The Ambassador's Pet by Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg

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Author Garrett, Randall, 1927-1987
Author Silverberg, Robert, 1935-
Title The Ambassador's Pet
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 http://www.pgdp.net
Summary "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.)
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
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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