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Spacehawk, Inc.

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Copyright ©, 1974, by Ron Goulart
1974
Science Fiction
Unknown
Never (or unknown...)
27 chapters
Book Cover
Has a genre Has an extract In my library 
15005
No series
No dedication.
He was glad to see the priest come through the wall.
May contain spoilers
"Yes, I tend to leave an unfillable void in most people's lives," said Palma.
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Extract (may contain spoilers)
"Scatter, you little schleps!" crowed the car as it went barreling along the jungle trail.

Its rocketing advent had caused a gathering of small blue monkeys to take to the trees.

"Hey, Ace," said Kip from what was supposed to be the driver's seat, "stop chasing the wildlife."

Ace swung close to the edge of the tangled trail to sideswipe a curious orange baboon.  "Set 'em up in the next alley."

After another futile twist of the control rod, Kip shrugged and leaned back.  "Might as well relax and enjoy it," he said.  "I can't seem to control it.  When we stop maybe I can -"

"It's all right as it is," said April, who was in the seat beside Kip.  "You ought to work on accepting people as they are without -"

"Ace is a car, a servomechanism, not a person."

"The basic point is the same," said the girl.  "It I took me a long time to -"

"You're sort of critical of me this morning.  After all I -"

"Perhaps you're right."  She reached over, placed her hand on his.  "I suppose I'm always a little unsettled when I start any kind of journey, especially one this important."

"Now," announced Ace through one of its indoor speakers.  "we take a little shortcut l know about."

"No, stick to -"

The car leaped off the trail, heading for a grove of high crimson bamboo.  A series of metal arms, each bearing a machete, popped out of the hood and swiftly hacked the bamboo out of the way.

"Notice," added Ace, "that you don't feel a thing, we continue to cruise along smooth as a feather."

April said, "I'm really very worried, Kip, after what you told me last night, about the stringer and all.  His apartment being torn up, the man himself missing."

"Okay, he's missing, but we don't know he's dead," said Kip.  "They, may be holding him some place.  Kirkwood is going to -"

Thunk!  A large six-legged green sloth landed on the hood, blinked through the windshield at them before slouching off.

"Beat it, creep," warned the speeding car, "or I'll put your tuchis in a sling."

April said, "They, whoever they are, seem damn efficient.  I can't help feeling -"

"We're going to find your brother, alive."

She smiled fleetingly.  "I appreciate what you're attempting to do, Kip."

"Not just an attempt," he told her.

"I'm afraid all you're going to do is screw yourself up with your family.  From what -"

 

Added: 22-Jun-2025
Last Updated: 23-Jun-2025

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 01-Dec-1974
DAW Books
Mass Market Paperback
In my libraryOrder from amazon.comHas a cover imageBook Edition Cover
Date Issued:
Cir 01-Dec-1974
Format:
Mass Market Paperback
Cover Price:
$0.95
Pages*:
160
Catalog ID:
UQ1149
Pub Series #:
132
Internal ID:
43974
Publisher:
ISBN:
0-879-97149-5
ISBN-13:
978-0-879-97149-6
Printing:
1
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Hans Arnold  - Cover Artist
RON COULART


In the Barnum system, Malagra was considered to be the most uninviting planet of them all.  In fact, among the engineers and androids of Kip Bundy's set, it was known as the pesthole of the universe.  Which made things quite sticky when Kip's rich uncle assigned him to Malagra to make certain top secret reforms.  Because Kip was no Hercules, and this task would have balked even that mythical fixer.  But then there were compensations - if you could call them that - a sex-mad photographer, a couple of lovely maidens in distress, and the ardent guerrillas of the Boy Scout Liberation Army.

It's Ron Goulart at his whackiest best.

A DAW BOOKS ORIGINAL

- NEVER
BEFORE IN PAPERBACK -

FROM DAW
THE STONE THAT NEVER CAME DOWN
by JOHN BRUNNER
DAW Book UY1150
Don't Miss It!
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Notes and Comments:
First Printing, December 1974
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01-Dec-1974
DAW Books
Mass Market Paperback

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