K9 Corps: Under Fire - Kenneth Von Gunden

It seems a simple job for Ray Larkin and his team: Join the military compound on the planet Hephaestus in guarding the Federation prisoners sentenced to the mines there.

Simple - except for the riots of the miners, the attacks by native predators, the treachery among the troops - and the very dangerous powers of the rubies themselves, rare gems capable of increasing the psi powers of any sentient life...

K-9 CORPS: They are the best freelance space scouts in the galaxy: genetically altered dogs with enhanced senses and the gift of speech. They are Beowulf, Grendel, Mama-san, Gawain, Ozma, Littlejohn, Frodo, Sinbad and Tajil - and they'll stand beside Ray Larkin, their human leader, against any danger. Anywhere. At any cost.

Small tear on cover.