Four-Day Planet
Fenris isn"t a h.e.l.l planet, but it"s n.o.body"s bargain. With 2,000-hour days and an 8,000-hour year, it alternates blazing heat with killing cold. A planet like that tends to breed a special kind of person: tough enough to stay alive and smart enough to make the best of it.
When that kind of person discovers he"s being cheated of wealth he"s risked his life for, that kind of planet is ripe for revolution.
Lone Star Planet
New Texas: its citizens figure that name about says it all. The Solar League amba.s.sador to the Lone Star Planet has the unenviable task of convincing New Texans that a s"Srauff attack is imminent, and dangerous. Unfortunately it"s common knowledge that the s"Srauff are evolved from canine ancestors--and not a Texan alive is about to be scared of a talking dog! But unless he can get them to act, and fast, there won"t be a Texan alive, scared or otherwise!