{"product_id":"space-mercenaries-by-a-bertram-chandler","title":"Space Mercenaries by A. Bertram Chandler","description":"\u003cp\u003eHer ex-Imperial Highness of Outer Space had developed a conscience. With a well-armed space cruiser on her hands, she didn't want to sell it to just anyone - that is, anyone under Empire control. So the former Empress and her ex-space captain husband became mercenaries for GLASS - the Galactic League for the Abolition of Suppression and Slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir first assignment was blockade-running, to bring antibiotics to the plague-ridden humans on Antrim, besieged by the Halicheki bird-people and ignored by the Empire. Only, this would be a ticklish business for they could not fire one shot at the Halicheki without being legally termed pirates. And although the ex-Empress and her husband were open-minded enough to try all sorts of devious tricks, the prospect of being hanged for piracy by the Empress' successor did not appeal to either of their natures...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_____________________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback, good condition. Bumps and rubbing to cover and edges. Discolouration to cover. No creasing on spine, but a few bumps. Slight yellowing to page edges. Binding is tight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Priory Books, 1974.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laurel Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567387807986,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0606\/1460\/7090\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_e7ed3b88-20e8-4b5a-8007-c3d8604e6ab9.jpg?v=1790682265","url":"https:\/\/www.laureltreebooks.co.uk\/products\/space-mercenaries-by-a-bertram-chandler","provider":"Laurel Tree Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}