Emile and the Dutchman

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Summary: Truthful Intent
Review: This story is good, somewhat slow in some portions, however shows how humans would indeed handle life from other planets. It shows our somewhat darker side.

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Summary: Adventures with the Thousand Worlds Contact Service.
Review: Who do you turn to when humanity encounters the bizzare and potentially murderous races living on the frontiers of explored space? This is a job for the Thousand Worlds Contact Service (TWCS) and their elite four man team:
The Dutchman - foul smelling, foul mouthed biggot, no better leader in a pinch, just don't let him deal at poker.
Emile - rich-boy snob who can't seem to get over the idea that the universe should be fair; his one saving grace is that his skill as a pilot is almost as high as his thinks it is.
The mercenary - One of the best the Metzadan Mercenary Corps has to offer, and you know what that means.
The Psychic - Distracted, more interested in the thoughts outside of his own mind, can a man trained to share thoughts with aliens be trusted to support his own teammates in the end?
Absolutely one of the best collections of skiffy stories to come out of the 80's.

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Summary: Adventures with the Thousand Worlds Contact Service.
Review: Who do you turn to when humanity encounters the bizzare and potentially murderous races living on the frontiers of explored space? This is a job for the Thousand Worlds Contact Service (TWCS) and their elite four man team:
The Dutchman - foul smelling, foul mouthed biggot, no better leader in a pinch, just don't let him deal at poker.
Emile - rich-boy snob who can't seem to get over the idea that the universe should be fair; his one saving grace is that his skill as a pilot is almost as high as his thinks it is.
The mercenary - One of the best the Metzadan Mercenary Corps has to offer, and you know what that means.
The Psychic - Distracted, more interested in the thoughts outside of his own mind, can a man trained to share thoughts with aliens be trusted to support his own teammates in the end?
Absolutely one of the best collections of skiffy stories to come out of the 80's.