The Last Space Ship MURRAY LEINSTER A Breathtaking Power Packed Full Length Novel GALAXY PUBLISHING CORP. 421 HUDSON STREET NEW YORK 14, N. Y. GALAXY Science Fiction Novels, selected by the editors of GALAXY Science Fiction Magazine, are the choice of science fiction novels both original and reprint. GALAXY Science Fiction Novel No. 25 35c a copy. Six Novel Subscriptions $2.00 Copyright 1949 by Will F. Jenkins Reprinted by arrangement with the publishers, FREDERICK FELL, INC. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA by THE GUINN COMPANY, INC. NEW YORK 14, N. Y. [Transcriber's Note: Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.] PART ONE THE DISCIPLINARY CIRCUIT PART TWO THE MANLESS WORLDS PART THREE THE BOOMERANG CIRCUIT PART ONE THE DISCIPLINARY CIRCUIT 1 Victim of Tyrants Kim Rendell stood by the propped-up Starshine in the transport hall of the primary museum on Alphin III. He regarded a placard under the space-ship with a grim and entirely mirthless amusement. He was unshaven and hollow-cheeked. He was even ragged. He was a pariah because he had tried to strike at the very foundation of civilization. He stood beside the hundred-foot, tapering hull, his appearance marking him as a blocked man. And he re-read the loan-placard within the railing about the exhibit: