(1974) Tactics of Conquest

(1974) Tactics of Conquest

“You mean we’re truly going to play for the fate of the Universe?”. “Exactly,” the Overlord said, “a forty-one game chess match to be broadcast throughout all civilized sectors of your Universe so that everyone can witness it.” “But why chess? Why me? Why this planet?” “Because chess is ideal for such a final judgement;…


AuthorBarry Malzberg
TitleTactics of Conquest
MediumNovel
Original LanguageEnglish
Original Publication Date1974
Original SourceBook
Source TypeBook
Translator
Additional Publication InformationExpanded from the short story, “Closed Sicilian” published in “The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction” in Nov, 1973
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