Project Gutenberg 2007-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 265 Garrett, Randall 1927 1987 Garrett, Gordon Randall Garret, Randall Barretton, Grandall Mitchell, Clyde Burke, Ralph Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly Despoilers of the Golden Empire Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despoilers_of_the_Golden_Empire Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Despoilers of the Golden Empire" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The book explores themes of ambition, conquest, and the clash of civilizations as it follows a determined military commander leading an expedition into a new world. The story is set against the backdrop of a spacefaring empire seeking gold, a resource that is now the cornerstone of power and civilization. The narrative centers on Commander Frank, who undertakes a mission to extract gold from a newly discovered world inhabited by a primitive yet organized civilization ruled by the Great Nobles. As Commander Frank and his crew navigate treacherous landscapes and battle the indigenous people, they also confront internal strife among their ranks, highlighting the challenges of leadership and camaraderie in hostile environments. Ultimately, the expedition leads to unexpected consequences for both the invaders and the natives as power dynamics shift and the true cost of conquest is revealed. The book intricately weaves action with philosophical musings about power, morality, and civilization, making it a compelling read for fans of science fiction that delves into human nature and societal constructs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Adventure stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 129095 2025-07-10T06:00:58.824249 text/html 126280 2007-12-31T10:12:32 text/html 295305 2025-07-10T06:01:04.739265 application/epub+zip 296521 2025-07-10T06:01:01.743285 application/epub+zip 107923 2025-07-10T06:01:00.424250 application/epub+zip 570677 2025-07-10T06:01:06.860194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553219 2025-07-10T06:01:03.834220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179138 2022-09-11T08:20:52.625824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117995 2025-07-10T06:00:58.447271 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117940 2007-12-31T10:12:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20769 2025-07-10T06:01:06.987198 application/rdf+xml 11028 2025-07-10T06:01:00.909237 image/jpeg 2712 2025-07-10T06:01:00.664226 image/jpeg 224642 2007-12-31T10:12:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 45209 2007-12-31T10:12:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 293852 2025-07-10T06:00:58.849287 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia