false <![CDATA[Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold)]]> 700607 2 Celadon, a poor nation on a poor planet, engaged in civil war and a haven for every type of villainy in space, is ripe for cleanup. The military could pacify it handily, but it would take a statesman to fix it.<P>But some statesmen have ethics, which politicians and megacorps find inconvenient. President Bishwanath compounded the sin by being astute, ambitious and capable. Something had to be done, because a working nation isn't much use for pork and graft.<P>When the word comes down that he is dead, the politicians move on with a new plan, re-allocating resources, and finding a new, more pliable president to put in place.<P>There are three problems with this solution. Bishwanath is not dead. His mercenary bodyguards are more loyal than the politicians. And if they're not on contract, there are no rules.<P> 686915 6 11 2007 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) total:23|5:1|4:9|3:8|2:4|1:1| 23 74 45 4 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 1 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 11:30:29 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 14:40:27 -0700 2008
For starters, it's Somalia in space. Literally. The faceless bad guys are called "skinnies" (OMFG). I'm all for mining history for ideas, but I don't know if 1993 is history yet, and you've got ADAPT the ideas you st...more...]]> 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 4 0 false Fri Jan 16 10:22:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 12:14:13 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 10:22:00 -0800 2009 Freehold by the same author) in a backwater planet having a Civil war). The Pl...more...]]> 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 0 0 false Tue Mar 24 04:42:03 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 12:07:36 -0700 2009 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 0 0 false Mon Jul 02 19:58:32 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 20:59:50 -0700 2007 6320285 1416591516 9781416591511 2 0 Better to Beg Forgiveness... 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6320285.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 3 0 false Mon Dec 14 02:43:24 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 14 02:43:24 -0800 2009 6320285 1416591516 9781416591511 2 0 Better to Beg Forgiveness... 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6320285.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 0 0 false Fri Dec 11 17:43:24 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 11 17:43:24 -0800 2009 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 0 0 false Sun Oct 04 17:25:05 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 17:34:01 -0700 2009 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 0 0 false Mon Sep 21 11:36:50 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 11:36:50 -0700 2009 6320285 1416591516 9781416591511 2 0 Better to Beg Forgiveness... 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6320285.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 0 0 false Tue Sep 15 12:22:13 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 12:22:13 -0700 2009 6320285 1416591516 9781416591511 2 0 Better to Beg Forgiveness... 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6320285.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 0 0 false Mon Aug 31 23:40:19 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 23:40:19 -0700 2009 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 0 0 false Wed Aug 26 12:13:33 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 12:13:37 -0700 2009 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 0 0 false Thu Aug 20 11:03:43 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 11:03:43 -0700 2009 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 2 0 false Mon Aug 17 10:48:08 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 10:48:08 -0700 2009 6320285 1416591516 9781416591511 2 0 Better to Beg Forgiveness... 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6320285.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 0 0 false Sun Aug 16 09:58:16 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 09:58:16 -0700 2009 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 4 0 false Mon Aug 17 18:58:28 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 18:34:36 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 18:58:28 -0700 2009 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 4 0 false Mon Aug 03 14:22:52 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 14:22:52 -0700 2009 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 0 0 false Thu Jul 02 22:11:16 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 22:11:16 -0700 2009 6320285 1416591516 9781416591511 2 0 Better to Beg Forgiveness... 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6320285.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 3 0 false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 09:56:16 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 11:25:22 -0700 2009 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 4 0 false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 15:26:37 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 23:57:01 -0700 2009 700607 1416555080 9781416555087 21 4 Better to Beg Forgiveness . . . (Freehold) 3.22 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700607.Better_to_Beg_Forgiveness_ 3 0 false Tue Apr 21 13:51:05 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 13:51:05 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=700607