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The Servant Problem by Robert F. Young

The Servant Problem

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Robert F. Young

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · October 9, 2020

Selling a whole town, and doing it inconspicuously, can be a little difficult . . . either giving it away freely, or in a more normal sense of “selling.” People don’t quite believe it . . . .

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Who it’s for
A whole-town sale runs into an awkward problem: people have trouble believing it.
Genres
Short Stories (Single Author), Sci-Fi
Published
Start Publishing LLC, October 9, 2020

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About this book

Selling a whole town, and doing it inconspicuously, can be a little difficult . . . either giving it away freely, or in a more normal sense of “selling.” People don’t quite believe it . . . . Robert F. Young was a Hugo nominated author known for his lyrical and sentimental prose. His work appeared in Amazing Stories, Fantastic Stories, Startling Stories, Playboy, The Saturday Evening Post, Collier’s, Galaxy Magazine, and Analog Science Fact & Fiction.

Selling a Whole Town

A whole-town sale runs into an awkward problem: people have trouble believing it.

Come here for

  • The challenge of selling a whole town inconspicuously
  • A town offered freely or through a more normal sale

Expect

  • People who hear the offer do not quite believe it.

Where it sits

Sci-Fi77%
Short Stories (Single Author)48%

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Publisher categories

  • Sci-Fi
  • Short Stories (Single Author)
Authors
Robert F. Young
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
October 9, 2020
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Sci-Fi