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Agent of Vega & Other Stories

by James H. Schmitz · 2001

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Volume 5 of the collected works of James H. Schmitz.

Previously appearing in separate publications, these stories of the Galaxy are now in a unitary publication. After the Galactic Empire crumbled, the Vegan Confederacy was too weak to survive, yet it prospered because of its secret weapon—telepathy. Not all of the Agents of Vega were human, but all were the most powerful telepaths in the Galaxy.

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Contains:

1 "That was an epiphany...." by Mercedes Lackey

9 Agent of Vega

84 The Illusionists

149 The Second Night of Summer

184 The Truth About Cushgar

233 The Custodians

281 Gone Fishing

338 The Beacon to Elsewhere

422 The End of the Line

467 Watch the Sky

495 Greenface

532 Rogue Psi

Genre
aliens and first contactaliens and first contactMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thisspace operaspace operaMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Subject
sciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 567 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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