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Foreign Devil
First installment of the Latelian Cycle, a science-fiction trilogy by Lee Bond.

Outline
Garth N'Chalez (Nickels) is awoken after 30.000 years of suspended animation when a conglomerate (interstellar firm) stumbles upon his ship during mining operations on Pluto. He has no recollection of how he got there and why, but does have an encyclopedic knowledge of popular culture on Earth since 1950.

After ten years of serving the Trinity A.I. in Special Services, and paying off his astronomical debt the conglomerate put on him for compensation of lost revenue, Garth sets out to find the 'other ship' that he believes must hold his memories.

Helped by 'Huey', an artificial intelligence Garth 'freed' in one of his mental fugues wherein he performs technical feats he later has no recollection of, the most likely location is pinpointed to the Latelian system.

On arriving, Garth finds out they are currently hosting the Game, where Latelians and since recently 'offworlders' fight for supremacy, money and the chance to open the Box. Convinced that this Box is actually the space ship he is looking for, he enters the Game.