Jon PENNYCOOK reviewed Interstellar Empire by John Brunner (Venture SF)
Review of 'Interstellar Empire' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
More like a fantasy collection, with spaceships replacing horses or ships. Some of the swords are replaced with energy weapons, but not all of them. I read the first story, started the second, then gave up. People somehow live in mid-2nd millennium conditions after the collapse of a galactic empire but still have spaceships left over by an alien civilisation.