This is a short novel I remember from a long time ago. One of those thin sci fi novels popular in the 70s and 80s.It was a space opera story. The story revolves around a spy/rogue that is on vacation or leave on a pleasure planet. He is given an assignment during the vacation to rescue a girl from a band of kidnappers/slave traders. I only read the first chapter or two. So thats about all I remember of the book. However I remember that this ones cover (was a paper back), had a picture of two "frogmen" amphibian aliens in clothes and with rifles on the cover. Anyone have an idea of the title or author of this book?
1970s maybe 1980s space opera novel
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Sounds a little like one of Poul Anderson's Dominic Flandry books. Flandry is typically described as a rogue and an interstallar James Bond. Possibly Agent of the Terran Empire (1965 or thereabouts). This is a fairly short book with about four short stories in it. One of them is Warriors from Nowhere! In this story he is on vacation when he gets a call about a raid on another planet in which a thousand citizens, mostly women, are captured including the favourite granddaughter of the Emperor. Flandry is assigned to rescue her. However none of the covers I have seen appear anything like you describe so maybe not.
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