King David's Space Ship Author:Jerry Pournelle A novel of science fiction by the author of The Mote in God's Eye. Prince Samuel's World has been isolated from the galactic empire for 300 years and is now a network of squabbling kingdoms that. left to themselves, would have feuded their way to peaceful civilization alonf the usual course of evolving worlds. But time is a luxury that Prince Sa... more »muel's World no longer has; it has been rediscovered by the Imperial navy, and is to be annexed to the Empire in the lowest possible status, a colony, without even voting privileges.« less