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They Also Serve
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Release dateMay 1, 2011
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Donald E. Westlake
<B>Donald E. Westlake</B> has written numerous novels over the past thirty-five years under his own name and pseudonyms, including Richard Stark. Many of his books have been made into movies, including <I>The Hunter</I>, which became the brilliant film noir <I>Point Blank</I>, and the 1999 smash hit <I>Payback</I>. He penned the Hollywood scripts for <I>The Stepfather</I> and <I>The Grifters</I>, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The winner of three Edgar awards and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Donald E. Westlake was presented with The Eye, the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Shamus Awards. He lives with his wife, Abby Adams, in rural New York State. For more information, visit his website: www.donaldwestlake.com.
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Very early Donald Westlake. Short and of little interest except to Westlake fans (like me) as an example of writing before he hit his stride. It's also interesting for the implicit critique of MAD and the Cold War during the fifties.
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Title: They Also Serve
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Various scenes of a satellite circling the moonA lumpy man-like alien with 4 eyes holds what appears to be a coffee cup.THEY ALSO SERVE
By DONALD E. WESTLAKE
Why should people hate vultures? After all, a vulture never kills anyone…
Illustrated by Douglas
T The launch carrying the mail, supplies and replacements eased slowly in toward the base, keeping the bulk of the Moon between itself and Earth. Captain Ebor, seated at the controls, guided the ship to the rocky uneven ground with the easy carelessness of long practice, then cut the drive, got to his walking tentacles, and stretched. Donning his spacesuit, he left the ship to go over to the
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