《Grimes 044 The Last Hunt 》作者：- A. Bertram Chandler【EPUB】

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LAST HUNT Grimes stood at the wide window of his office, which overlooked the Port Forlorn berthing apron, watched the starship New Bedford coming in. She was a stranger to the Rim Worlds. According to Lloyd's Register she was owned by the Hummel Foundation of Earth, The Foundation, Grimes knew, had been set up for the intensive study of xenobiology — its Interstellar Zoo, covering hundreds of square miles of Australia's Central Desert, was famous throughout the galaxy. Almost equally famous was New Bedford's master, Captain Haab. He was both master astronaut and big game hunter — an unlikely combination, but a highly successful one. And what was Captain Haab doing out on the Rim? Grimes could guess. Slowly New Bedford dropped down from the clear sky — her arrival had coincided with one of Port Forlorn's rare fine days. She gleamed dazzlingly in the bright morning sunlight. As she gradually lost altitude the beat of her inertial drive rose from an irritable muttering to a noisy, unrhythmic drumming, frightening the