Project Gutenberg 2006-12-16 Public domain in the USA. 6322 Piper, H. Beam 1904 1964 Piper, Henry Beam Piper, Horace Beam McGuire, John J. (John Joseph) 1917 1981 McGuire, John Joseph Lone Star Planet Prepared from a 1979 reprint of the 1958 original. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Planet_for_Texans Produced by Greg Weeks, Malcolm Farmer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Lone Star Planet" by H. Beam Piper and John J. McGuire is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story sets a satirical tone as it follows Ambassador Stephen Silk, who has been assigned to the planet New Texas, to investigate the murder of a predecessor, Ambassador Silas Cumshaw. Silk's mission involves navigating the planet's unique cultural quirks, complex political landscape, and potential conflict with the z'Srauff, an alien species that poses a threat to New Texas. The opening of "Lone Star Planet" introduces Stephen Silk moments before he meets with Secretary Ghopal, who is sending him off to New Texas. This introductory chapter showcases a bureaucratic environment filled with sardonic banter between various members of the diplomatic staff, hinting at political tensions and the dangerous undertones of Silk's new appointment. As he learns more about the murder of his predecessor, the narrative draws attention to the absurdities of interstellar diplomacy and the challenges he will face on a planet that seems to blend the chaotic essence of the Old West with futuristic elements. The engaging dialogue and Silk's witty observations set the stage for a commentary on politics, diplomacy, and survival in a colorful, yet perilous, new world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Space colonies -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery 212251 2025-06-08T13:10:12.774133 text/html 210884 2021-01-01T15:47:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 79176 2021-01-01T15:47:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 153451 2025-06-08T13:10:19.534626 application/epub+zip 155014 2025-06-08T13:10:15.615627 application/epub+zip 150666 2025-06-08T13:10:14.396134 application/epub+zip 282546 2025-06-08T13:10:22.586579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271023 2025-06-08T13:10:18.804616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258671 2022-09-09T12:54:17.413607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199727 2025-06-08T13:10:12.219157 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199674 2021-01-01T15:47:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 76918 2021-01-01T15:47:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 199681 2021-01-01T15:47:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76877 2021-01-01T15:47:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22018 2025-06-08T13:10:22.743583 application/rdf+xml 12125 2025-06-08T13:10:14.976721 image/jpeg 3115 2025-06-08T13:10:14.685668 image/jpeg 150204 2025-06-08T13:10:12.794121 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia