The Last Amazon Author:A. Bertram Chandler Having fallen far enough to have to stoop to politics, there are some advantages to being in charge. — Having had the certificate that made him allow to legally be in charge of a spaceship revoked by the original agency he obtained it from some time back, Grimes now finds himself with a good deal. — Being the Liberian governor means he can appoint... more » the authority in charge of granting such paperwork on his own planet. Then of course take the exams himself. Some good old political quid pro quo -- as failing your boss is likely a bad career move. Also a nice two [...] salute to those who put him in this situation -- the same mob who did the revocation in the first place.
But, time for a new governor -- one who doesn't want Grimes 'hanging around like a bad spell' -- and John is more than happy to take his own ship and crew into space once more.« less