The Right to Arm Bears

A classic of science fiction from SF legend Gordon R. Dickson, winner ofthree Hugo awards, a Nebula award, and an inductee into the Science Fiction Hallof Fame. Humans and alien adversaries contend on a world whose inhabitantsresemble bears both in appearance and in temperament. A BEAR OF ACHOICE! Planet Dilbia is in a crucial location for both humans and theiradversaries, the Hemnoids. Therefore making friends with the Dilbians andestablishing a human presence there is of the utmost importance, which may be aproblem, since the bearlike Dilbians stand some nine feet tall, and have a highregard for physical prowess. They're not impressed by human technology, either.A real man, er, bear doesn't need machines to do his work for him.