"Spacerogue"
by Robert Silverberg
writing as Webber Martin*
Form: Novella
Year: 1958
ID: 1092
Publication history:
- 1958: Infinity Science Fiction November 1958, Magazine
- 1973: Valley Beyond Time, Dell Mass market paperback, 223 pp.
- 1974: Valley Beyond Time, Dell Mass market paperback, 223 pp.
Other resources:
[None on record]
Comments:
Barr Herndon was born into a family of minor nobles on the planet Borlaam. Then the greedy overlord called the Seigneur decided to obliterate the family, leaving Barr the only survivor. Herndon, of course, swears vengeance, but he is an unusually patient man, and first seeks his fortune as a Spacerogue, a kind of interstellar mercenary with a rigid code of honor. But there comes a time when he must choose between his honor and his desire for revenge.