The Inheritors & Gateway To Never

Description for THE INHERITORS & GATEWAY TO NEVER by A Bertram Chandler:

DRONGO KANE NEVER BROKE THE LAW

He was a cunning, ruthless opportunist who paid when he had to and stole when he could---but never when there was the slightest chance of getting caught. That's what had John Grimes worried: here was Kane directly under the watchful eyes---and guns---of a Federation Survey vessel openly engaging in Kidnapping and trafficking in human flesh!

Despite the fact that the beautiful inhabitants of this Lost Colony faced a fate worse than death, a more cautious---or less gallant---officer would do nothing---secure in the knowledge that regardless of appearances there would be some loophole that place the Law squarely on Kane's side. But Grimes, being Grimes, would have to act---knowing full well that to "interfere with a merchantman on her lawful occasions" meant a blasted career...and knowing too that Drongo Kane never broke the law...