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Book IV of The Long Earth. It is the middle of the twenty-first century. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption, humanity is spreading farther into the Long Earth. Society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve. And new challenges emerge. Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang is living with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. He's determined to lead a normal life in New Springfield - they even adopt a child. But there are rumors, strange sightings in the sky. On this world, something isn't right...Millions of steps away - learning about a hidden family history and the father he never knew - Joshua receives an urgent summons from New Springfield. Lobsang has come to understand that what has blighted his Earth is also a threat to all the worlds of the Long Earth. Countering this threat will require the combined efforts of humankind, machine, and the super-intelligent Next. And some must make the ultimate sacrifice... -
Book I of Star of the Guardians. A galactic revolution has toppled the Starfire dynasty and swept the harsh Democratic Republic into power. To support the murdered king is punishable by death. But on distant worlds, the few surviving Guardians carry a dangerous secret - somewhere in the galaxy, they shield the rightful heir to the throne. Stalking the hidden king is the Warlord, a ruthless Republican general who wields the bloodsword. Only a few brave rebels dare to oppose him: young Dion, who fights to find his destiny; the mercenary Tusk; the outlaw commander Dixter; and the beautiful Lady Maigrey, the only person alive who can match the Warlord's cunning. Theirs is the ultimate battle against a star-spanning corruption the ultimate sacrifice for the glory of the lost king's throne. Cover art by Stephen Youll.
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They discovered a vast comet far out between the stars. Within its icy core were two beings, frozen in still life for thousands of years. One was human, a Prometheus figure. But the other, locked with the first in a tableau of eternal combat, was Lucifer. Lucifer, Satan, the Devil - there he seemed to be, horns, bat wings and all, the visible embodiment of all human legendry of all that was evil. Then they defrosted them. Prometheus was indeed the Fire-Bringer. The Other was the Old Enemy in person - with powers that baffled the advanced science of the day...Cover art by Gino D'Achille.
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Book I of The Torin. Scott Gale crashes into a lake - how will he survive in this harsh alien landscape? How will he escape the people with their strange powers? He is in jeopardy - until he finds a place with the family called Brin's Five. When Dorn saw Diver - as he calls Scott crash into the lake, he went to the rescue. After that, they became friends - although they were of two very different species. Dorn's family, Brin's Five adopt Diver as their Luck, giving him a place in their society. Diver must also learn their customs or he will endanger his new family. Dorn fears that no matter how well Diver camoflauges himself, his strange pale skin, short arms and round eyes will give them all away. Cover art by Tony Pyrzakowski. -
Book III of Star Hounds. The Federated Empire is on the decline. The alien Jaxdron are on the offensive, their superior mind control more than a match for the Federation's advanced technology. Caught in the middle is Laura Shemzak. She hates the Federation for enslaving her brother, and using and betraying her. She's dangerous - a spy turned rogue.With a crew of interstellar outlaws aboard the Starbow she continues a lonely crusade for justice. And it's her hatred for both sides that gives Starbow a fighting chance. Cover art by John Harris. -
In this issue: Blind Windows, Garry Kilworth; Healer, P.E. Cunningham; The Man With The Little Red Wagon, Ross Appel; Superbiometalemon, Christopher Anvil; Sule Skerry, Jane Yolen; Die And Follow Me, Gary Jennings; The Last Run, Alan Dean Foster; The Buck, Reid Collins; The Lion In His Attic, Larry Niven. With book, film and a science review by Isaac Asimov. Cover art by David Hardy. -
Book IV of Riverworld. After 33 years on the River, Clemens and his crew are finally near the end of their journey in the great iron riverboat Not For Hire, and only one obstacle remains: the evil Earthly king, John Lackland. John is waiting just upriver in the Rex Grandissimus the first riverboat constructed by Sam and stolen by John Lackland. Each are hell-bent on sinking the other and complicating the probable battle is that both boats carry Ethicals, members of the group of advanced beings who created Riverworld for reasons unknown. The battle is set to take place along the shores populated by members of the Church of the Second Chance, a group that believes they must attain ethical perfection in order to proceed to the next phase of existence. The Second Chancers are not violent, but their charismatic leader, La Viro, may attempt to sink one or both of the iron ships in order to prevent the battle. Among the Second Chancers is former Nazi officer Hermann Goring, who has already been more than a nuisance to those on the Quest to find the source of the River...Cover art by Melvyn Grant. -
Norman Winters was obsessed by the future. His dream was to see for himself how mankind would develop in the centuries to come. And so he conducted a dangerous experiment: to put himself to sleep for 5000 years at a time...and the experiment worked. 5,000 A.D. The age of the forest-dwellers, struggling to survive after the devastating Age of Waste...10,000 A.D. The world is governed by the Brain - an inexorable machine - and freedom is a forgotten word...15,000 A.D. Humans program their dreams and sleep their lives away, unable to face an appalling reality...20,000 A.D.The Age of Anarchy - and terror reigns unchecked...25,000. Humanity discovers the secret of eternity - but at what price? Cover art by Peter Jones.
