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Princess of the Aerie, A
 

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Science Fiction

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# Date Publisher Binding Cover
1 2003-01-01 Aspect  

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The acclaimed author of A Million Open Doors and Mother of Storms, John Barnes returns with a wild new work of action and intrigue in the freewheeling spirit of Harry Harrison. This is the further thirty-sixth-century misadventures of Jak Jinnaka, a twenty-year-old secret agent who was voted by his class as "most likely to have a war named after him!" WITH ENEMIES LIKE THESE "Well," Riveroma said. "Well, well, well. Very impressive. You know, Jak, if I were Dujuv, I don"t think I would like you. He"s been taking a beating on your behalf more or less continually since you pulled your stupid little pointless stunt. And I think he rather believes you were just trying to save your own hide. Now that he"s seen you as you are-and since your entire record shows you don"t care in the slightest for or about Dujuv-this whole process will go so much more quickly." Bex Riveroma is a slick liar, the master of Principle 204, Jak kept reminding himself. He always tells the lie that gets in under your skin and that"s hard not to believe. He gives your own worst thoughts back to you and makes you believe them. He hoped that Dujuv was remembering that too. He looked down. A simple roll forward would send Jak into a long enough fall to die instantly on impact. SEXUAL POLITICS When Jak gets a message that his ex-girlfriend, Princess Shyf of Greenworld, is in danger, Jak and his panth buddy Dujuv join the Royal Palace Guard and race across the solar system to save her. But upon arrival they quickly discover that they"re the ones who need to be rescued