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Venus Plus X
by Theodore SturgeonFrom Hugo and Nebula winner Theodore Sturgeon comes a seeming utopia: a world with only one gender and no poverty, pollution, or war—but at what cost? Charlie Johns has been snatched from his home on Earth and delivered to the strange future world of Ledom. Here, violence is a vague and improbable notion. Technology has triumphed over hunger, overpopulation, pollution, and even time and space. But there is a change Charlie finds even more shocking: Gender is a thing of the past. Gone are the tensions between male and female. Gone is the human preoccupation with sex. As Charlie explores Ledom and its people, he finds his engrained human precepts are profane in this new world. But then why are his hosts so eager for his approval? Something isn&’t right about Ledom&’s ideal existence. And when cracks begin to appear in its flawless facade, Charlie must unearth the city&’s terrible secrets . . . before it&’s too late. Theodore Sturgeon&’s visionary tale is literary science fiction at its most brazen and inventive. A scathing critique of American puritanism that unabashedly explores questions of sexuality and gender, it remains as relevant, insightful, provocative, and troubling as when it first appeared in print. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas&’s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author&’s estate, among other sources.
Venus Plus X (Gateway Essentials #152)
by Theodore SturgeonThe Ledom had made a world without war, without fear - a world in which each individual was free to love, to create, to explore . . .The Ledom, a gentle and kindly new race, made their twentieth-century guest, Charlie Johns, welcome to their paradise.Charlie thought he was in heaven. But then he found out just where - and when - he was . . . an Eden turned into a nightmare!
Venus Preserved: The Secret Books Of Venus (The Secret Books of Venus #4)
by Tanith LeeThe final novel in the alchemical thriller series set in an alternate Venice by the World Fantasy Award–winning author of A Bed of Earth. Centuries into the future, the sunken city of Venus has been salvaged from beneath the sea and rebuilt there under a dome, where it is supported by a vast network of computers that regulate weather, noise, and the most precious undersea commodity of all—air. It is here that a macabre experiment takes place. Conducted by geneticists at the university, the test consists of the resurrection of two lost souls, both murdered in their times: Jula, a first-century gladiatrix, and Cloudio del Nero, the eighteenth-century composer who met his fate in Lee&’s acclaimed first volume of the Secret Books of Venus series. An unexplained catastrophe occurs, claiming several lives. Was it merely an accident, computer failure, or has the trial unleashed an airborne virus? Or is there an even more sinister danger afoot, a force from beyond that threatens the survival of Venus itself? To answer these questions, a traveler from the surface is forced to confront mysteries in his own past that have remained buried, and to reveal the connection that ties him to the unavenged spirits wreaking havoc on the doomed city. &“The last of the four Secret Books of Venus is a tale of suspense and mystery.&” —Booklist
Venus of Dreams (Venus #1)
by Pamela SargentThe first adventure in the Nebula Award–winning author&’s &“masterful SF trilogy&” about the attempted colonization and terraforming of the planet Venus (Publishers Weekly). Iris Angharads, a determined, independent woman, sets herself one massive goal: to make the poison‑filled atmosphere of Venus hospitable to humans. She works day and night to realize her dream, with only one person sharing her passion, Liang Chen. It seems impossible to make Venus, with its intolerable air and waterless environment, into a paradise, but Iris succeeds. And in doing so, she also creates a powerful dynasty, beginning with her first born, Benzi Liangharad.
Venus of Shadows (Venus #2)
by Pamela SargentA new generation steps up in the colonization and terraforming of Venus in the Nebula Award–winning author&’s &“masterful SF trilogy&” (Publishers Weekly). The Venus Project calls upon the strongest and most courageous to create a prosperous world in the dismal wilderness of Venus. Those who demonstrate the skill and the passion to embark on this adventure must transform the barren planet in the midst of political and cultural unrest. When Risa and Benzi, children of Iris, one of the first people to partake in this project, find themselves in opposing forces on the battlefield, it is their love and perseverance that will determine the destiny of the new land.
Venus on Mars
by Jan MillsappsThree women - three generations - all linked by a mysterious journal, one man, and the enigmatic planet Mars. With great imagination and a lyrical flair, Jan Millsapps has fashioned an engaging tale about finding your place in the cosmos.
