Signed by Jerry Pournelle on the title page & Vernor Vinge on the title of

Signed by Jerry Pournelle on the title page & Vernor Vinge on the title of his story. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, age-toning is the only flaw to note. Appears unread; no spine crease. 7 inches tall; 399 pages followed by a preview Timothy Zahn's Triplet. The book is from the estate of Jeri Kandel of Sarasota, Florida. Jeri an aspiring Sci Fi/Horror author was active in the Florida West Coast Sci Fi – Fantasy community. She was a "volunteer" for DragonCon in Atlanta and other Florida West Coast and Orlando events as an active member of ASFA where she acquired amazing autographs. 18 stories by authors from Stephen Vincent Benet and Rudyard Kipling to Philip K. Dick, John W. Campbell and Theodore Sturgeon. Humans inevitably seek governance. Without it, they will establish their own. But what type of governance? In Volume 2 of the Imperial Stars series, bestselling author Jerry Pournelle explores this question. His reluctant conclusion suggests that throughout history, regardless of their original form, all governments either evolve into empires or succumb to them. From Babylon to Persia, Rome to the USSR, despite lofty beginnings, tyranny ultimately prevails. Yet, is there a form of government that can resist the corruption of power while also standing firm against imperial ambitions? Vernor Vinge won five Hugo Awards. Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella.