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Space Viking

Pages
144
Published
1978
Language
English

Synopsis

After his wife is murdered on their wedding day, Lucas Trask embarks on a relentless quest for vengeance. He transforms his personal fortune into a formidable spaceship and becomes a Space Viking, raiding worlds across the galaxy while hunting for his wife's killer. However, his path takes an unexpected turn as he gradually shifts from raider to trader, beginning to forge a galactic empire. Before he can fully realize his new ambitions, Trask must confront the killer who set him on this journey.

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About the author

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H. Beam Piper

Henry Beam Piper was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1904, and died, an apparent suicide, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1964. Piper's first published story, "Time and Time Again" (Astounding Science Fiction, April 1947), was adapted for radio and aired on the NBC program Dimension X on 12 July, 1951, and again on the NBC program X Minus One on 11 January, 1956. His historical essay "Rebel Raider," published in True: The Men's Magazine in 1950, inspired the fictional teleplay Willie and t...

Characters

Lucas TraskProtagonist
Trask's wifeSupporting
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