{"product_id":"2940014073158","title":"A Slave is a Slave","description":"A SLAVE IS A SLAVE\u003cbr\u003eBY H. BEAM PIPER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Galactic Empire, emerging from a dark age, has forcibly annexed the planet Aditya. Their purpose is not to conquer, but to stop potential interplanetary wars, so they allow annexed planets to continue to rule themselves. They do impose one rule, however: slavery is not allowed. And Aditya is a slave planet: .1% of the people own the other 99.9%.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis marvelous little short story follows what happens as the Empire's representative, the inexperienced son of a politically well-connected rich family, goes about freeing the slaves, applying the high moral principles that he learned at university -- principles as firmly held as they are untested in practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1962. The military elemtent is minor, as is the scientific speculation. This story is a commentary on the socio-economics of slavery in its many forms.","brand":"John Fitzgerald","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080001798384,"sku":"2940014073158","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014073158_p0.jpg?v=1763600193","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014073158","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}