The Pirates of Ersatz

The Pirates of Zan is a science fiction novel by Murray Leinster, originally serialized in Astounding Science Fiction in 1959 as "The Pirates of Ersatz". It was nominated for the 1960 Hugo Award for Best Novel. It first appeared in book form in 1959 as one component of an Ace Double, bound with Leinster\'s The Mutant Weapon; This edition was reissued in 1971. A German translation was issued in hardcover in 1962, an Italian translation appeared in 1968, and the Dutch translation was published in 1972