this, and Malcolm must defeat Iron Bender in order to have them released. Instead, he is able to make new laws by moving the Stone of the Mighty Grappler. Characters Humans Right Honorable Joshua Guy (Little Bite) - Ambassador Plenipotentiary to Dilbia John Tardy (Half-Pint Posted) - Drafted assistant to Ambassador Guy, xenobiologist and former Decathlete Ty Lamorc (Greasy Face) - Assistant to Ambassador Guy Bill Waltham (Pick-and-Shovel) – Newly arrived Agricultural Resident trainee assistant, trained terraformer Anita Lyme (Dirty Teeth) - Agricultural Resident trainee assistant Malcolm O’Keefe (Mighty Law-Twister) – High school graduate Dilbians Hill Bluffer - Postman One Man – Innkeeper and local legend Boy Is She Built – Girlfriend to Streamside Terror Streamside Terror – Abducted Ty Lamorc Sweet Thing – Wants Bone Breaker to marry her and settle down Bone Breaker – Outlaw leader More Jam – Innkeeper, retired wrestler, Sweet Thing’s father Thing-or-Two – Wife of Tin Ear Perfectly Delightful - Sweet Thing’s rival Iron Bender – Gentle Maiden’s protector One Punch – Candidate for "Grandfather" of Clan Water Gap Gentle Maiden – Adoptive parent of human tourists External links Official site & six chapters from the first novel 2000 science fiction novels Novels by Gordon R. Dickson American science fiction novels