The Anarch Lords Author:A. Bertram Chandler His wild career as a space pirate ended, Grimes faced his toughest assignment -- he was "punished" by being made governor of the anarchist's own planet! John Grimes, living legend of the spaceways, had been in and out of some cosmic catastrophes but this threatened to reach his luck's ultimate breaking point. — An influx of planetary refugees had... more » made that world a paradise of cheap labor and the original anarchist colonist had become such masters of wealth that no mere outsider could hope to dictate "law and order" to them. They had their own ideas which included slavery, treachery, and utter villainy.
Grimes' first task as governor would be simply to stay alive with a whole world plotting his murder!« less