Project Gutenberg 2007-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 113 Aycock, Roger D. 1914 2004 Dee, Roger Starr, John Traders Risk Produced from Galaxy February 1958. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Traders Risk" by Roger D. Aycock is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story explores themes of interstellar trade, unintended consequences of exploration, and the conflicts that arise when different civilizations meet. It juxtaposes the lives of extraterrestrial beings with those of humans in a richly imagined universe. The plot centers around a Ciriimian ship transporting a dangerous creature known as the Zid, which escapes and creates chaos onboard. The crew, composed of the Chafis, must make a harrowing decision to jettison the creature on an apparently uninhabited planet, only to discover it is home to intelligent life. The narrative follows Jeff Aubray, an Earth Interests agent, who grapples with his mission to exploit the planet's resources while trying to protect its inhabitants. The story culminates in a tense climax when Aubray and a local woman, Jennifer, must confront the Zid and navigate the consequences of their actions, ultimately leading to a moral choice about trade and autonomy in a larger galactic context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 57853 2025-08-09T13:44:31.219423 text/html 54272 2007-10-20T10:28:56 text/html 157659 2025-08-09T13:44:34.990410 application/epub+zip 156443 2025-08-09T13:44:32.791417 application/epub+zip 87770 2025-08-09T13:44:31.746425 application/epub+zip 276127 2025-08-09T13:44:36.597371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268379 2025-08-09T13:44:34.358395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119067 2022-09-11T03:54:16.222796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50487 2025-08-09T13:44:30.960518 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50401 2007-10-20T10:28:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28364 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 71093 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 73595 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 73904 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 73049 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 72192 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 69936 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 1948911 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 69413 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 67367 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 74602 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 74114 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 69784 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 73092 2007-06-13T17:00:58 application/octet-stream 29633 2025-08-09T13:44:36.725382 application/rdf+xml 11112 2025-08-09T13:44:32.226421 image/jpeg 3100 2025-08-09T13:44:31.985395 image/jpeg 91156 2007-10-20T10:28:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 19946 2007-10-20T10:28:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 156469 2025-08-09T13:44:31.231397 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