The Return of Retief (28 page)

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PLANET AFTER PLANET
FELL TO THE REE

A
vast and powerful race, the Ree needed breeding room for an ever-increasing
population—and their expansion plans took no account of human territory.

The
farmers and miners of Tip Space were helpless against the Ree invasion. Still
the Terran diplomats dithered, holding back the Navy, hoping for a truce.

Retief,
already on probation for undiplomatic behavior, earned himself the assignment
of parleying with the Ree when he urged force against them.

A
suicide mission? Perhaps ... but Retief
is
Retief