J. F. Bone

Gourmets all agree that nothing can beat oysters on the half-shell—not even the armed might of the Terran Confederation!

Score one or one million was not enough for the human race. It had to be all or nothing … with one man doing every bit of scoring!

The aliens wooed Earth with gifts, love, patience and peace. Who could resist them? After all, no one shoots Santa Claus!