Short Story: “Margin of Profit” by Poul Anderson, along with most of the other Van Rijn / Falkayn stories (also liked “The Man who Counts”). I read them at age 14 or so, but good at any age. Fun, space adventure, puzzle/mystery. Heroes use logic and economic reasoning instead of brute force to solve “standard” space adventure problems. A great deal of humor also.
Short Story: “Margin of Profit” by Poul Anderson, along with most of the other Van Rijn / Falkayn stories (also liked “The Man who Counts”). I read them at age 14 or so, but good at any age. Fun, space adventure, puzzle/mystery. Heroes use logic and economic reasoning instead of brute force to solve “standard” space adventure problems. A great deal of humor also.