"The Price of Eggs" by Randall Garrett is a science fiction story exploring the tricky connections between humans and the Dynak natives, highlighting cultural differences and relationship drama on another planet. Lieutenant Donald John Newhouse travels to Dynak to sort out a problem: a diplomat named Boccaccio di Vino accidentally got married to Oanella, a local royal. Now, Oanella needs to produce viable eggs quickly, or di Vino will face serious trouble. Newhouse uses his wits to navigate the strange Dynak customs and politics to save di Vino. He comes up with a clever plan involving future technology to help Oanella have offspring, saving di Vino and keeping the peace with the Dynak people. The story combines humor, mystery, and a bit of romance, showcasing the ups and downs of getting along with beings from another world.
The price of eggs
By Randall Garrett
On a faraway planet, a human diplomat's accidental marriage to an alien princess leads to a race against time to produce viable offspring, testing the limits of interspecies relations and technological ingenuity.
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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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