Venus on the Half-Shell
by Philip Jose FarmerSimon Wagstaff narrowly escapes the Deluge that destroys Earth when he happens upon an abandoned spaceship. A man without a planet, he gains immortality from an elixir drunk during an interlude with a cat-like alien queen. Now Simon must chart a 3,000-year course to the most distant corners of the multiverse, to seek out the answers to the questions no one can seem to answer.
Venus on the Half-Shell
by Philip José FarmerDisaster sends a man across the universe in search of answers to life&’s big questions in this humorous classic adventure by a Science Fiction Grand Master. When a massive flood wipes out Earth and spoils his date, lone survivor Simon Wagstaff finds refuge in an abandoned Chinese spaceship, the Hwang Ho. Accompanied by three new companions—a dog, an owl, and a beautiful robot—and his electric banjo, Wagstaff sets off on an extraterrestrial adventure. He travels from planet to planet, seeking the definitive answer to the ultimate question: Why are we created if only to suffer and die? Of course, after he drinks an elixir granting him eternal life, the real question is what to do for the rest of eternity after he answers his first question . . . &“Lively and inventive and goes by faster than a holiday weekend.&” —The Washington Post &“A comedy of sexual mores, an investigative search for Love, a lampoon of people who require answers to imponderable questions.&” —Science Fiction Review&“Not only a science-fiction epic of the most incredible proportions, but it is also a satiric-fantasy, a clever parody of its own genre.&” —The Daily Eastern News
Venus: Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Tales Of The Grand Tour, Powersat, Mercury, Titan, Mars Life, Leviathans Of Jupiter, Farside, New Earth (The Grand Tour)
by Ben BovaA deadly race unfolds on the hostile planet in this science fiction adventure by the six-time Hugo Award–winning author.The surface of Venus is the most hellish place in the solar system. The ground is hot enough to melt aluminum. The air pressure is so high it has crushed spacecraft landers as though they were tin cans. The sky is perpetually covered with clouds of sulfuric acid. The atmosphere is a choking mixture of carbon dioxide and poisonous gases.This is where Van Humphries must go. Or die trying.His older brother perished in the first attempt to land a man on Venus, years before, and his father had always hated Van for surviving when his brother died. Now his father is offering a ten-billion-dollar prize to the first person to land on Venus and return his oldest son’s remains.To everyone’s surprise, Van takes up the offer. But what Van Humphries will find on Venus will change everything—our understanding of Venus, of global warming on Earth, and his knowledge of who he is. . . .Praise for Venus“Venus scorches.” —Kansas City Star“Bova proves himself equal to the task of showing how adversity can temper character in unforeseen ways.” —The New York Times“The author’s excellence at combining hard science with believable characters and an attention-grabbing plot makes him one of the genre’s most accessible and entertaining storytellers.” —Library Journal
Venusian Adventure
by E. C. TubbVenus was a goldmine, a planet rotten with mineral wealth and unexploited resources, and tales filtered back to Earth and Mars, were whispered in the Domes of Mercury and wondered at in the dives of the outer planets. Venus was new and strange and a man, with luck and a little ruthlessness, could make his pile and retire to terrestrial luxury. But what if a man didn't have any luck? What if everything that could go wrong, did go wrong, and left him stranded on a strange alien world? What then?
Venusian Adventure
by E.C. TubbVenus was a goldmine, a planet rotten with mineral wealth and unexploited resources, and tales filtered back to Earth and Mars, were whispered in the Domes of Mercury and wondered at in the dives of the outer planets. Venus was new and strange and a man, with luck and a little ruthlessness, could make his pile and retire to terrestrial luxury.But what if a man didn't have any luck? What if everything that could go wrong, did go wrong, and left him stranded on a strange alien world? What then?
