Mercenary

The author wishes to thank First Lieutenant Jim Parker for valuable advice on certain military aspects of this novel, notably the nature and use of the pugil sticks and the organization of a unit; and Zane Stein and Jacob Schwartz for assistance concerning the planetoid Chiron.

CONTENTS

Editorial Preface

 1.  WORRIED MAN BLUES

 2.  BASIC TRAINING

 3.  FIVE STEEL BALLS

 4.  CHIRON

 5.  MIGRANT

 6.  PUGIL

 7.  QYV

 8.  FIRST BLOOD

 9.  SURRENDER

10. RAPE

11. PRISONER

12. FINAL BATTLE

Editorial Epilog