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      Next of Kin

      by Eric Frank Russell
      Published
      Mar 1986
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
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      192
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      Scout-Officer John Leeming knew from the very start that his reconnaissance mission deep into enemy territory would likely be a one-way trip. But, after he crash-lands on a far distant planet and becomes a prisoner of ruthless aliens, he knows he can't just give up. Armed with only a piece of wood, a coil of copperlike wire, his quick wits, and an imaginary ally called Eustace, Leeming embarks on a brilliant campaign to gain his freedom--and undermine the alien war effort, too. This original, full-length version of one of Russell's most popular stories, "Plus X," is amusing, adventurous, fast moving, and razor sharp. Poking fun at bone-headed and inflexible bureaucrats and institutions, it ranks among his very best work.

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      Speculative Fiction

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      Science Fiction

      Characters & Occupations

      Aliens

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      First Edition Mar 1986 Del Rey ISBN13 9780345327611 ISBN10 0345327616
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      Sep 2002 Gollancz (UK) ISBN13 9780575072404 ISBN10 0575072407
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      Jan 2001 Pollinger Limited ISBN13 9781435613720 ISBN10 1435613724
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      May 2008 Matrix Digital Publishing ISBN10 B004INHC74
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      Sep 2009 Pollinger in Print ISBN13 2940000208724

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      Oct 2007 Pollinger in Print ISBN13 9781905665464 ISBN10 1905665466
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