Geheimagentin der Erde by Karel Thole

Published 1973 by Heyne (Germany)
German publication of the John Brunner novel 'Secret Agent of Terra' (Ace, 1962)
Also published as 'The Avengers of Carrig' (Dell, 1969) and 'Victims of Nova' (Arrow, 1989)


Karel Thole (Carolus Adrianus Maria Thole) (20 April 1914 – 26 March 2000) was born in Bussum, near Amsterdam, and was educated at State Drawing School of Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum.
In 1958 Thole moved to Milan, Italy, and became renowned for his long work for science fiction magazine Urania. He also did covers for other publishers such as Mondadori where he painted covers for Mystery and Romance books.
Some of his Science Fiction covers were also published by Four Square Books (England) and DAW books (US).
A list of his Science Fiction work can be found on the Internet Speculative Fiction Database