Despoilers of the Golden Empire by Randall Garrett, Science Fiction, Adventure

Blurb

THE CONQUERING ALIENS

From far, far away the ship of Commander Frank with his squad of warriors with the latest of modern technology landed upon the vast land.

Their quest?

A metal of great power. Element Seventy Nine.

Gold!

With Element Seventy Nine, they could make the powerful Gold-179!

Ruthless and powerful, Commander Frank kept his troops in line with an iron fist. Nor was it just their flashing weapons that conquered this vast empire.

But could the valiant Viceroy hold onto his power in a civilization of alien treachery?

But is all this what it seems to be?

Find out in this masterpiece of trickery by the devilish Randall Garrett.

A SCIENCE FICTION TALE YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ TO BELIEVE