Phyllis Gotlieb

"The alien Lyhhrt are telepathically powerful enough to read the human mind; if they find you know too much, they can erase your memory, or simply stop your heart. The normally peaceful Lyhhrt society has been splintered by technological change, the bitter legacy of their exploitation by the Zamos crime family. Now a few renegade Lyhhrt, driven mad by isolation from their group mind, seem to be planning terrible crimes - or are they again being used as deadly tools in someone else's scheme?". "When the illicit corporation created by Zamos collapsed, it disrupted the lives of heroes as well as villains. With gambling dens shut down, gladiator Ned Gattes has nowhere to fight. Beautiful Lorrice had hoped to sell her ESP talents to Zamos, but was forced to sell her body instead. And on the planet Khagodis, scholarly Hasso will be forced to leave his archives and unravel the shadowy web that has entagled all their fates with the Lyhhrt's.". "The struggle that ensues provides the ultimate test of their resources - Ned's savvy toughness, Lorrice's psychic insight, and the fact that even a gentle Khagodi-like Hasso could go head-to-head with a dinosaur."--BOOK JACKET.

"The interstellar alien corporation that, in Flesh and Gold, was thwarted in its plans to breed and exploit humanoid slaves strikes back in an attempt to keep its case from ever coming to court. A judge is murdered on Khagodis, where the amphibious human slave were first bred, and the undercover agent from Flesh and Gold is called back into service. And so begins a journey into the heart of corporate darkness."--BOOK JACKET.

On a mining planet in space, a woman judge investigates slavery. One case involves forced labor in gold mines, another centers on prostitution. In the latter, an amphibious woman is displayed in a tank as an advertisement for a pleasure house.

On a dark and moonless planet, mutations have left women as little more than wombs, while men can teleport but have limited control over the ability. When aliens come to plunder this world's resources, the already harsh environment degrades exponentially. Will the Galactic Federation find this world in time to help the natives restore their women and save their civilization?

Collection of love poems and occasional verses composed by Phyllis Gotlieb for her husband Kelly.