Man from Zodiac-Jack Vance novella
Man from Zodiac - Jack Vance novella AKA: Milton Hack from Zodiac (author’s preferred title) Man from Zodiac was written in 1957 and first published ten years later in August, 1967 in Amazing Stories Magazine and is a 40/49/52 page novella. It is also known as "Milton Hack from Zodiac." Its draft title was “Phronus-Sabo Contract.” This is a clever, witty story about a company called Zodiac that offers contracts to bring government and organization to other societies. Milton Hack is their field representative and travels to other planets to try to sell contracts. He also owns 8% of the company. The rest of the company has just been inherited in equal shares by a brother and sister after their father died. Hack has been screening out applicants to avoid those that are especially problematic and unlikely to meet their financial commitments, but his new boss wants him to sign up anybody. Giving in to pressure, Hack contracts with an es...