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''Star Rangers'', also known as ''The Last Planet'', is a science-fiction novel written by Andre Norton and published on 1953 Aug 20 by Harcourt, Brace & Company.〔Harrison, Irene R., and Roger C. Schlobin, ''Andre Norton: a primary and secondary bibliography'', NESFA Press (Framingham, MA), 1994, Pg 3〕 This is one of Norton’s Central Control books, which lay out the history of a galactic empire through events suggested by Norton’s understanding of Terran history (see also ''Star Guard''). ==Background== The First Galactic Empire is falling apart and petty tyrants are creating their own little fiefdoms out of the fragments. Near the edge of the Empire one Central Control agent seeks to rid himself of the Stellar Patrol, the last protector of law and order, by sending it out to locate lost stellar systems, allegedly to bring them back under the benign rule of Central Control. The ships are not expected nor intended to return. One of those ships is the Scout ''Starfire''. Among the humans, several kinds of aliens (some known as Bemmies, from BEM = Bug-eyed monster) appear in the story. All possess, to some degree, telepathy, the ability to read and to project mental imagery. The aliens in the story are: *Zacathan; a reptilian people from the planet Zacan. *Trystian; bird people, clad in feathers and very light and nimble. *Faltharian; from dusky Falthar, they are sensitive to light. *Ageratan; humanoids from Agerat, they are the Romans of the First Galactic Empire. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Star Rangers (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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