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Diplomatic Immunity

Robert Sheckley

Book Overview: 

He said he wasn't immortal—but nothing could kill him. Still, if the Earth was to live as a free world, he had to die.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .It is not in your power to kill me. You couldn't even understand the nature of my defense."

He looked at them, and in that moment Cercy felt the Ambassador's complete alienness.

"Good day, gentlemen," he said.

Darrig and Cercy walked silently back to the control room. Neither had really expected that the Ambassador would be killed so easily, but it had still been a shock when the slugs had failed.

"I suppose you saw it all, Malley?" Cercy asked, when he reached the control room.

The thin, balding psychiatrist nodded sadly. "Got it on film, too."

"I wonder what his philosophy is," Darrig mused, half to himself.

"It was illogical to expect it would work. No race would send an ambassador with a message like that and expect him to live through it. Unless—"

"Unless what?"

"Unless he had a pretty effective defense," the psychiatrist finished unhappily.

Cercy walked across the roo. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Humanos intentando asesinar a un alienígena, ¡qué raro!
La historia narra que el embajador alienígena al llegar a la Tierra activó una alarma de planeta habitado, por eso es que los equipos extraterrestres pronto estarán allí. Así que los humanos, fieles a su estilo, le dicen que no se unirán a esa a

An intriguing, enjoyable, and quick sci-fi read! A good balance of interesting plot and scientific explanation.

This is an ok short, but it really isn't anything special.