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Legacy
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About this book
Legacy is a mid‑century science‑fiction adventure that thrusts the reader straight into a bustling campus on the planet‑wide colony of Ceyce. The opening scene finds Trigger, a capable young woman in a sun‑hat and a twin‑barrelled Denton pistol, navigating a chaotic street where spacers, aircars, and a noisy crowd converge around her. Within a few paragraphs she is whisked aboard an aircar, her curiosity piqued by a mysterious “grabber raid” and the secretive Plasmoid Project that has drawn the attention of the university’s administrators. The narrative quickly establishes a world of high‑tech transport, disciplined training, and a layered bureaucracy that hints at larger conspiracies without revealing the plot’s full scope.
The prose carries the crisp, dialogue‑heavy style typical of 1970s Ace paperback SF, with a focus on competent, no‑nonsense protagonists and a setting that blends futuristic tech with a familiar academic backdrop. Schmitz’s voice is brisk, peppered with witty banter among the characters, and the pacing is driven by rapid exchanges rather than elaborate description. Readers who enjoy tightly plotted, action‑oriented space operas with strong female leads and a touch of institutional intrigue will find this opening compelling, especially fans of classic pulp‑era science fiction that balances technical detail with lively character interaction.
Characters in Legacy
- TriggerYoung woman in fitted sun hat, utility jacket, twin‑barrel pistol, confident stance
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MEET TRIGGER ARGEE....
Half a block from the shopping center, a row of spacers on planet-leave came rollicking cheerily toward her.... Trigger shifted toward the edge of the sidewalk to let them pass. As the line swayed up on her left, there was a shadowy settling of an aircar at the curb to her right.
With loud outcries of glad recognition and whoops of laughter, the line swung in about her, close. Bodies crowded against her, a hand was clapped over her mouth. Other hands held her arms. Her feet came off the ground and she had a momentary awareness of being rushed expertly forward.
There was a lurching twist as the aircar shot upward.
SHE'S ABOUT TO ENTER THE MYSTERY OF HER LIFE, IN
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