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100 1 _aAnderson, Poul,
_d1926-2001
245 1 0 _aTiger by the Tail
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Planet Stories January 1951
500 _aRelease date is 2020-12-02
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Tiger by the Tail" by Poul Anderson is a science fiction novel written during the early 1950s. The story follows Captain Dominic Flandry, an ace saboteur for the Terran Empire, who finds himself captured by the horned Scothani, a barbarian race intent on invading Terra. As Flandry navigates his captivity, he must navigate complex political machinations and understand the ambitions of his captors while determining his own path forward. The plot centers on Captain Flandry's attempts to survive and ultimately sabotage the Scothani plans for conquest. After being drugged and abducted, he learns about the Scothani's growing power and their desire to invade the Terran Empire. Flandry uses his keen intelligence and charm to ingratiate himself with his captors, all the while gathering information to undermine their ambitions. As he interacts with various Scothani leaders, including the ambitious Crown Prince Cerdic, and engages with the political landscape of their empire, Flandry must navigate treachery, form alliances, and ultimately orchestrate a counter-plot to save his own world from impending invasion. The narrative weaves themes of honor versus dishonor, the complexities of empire, and the character's adaptability amidst chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aPolitical fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aHuman-alien encounters -- Fiction
653 _aLife on other planets -- Fiction
653 _aAbduction -- Fiction
653 _aFlandry, Dominic (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
700 1 _aVestal, Herman B.,
_d1916-2007
830 0 _aProduced from Planet Stories January 1951
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63944
999 _c104768
_d104768