1953 Fawcett Crest Books, The First Galactic Empire is disintegrating, and petty tyrants are creating their own fiefdoms. Near the Empire's edge, a Central Control agent seeks to rid himself of the Stellar Patrol, the last protector of law and order in the empire, by sending it out to locate lost stellar systems. Ships are sent to retrieve and align these systems under the benign rule of Central Control. Condition is Good: This used book shows wear to edges and cover, creases to cover and spine, writing and yellowing of pages. See photos for condition.