312 d495f6f2-f65f-47b8-b229-828dde5f0219 The Right to Arm Bears Gordon R. Dickson calibre (0.6.35) [http://calibre-ebook.com] 2000-12-01T00:00:00 UND EDITORIAL REVIEW: HUMANS OR HEMNOIDS: AN UNBEARABLE CHOICE! Planet Dilbia is in a crucial location for both humans and their adversaries, the Hemnoids. Therefore making friends with the Dilbians and establishing a human presence there is of the utmost importance, which may be a problem, since the bearlike Dilbians stand some nine feet tall, and have a high regard for physical prowess. They're not impressed by human technology, either. A real man, er, bear doesn't need machines to do his work for him. But Dilbians *are* impressed by sharp thinking, and some have expressed a grudging admiration for the logical (and usually sneaky) mental maneuvers that the human "shorties" have used to get themselves out of desperate jams. Just maybe that old human craftiness will win over the Dilbians to the human side. If not, we lose a nexus, and the Dilbians will learn just how unbearable Hemnoids can be.... Baen 9780671319595 Science fiction Adventure General Science Fiction - General Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy American Fiction - Science Fiction Space Opera Science Fiction - Adventure Science Fiction - Space Opera Science fiction American