Sign-In
Cart
The Defiant Agents: A Positronic Book
Paperback
Science FictionClassic Fiction
ISBN13: 9781515402473
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Oct 25 2015
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A fast-paced science fiction adventure of colonization, alien worlds, and the struggle to survive beyond Earth.
In The Defiant Agents, Andre Norton returns to the richly imagined universe of her interstellar exploration novels, where human expansion into distant systems brings both opportunity and danger. A group of agents is sent to prepare a newly discovered world for settlement, only to find that the planet is far from empty and far from predictable.
As the mission unfolds, tensions rise between human objectives and the realities of an alien environment shaped by unknown forces. Norton combines action, suspense, and careful world-building to explore themes of adaptation, identity, and survival in unfamiliar territory.
First published in 1962, The Defiant Agents stands as a key entry in Norton's body of work, reflecting her ability to craft accessible yet richly layered science fiction. This unabridged edition presents the complete text for modern readers.
Explore other exciting Positronic Books devoted to classic science fiction, fantasy, and mystery.
9 different editions
Also available
Also in
Classic Fiction
James Fenimore Cooper: The Leatherstocking Tales Vol. 1 (Loa #26): The Pioneers / The Last of the Mohicans / The Prairie
Cooper, James Fenimore
Hardcover
Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, a Midsummer Night's Dream, the Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night
Shakespeare, William
Paperback
The Princess Bride Deluxe Limited Edition: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
Goldman, William
Paperback
The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of the Lord of the Rings
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Paperback
The Lord of the Rings Illustrated by the Author: Illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien
Tolkien, J. R. R.
Hardcover
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
Goldman, William
Hardcover
The Pilgrim's Progress: A Readable Modern-Day Version of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress (Revised and easy-to-read)
Bunyan, John
Vermilye, Alan
Paperback
Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Shelley, Mary
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Stoker, Bram
Paperback