Dear Folks –

TomB wrote:
> There was a scifi novel some years back called I think The Expendables
> that covered the individuals that did high risk explorations.

The Expendables are a great series of books, if you can find them at
second-hand stores. Edmund Cooper, author of _The Uncertain Midnight_,
writing as Richard Avery.

Includes "proving" new worlds, cold sleep, robots, and bionics.

The Expendables (1) The Deathworms of Kratos
The Expendables (2) The Rings of Tantalus
The Expendables (3) The War Games of Zelos
The Expendables (4) The Venom of Argus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Cooper#As_Richard_Avery

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