Written by: Eric Frank Russell
Submitted By: James Trethowan
My father lent me this book at 14, and it turned out to be the first Novel I ever read out of school for pleasure. This Science Fiction Spy-Book follows one central idea, if a simple wasp can distract a fully-grown man driving a car, who then crashes, and kills 3 other passengers, then imagine what a well placed, well trained and well equipped man could do to an enemy world. The hesitant hero of the story, James Mowry is told, 'We want you to become a wasp'.
This is a fantastic story that follows one man's quest to corrupt an enemy planet. His mission is to cause as much disruption to the planet 'Jaimec' 94th world of the Sirian empire. He covertly ends up using such methods as bribery and irremovable window stickers to create an illusory anti-war resistance party, rather than simply use super-weapons to destroy everything. Quite simply, a book that makes you want to lend it to as many people as possible!
