"The Highest Treason" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction story that orbits around Colonel Sebastian MacMaine, a Space Force officer captured by the Kerothi during an interstellar war. The novel explores his struggle with loyalty as he plans to find a successful solution to the conflict, while balancing his sense of self. The story begins with Colonel MacMaine as a prisoner living comfortably under Kerothi supervision, showcasing his strategic mind in talks with General Polan Tallis. Their surprising friendship sets the stage for MacMaine's decision to fight with the Kerothi, as he wants to dramatically impact the war's outcome. This creates a complex situation that asks what it means to be loyal and free, pushing the characters to survive, and questioning alliances.
The Highest Treason
By Randall Garrett
Captured during an interstellar war, a Space Force officer must choose between his loyalties and his survival as he aligns with his captors to strategize a way to end the conflict.
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About the AuthorGordon Randall Phillip David Garrett was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was a contributor to Astounding and other science fiction magazines of the 1950s and 1960s. He instructed Robert Silverberg in the techniques of selling large quantities of action-adventure science fiction, and collaborated with him on two novels about men from Earth disrupting a peaceful agrarian civilization on an alien planet.
Gordon Randall Phillip David Garrett was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was a contributor to Astounding and other science fiction magazines of the 1950s and 1960s. He instructed Robert Silverberg in the techniques of selling large quantities of action-adventure science fiction, and collaborated with him on two novels about men from Earth disrupting a peaceful agrarian civilization on an alien planet.
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