Lone Star Planet by H. Beam Piper ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

Lone Star Planet by H. Beam Piper audiobook. Genre: scifi Ambassador Stephen Silk expects routine interstellar diplomacy until he is assigned to New Texas, a rough-and-ready colony world settled largely by Texans who are fiercely allergic to outside authority. The Solar League wants New Texas in line, but Silk arrives to find his predecessor, Ambassador Silas Cumshaw, has been murdered - and the locals seem to consider that sort of political housecleaning not only normal, but healthy. While Silk quietly tries to untangle who wanted Cumshaw dead and why, he is also tasked with selling an unpopular message: a dangerous alien power, the z'Srauff, may be closing in, and New Texas might need allies whether it likes it or not. Between cattle the size of boxcars, larger-than-life ranchers, and a political culture built on radical local freedom, Silk must survive long enough to do his job - and figure out whether the biggest threat is off-world, or buried in the planet's own proud, trigger-happy traditions. Part frontier romp, part murder investigation, and part sharp satire of bureaucracy, Lone Star Planet pokes at power, patriotism, and the price of independence. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:14:19) Chapter 02 (00:36:12) Chapter 03 (00:56:32) Chapter 04 (01:18:13) Chapter 05 (01:34:25) Chapter 06 (01:58:20) Chapter 07 (02:16:28) Chapter 08 (02:24:35) Chapter 09 (02:43:41) Chapter 10 (03:07:49) Chapter 11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices