Pawn's Gambit: And Other Stratagems

This collection showcases the career-launching short fiction of Timothy Zahn, acclaimed author of "Blackcollar," the Quadrail series, and the #1 "New York Times "bestseller "Star Wars: Heir to the Empire" The pieces included in "Pawn s Gambit "range from the adventure science fiction Timothy Zahn is [...]
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This collection showcases the career-launching short fiction of Timothy Zahn, acclaimed author of "Blackcollar," the Quadrail series, and the #1 "New York Times "bestseller "Star Wars: Heir to the Empire" The pieces included in "Pawn s Gambit "range from the adventure science fiction Timothy Zahn is famous for to post-apocalyptic tales and humorous fantasy. In The Price of Survival, an alien ship arrives in our solar system without hostile intentions but with a desperate need that could destroy humanity. The Giftie Gie Us is set in a post-apocalyptic United States, in which two lonely survivors find love among the ruins. And in the title story, a human and his alien opponent face off over a game that will decide which one of them will return home and which will not. This collection also includes the Hugo Award winning novella "Cascade Point" and eight stories previously unpublished in book form."