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    Space Viking
    Space Viking
    Space Viking
    Audiobook7 hours

    Space Viking

    Written by H. Beam Piper

    Narrated by Arthur Vincet

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    Space Viking is a sci-fi novel set in his Terro Human future history. It tells the story of one man's search for his wife's murderer and its unexpected consequences. Ten thousand refugees from the losing side of The Big War (The System States War of The Cosmic Computer) fled far beyond the boundaries of the Terran Federation and colonized the planet Excalibur. By the beginning of Space Viking, they had expanded to a handful of Sword Worlds (so-called because they are named after legendary swords) and had grown to a total population of three and a half billion, organized in a feudal system of kingdoms, duchies, and other small states, ruled by frequently warring noblemen. Despite their isolation and the political instability, the inhabitants managed to retain a high level of technology, including space flight...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAudioliterature
    Release dateAug 7, 2017

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