Wasp
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TextPublication details: New York : Perma Books, 1959. Description: 170 p. ; 16 cmISBN: (pbk.)Subject(s): Fiction | Science Fiction | MysteryDDC classification: 823 RUS Summary: Wasp by Eric Frank Russell is a science fiction novel about a one-man sabotage mission during a war between the Terrans and the Sirian Empire. The protagonist, James Mowry, is surgically altered to look like a Sirian and sent behind enemy lines to cause chaos, sow panic, and disrupt resources, much like a wasp buzzing in a car, with the goal of creating a disproportionate reaction. The book, published in 1957, is known for its focus on a single operative's psychological and physical tactics against a larger, oppressive power
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Wasp by Eric Frank Russell is a science fiction novel about a one-man sabotage mission during a war between the Terrans and the Sirian Empire. The protagonist, James Mowry, is surgically altered to look like a Sirian and sent behind enemy lines to cause chaos, sow panic, and disrupt resources, much like a wasp buzzing in a car, with the goal of creating a disproportionate reaction. The book, published in 1957, is known for its focus on a single operative's psychological and physical tactics against a larger, oppressive power
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