The background of the novel is the United Planets, which includes many planets settled by specific religious and political groups attempting to create their eutopia. The plot concerns a modern Tom Paine (1737-1809) inciting revolution and the attempt to eliminate him.
C5 -Merril, PSt
C6 -(1917-83)
C7 - 1961/1965 CY - New York DA - 01/1961 LA - eng N1 -Originally published as "Gun for Hire." Analog Science Fact--Fiction 66.4 (December 1960): 104-15 [rpt. as "Hatchetman." Impulse 1.4 (June 1966): 4-49]; and "Ultima Thule." Analog Science Fact--Fiction 67.1 (March 1961): 8-66.
N2 -The background of the novel is the United Planets, which includes many planets settled by specific religious and political groups attempting to create their eutopia. The plot concerns a modern Tom Paine (1737-1809) inciting revolution and the attempt to eliminate him.
PB - Ace Books PP - New York PY - 1961 RN -Ace Double bound with [Henry] Kenneth Bulmer, Behold the Stars.
TI - Planetary Agent X ER -