Space Viking Author:H. Beam Piper A galaxy wide war has destroyed the Old Federation, leaving every surviving world on its own and at the mercy of the Space Vikings. Lucas Trask was one of these renegades, a warrior with a ship and a crew terrorizing a thousand worlds. But Trask was more than just a raider, he was a man with an old score to settle and a very special mission to f... more »ulfil.« less
Space Viking is a favorite of mine. I like that civilization is portrayed as fragile in it, as it shows that H. Beam Piper has a real grasp of history. But it probably deserves a sequel to build the world out more.