Retief and the Warlords — Keith Laumer

ACROSS THE GALAXIES, AGAINST WRONGDOERS AND ROGUES!

Only Retief-- the indomitable champion of the underdog and 27th-century diplomacy-- can seal the peace between the battling earthlings and the lobster-like aliens known as Haterakans.

In constant peril, the daring spacewarrior must join a pirate band, cross the fatal boundaries of the Terran Defense League, and take on his arch rivals Foulbrood and Bloodblister.

Facing certain torture, double-dealing, and ruthless espionage, he passes within inches of death. But he must emerge victorious--or the Hatracks will waste no time in executing their berserk plan to raise earthlings as a food supply!

FOLLOW THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF RETIEF -- ALREADY AN UNDERGROUND HERO.