The Pirates of Ersatz by Murray Leinster

"The Pirates of Ersatz" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel serialized in 1959. It follows Bron Hoddan, a former engineer who embarks on a career as an interstellar pirate to achieve more legitimate ambitions. Nominated for the 1960 Hugo Award for Best Novel, this space opera adventure presents a unique twist on the genre's pirate stories. Critics praised Leinster's ability to breathe fresh life into familiar territory, delivering entertaining adventure yarning with an unconventional protagonist navigating the stars. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Leinster, Murray, 1896-1975
Illustrator Freas, Kelly, 1922-2005
Title The Pirates of Ersatz
Series Title Produced from Astounding Science Fiction February, March and April 1959.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirates_of_Zan
Credits Produced by Greg Weeks, V. L. Simpson, Bruce Albrecht and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
www.pgdp.net
Reading Level Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Science fiction
Subject Engineers -- Fiction
Subject Space pirates -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 24035
Release Date
Last Update Jan 3, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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