A classic of science fiction from SF legend Gordon R Dickson winner of three Hugo awards a Nebula award and an inductee into the Science Fiction Hall of FameWhen the first expedition from Earth reaches Alpha Centuari III it makes a startling discovery all life including humankind is governed by the Throne World The Earth is a mere outpost in a vast star empireJim Keil was a superman on Earth but on the Throne World he is nothing more than a "wolfling" a trained pet whose sole purpose is to entertain the High-Born But Jim Keil will show the High-Born that the people of Earth aren&39;t so easily tamedMeet the AuthorGordon R Dickson (1923-2001) was one of the most prolific and popular science fiction writers of the 20th Century frequently nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards and winning three Hugos and one Nebula He also received the Jupiter August Derleth and Skylark Awards and was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame He published nearly fifty solo novels as well as several collaborations with such SF masters as Poul Anderson Ben Bova Keith Laumer and Harry Harrison and over one hundred and fifty short stories novelettes and novellas His most popular works were the novels and shorter pieces in the Childe cycle (which included the Dorsai stories) Also very popular was his Dragon series of fantasy novels which began with the award-winning The Dragon and the George and continued for a total of nine novels and the humorous Hoka stories co-authored with Poul Anderson