Trigger & Friends (The Complete Federation of the Hub, Vol. 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

James H. Schmitz (Author), Eric Flint (Editor), Guy Gordon (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 13, 2001

IF BUREAUCRACIES HAD STARSHIPS

Con games. Corrupt governors. Deadly rivalries between departments of the same government. And, of course, the long arm of the Mob. Even in our future among the stars, some things never change -- except that the governors run (and ruin) planets, the rivalries are fought with spacecraft and energy bolts, and the mobsters smuggle real illegal aliens and make their getaways with subspace portals. It's all just another day in that bastion of galactic peace and democracy, the Federation of the Hub --

-- and somebody has to clean up this mess!

Join secret agent Trigger Argee, scout adventurer Heslet Quillan and Holati Tate, master of intrigue, as they battle the criminal element on its own interstellar turf...and make the future a little safer for the rest of us.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"[A] typical James Schmitz mix of humor, strange mental powers, and mild anarchy. Delightful".

-- The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 474 pages
• Publisher: Baen (January 13, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671319663
• ISBN-13: 978-0671319663
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #456,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome Back to a Friend, January 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Trigger & Friends (The Complete Federation of the Hub, Vol. 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

I am delighted to welcome back these stories by James Schmitz featuring his wonderful character, Trigger Argee, and her friends. James Schmitz had the knack of creating futurescapes and characters which are deep, insightful, and riveting -- especially female characters. Trigger feels like a friend by the time an Argee story ends.

I had promised myself ONE STORY PER DAY, but I could not put this book down. This is the third of four collections featuring the stories of James Schmitz which are edited by Eric Flint -- this one co-edited with Guy Gordon. In this book you will find Trigger and Holati facing off the top eschelon of government. You'll find Quillan, well named "Bad News", getting some bad news of his own. You'll find Professor Mantelish giving one interview too many. All have the flow of a good story -- one that feels like reality and moves at a fast clip.

Fortunately, I can go back to my story-a-day promise. With this book and in these stories, there is always more to discover.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Agents of the Hub, April 10, 2001

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Harry Erwin (Sunderland, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trigger & Friends (The Complete Federation of the Hub, Vol. 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

The first two volumes of the Hub series published by Baen Books presented the experiences of the teen-aged Telzey Amberdon. The other volumes gather together stories centered on other characters of the Hub civilization (including in one case an ecology!). Volume 3 presents the adventures of Trigger Argee, Pilch, and Hezlet Quillan, agents of the Hub Overgovernment. In these stories, we have some background filled in and begin to understand how the Hub culture deals with an unfriendly galaxy. Strongly recommended.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interstellar Action & Intrigue, August 11, 2001

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Raul S Reyes (Berkeley, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trigger & Friends (The Complete Federation of the Hub, Vol. 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

This third volume of the Hub Stories reveals more of Trigger Argee and those around her. Heslet Quillan is here. He's a sixties sort of wise-cracking secret agent gunman transported to the Hub Universe. He first appears in Lion Loose and tangles with a monster and two mobs of the Interstellar Underworld. The story is basically a gangster story but the monster is interesting, one of Schmitz's more interesting ones. Schmitz did good monsters. He reappears in Legacy, along with Trigger. Legacy is a complex story with interesting, unusual, and believable aliens. It also gets into the inner workings of the Federation and the lives of the people who live in it, work in it, and keep it going. An interesting look. The Hub was one of the more interesting backgrounds in Science Fiction, and it's fun to visit. A good Saturday afternoon read.