The Ambassador's Pet by Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg
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"The Ambassador's Pet" by Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg is a science fiction novella written in the late 1950s. The story centers around the delicate diplomatic relationship between Earth and the alien planet Aldebaran VII, focusing on the intriguing concept of an alien ambassador who brings a pet to Earth for negotiations. This book explores themes of interspecies communication and the complexities of diplomacy. The narrative follows Captain Johnny Martin of the
spaceship 13-XV-1, who is tasked with picking up the Aldebaranian ambassador, Quelf Tharkol, and his peculiar pet, which initially appears to be a cat. However, as the story unfolds, Captain Martin grows suspicious of the pet's behavior, leading to an unexpected twist where the ambassador reveals that he himself had been the one exploring the ship, casting a new light on the dynamics of their interaction. This clever interplay of roles between the captain and the ambassador highlights the complexities of their cultures and serves as a commentary on perception and intelligence in the realms of diplomacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Garrett, Randall, 1927-1987 |
|---|---|
| Author | Silverberg, Robert, 1935- |
| Title | The Ambassador's Pet |
| Series Title | Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy October 1957 |
| Note | By Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg writing under the name Alexander Blade. |
| Credits | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Space ships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Interstellar travel -- Fiction |
| Subject | Pets -- Fiction |
| Subject | Ambassadors -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 65343 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-65343-3 |
| Release Date | May 15, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 496 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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