Buffalo Dogs: The Amazing Conroy, #0

By Lawrence M. Schoen

He's the greatest hypnotist in known space.

And it might cost him his life.

The Arconi take two things seriously — absolute truth and their prize commodity: buffalo dogs.

When one of Conroy's hypnotic suggestions is taken literally, they arrest him in the middle of his stage act.

Now he's facing execution or a bill for a $10 million alien creature.

Can he use hypnosis to beat the Arconi's truth-telling telepathy, save his life, and escape back to Earth?

The Amazing Conroy series is an intergalactic adventure by a 6-time Nebula Award-nominated author. Mind control, manipulation, and mayhem abound in a story that will keep you brilliantly entertained.

 

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lawrence M. Schoen
• Release date: Jul 8, 2019
• ISBN: 9781732634343

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Buffalo Dogs

Buffalo Dogs

A Tale of the Amazing Conroy

Lawrence M. Schoen

Paper Golem LLC

COPYRIGHT

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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted, in part or whole, by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from both the copyright owner and the publisher.

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This edition is © 2019 Paper Golem.

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Buffalo Dogs © 2001 Lawrence M. Schoen.

Buffalo Dogs was originally published in Absolute Magnitude, 16, 2001.

Cover Art by Tulio Brito.

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Special thanks to S.H., D.O., K.S., and J.V.L. for pre-re-launch proof-reading. All remaining typos are my fault.

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Ebook ISBN: 978-1-7326343-4-3

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-951391-29-4

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Vers. 201018

Buffalo Dogs

the first short story of the Amazing Conroy

Getting arrested a few days before I was to head back to Earth was the last thing I had in mind. I'd been working the Lil Doggie, the only spaceport lounge on Gibrahl, for the past three and a half weeks. My contract called for two shows a night, with an additional matinee on Saturday. I had Sundays off. A day on Gibrahl runs near enough to twenty-four hours as not to quibble, but the weeks last for eight of them instead of seven. My agent back on Earth hadn't bothered to look into the extra day issue before booking me into a contract that paid by the week. It meant that the two shows I was required to do on Gibsday were freebies; all the work for none of the pay.

The marquee out front read

THE AMAZING CONROY,

MASTER HYPNOTIST

and cycled through a googol of colorful hues in a blatant attempt to remain eye-catching. It worked. My smallest audiences were decent, and the large ones packed the place. Venues like Gibrahl are always hungry for any kind of entertainment, and a stage hypnotist can make a good buck.

The humans in my audience were all on Gibrahl for the same thing. Every one of them was in some way involved in the buffalo dog trade. The buffalitos were the only resource on Gibrahl, the single commodity responsible—directly or indirectly—for bringing people here. It was a colony world, and it wasn't our colony. Gibrahl belonged to the Arconi, and the human presence was limited to a single square kilometer base. The Arconi laid down the rules, and as long as they had something Earth wanted we abided by them like good little humans. Which is why I got arrested.

Earlier in the day the Arconi had arrested a buffalo dog courier for attempted smuggling. The Terran consulate insisted it must have been a paperwork snafu, but the Arconi possess a

Reviews for Buffalo Dogs

[montzaleew · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What a fun story about a hypnotist and little buffalo dogs!Buffalo Dogs by Lawrence M. Schoen has such a cute cover I just had to get it! It is a short story, a prequel of sorts, about a hypnotist on a planet where these Buffalo Dogs are raised and smugglers are executed immediately! The story leads the reader on a fun run of crazy circumstances that ends with knowledge of Conroy and the Buffalo Dogs for the series! Picked up book one!