《The High Crusade 》作者：- Poul Anderson【EPUB】

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THE HIGH CRUSADE Poul Anderson This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental. Copyright ?? 1960 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of the author and his agent. A Baen Book Baen Publishing Enterprises P.O. Box 1403 Riverdale, N.Y. 10471 Distributed by SIMON & SCHUSTER 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, N.Y. 10020 Printed in the United States of America To JENS CHRISTIAN and NANCY - as well as PER and JANNE- gratefully and hopefully Prologue As the captain looked up, the hooded desk lamp threw his face into ridges of darkness and craggy highlights. A port stood open to alien summer night. ‘Well?” he said. “I’ve got it translated, sir,” answered the sociotechnician. “Had to extrapolate backward from modern languages, which is what took me so long. In the course of the work, though, I’ve learned enough so I can talk to these ... creatures.” “Good,” granted the captain. “Now maybe we can discover what this is all about. Thunder and blowup! I expected to come across almost anything out