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Calhoun came to Canis III on a medical mission -- only to find his ship snatched from hyperspace and the planet blockaded. He wasn't used to finding himself in a war zone...but would neutrality be enough to get him through on a mission of mercy?
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Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster was the pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975), an American science fiction and alternate history writer. He was a prolific author with a career spanning several decades, during which he made significant contributions to the science fiction genre.
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