Merchanter's Luck

C.J. Cherryh

Book 2 of The Company Wars

Language: English

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Alternative History Fiction Science Fiction

Publisher: DAW

Published: Jan 22, 2010

Form: Novel
Pages: 260
Word Count: 75842

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SUMMARY: The fateful meeting between the owner of a tramp star-freighter that flies the Union planets under false papers and fake names and a proud but junior member of a powerful starship-owning family leads to a record-breaking race to Downbelow Station--and a terrifying showdown at a deadly destination off the cosmic charts.

Louis Sacchetti is a poet and pacifist imprisoned for refusing to enlist in the war against Third World guerillas. After he and the other inmates are used in perverse scientific experiments, Sacchetti is infected with a germ that raises intelligence to incredible heights while causing decay and death.