home after five years on Earth, studying.
And spying.
The planet had been used as a military staging point during the last interstellar war between the Federation and the System States Alliance, and somewhere among the leftover war debris on the planet is rumored to be the supercomputer that won the war.
Many believe that this supercomputer can provide the answers to lift Poictesme out of economic stagnation and make it a prosperous place again. Conn has been gathering information just for this purpose - the search is on...
Lone Star Planet by H. Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
New Texas: its citizens figure that name about says it all. The Solar League ambassador to the Lone Star Planet has the unenviable task of convincing New Texans that a s'Srauff attack is imminent, and dangerous. Unfortunately it's common knowledge that the s'Srauff are evolved from canine ancestors - and not a Texan alive is about to be scared of a talking dog! But unless he can get them to act, and fast, there won't be a Texan alive, scared or otherwise!
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These are on Gutenberg of course but the text may differ.
In fact The H. Beam Piper Megapack: 33 Classic Science Fiction Novels and Short Stories for 59p
would be simplest !
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BPZF234/
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00BPZF234/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BPZF234/