Venusian Gambit: Book Three of the Daedalus Series (Daedalus Series #3)
by Michael MartinezThe last chapter of the dimension-spanning Daedalus series brings the 19th and 22nd centuries together for an explosive finale in the jungles of Venus! In the year 2135, dangerous alien life forms freed in the destruction of Saturn's moon Enceladus are making their way towards Earth. A task force spearheaded by Lt. Cmdr. Shaila Jain is scrambling to beat them there while simultaneously trying to save crewmember Stephane Durand, who was infected during the mission to Saturn and is now controlled by a form of life intent on reopening a transdimensional rift and destroying the human race. But Jain doesn’t realize that the possessed Stephane has bigger plans, beaming critical date to other conspirators suspiciously heading not for Earth, but for Venus. . . In 1809--a Napoleonic era far different from our own--the French have occupied England with their Corps Eternélle, undead soldiers risen through the darkest Alchemy. Only the actions of Lord Admiral Thomas Weatherby and the Royal Navy have kept the French contained to Earth. But the machinations of old enemies point to a bold and daring gambit: an ancient weapon, presumed lost in the jungles of Venus. Now, Weatherby must choose whether to stay and fight to retake his homeland or pursue the French to the green planet. And Shaila must decide if it’s possible to save the man she loves, or if he must be sacrificed for the good of two dimensions. In the dark, alien jungles of Venus, humanity's fate in both dimensions hangs in the balance--forcing past and present to once again join forces against an ancient terror.
Vera's Christmas Elf: Christmas Paranormal Romance Box Set
by Sarah MakelaRing in the holidays with two steamy paranormal romance Christmas books about finding love in the least expected places...Her Christmas Elf (Book 1)Lost in a forest, Vera finds an elf who gives her a Christmas to remember.Traveling alone in Finland around Christmas is not really what Vera Hayes had imagined she’d be doing. When her longtime boyfriend dumps her before the trip at the last minute, she decides to go anyway. However, she gets lost in a forest in Lapland and starts to panic until she runs into a magical man who looks suspiciously like an elf without the pointy ears. Pekka, one of Santa’s elves, soothes away her worry and helps her find her way back to her cabin, giving her a Christmas Eve to remember.~ * ~ * ~ * ~Vera's Christmas Wish (Book 2)Vera’s back in Finland looking to find some Yuletide love with a sexy elf.Vera Hayes had the most amazing Christmas ever a year ago. Now she’s back in Finland hoping to find Pekka, her sexy Finnish elf, in hopes of creating new and delightful holiday memories. Not having any luck, she goes back to her cabin where a deranged goat man storms inside demanding food and drink.On the run from the goat man, she stumbles across Pekka overseeing a massive herd of reindeer. He’s glad to see her, even if he’s more than a little amused at the trouble she always finds herself in.
Veracity
by Laura BynumHarper Adams was six years old in 2012 when an act of viral terrorism wiped out one-half of the country's population. Out of the ashes rose a new government, the Confederation of the Willing, dedicated to maintaining order at any cost. The populace is controlled via government-sanctioned sex and drugs, a brutal police force known as the Blue Coats, and a device called the slate, a mandatory implant that monitors every word a person speaks. To utter a Red-Listed, forbidden word is to risk physical punishment or even death. But there are those who resist. Guided by the fabled "Book of Noah," they are determined to shake the people from their apathy and ignorance, and are prepared to start a war in the name of freedom. The newest member of this resistance is Harper -- a woman driven by memories of a daughter lost, a daughter whose very name was erased by the Red List. And she possesses a power that could make her the underground warriors' ultimate weapon -- or the instrument of their destruction. In the tradition of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, Laura Bynum has written an astonishing debut novel about a chilling, all-too-plausible future in which speech is a weapon and security comes at the highest price of all.
Verak the Storm King: Special 21
by Adam BladeBattle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!Don't miss this new bumper special edition of the bestselling series, in which our heroes return to the realm of Gwildor to battle an old enemy and a terrifying new sea Beast - Verak the Storm King!If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Sea Quest and Beast Quest: New Blood!
Verak the Storm King: Special 21 (Beast Quest #21)
by Adam BladeBattle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!Don't miss this new bumper special edition of the bestselling series, in which our heroes return to the realm of Gwildor to battle an old enemy and a terrifying new sea Beast - Verak the Storm King!If you like Beast Quest, check out Adam Blade's other series: Team Hero, Sea Quest and Beast Quest: New Blood!
Verano de Kalashnikovs
by José Ignacio CabanaItzel y su hija Olga viven escondidas del mundo en una playa cercana a Acapulco. Huyen de algo terrible que les sucedió meses atrás en la Ciudad de México. Pero el paradisíaco estado de Guerrero nunca ha sido un sitio tranquilo. Su nombre y su historia se asocia a fiestas sin fin y numerosas estrellas que han pasado por aquí. Ahora las mafias pelean ferozmente por el privilegio de proveer al turismo de los paraísos artificiales que buscan sin saciedad. Y como en todas las grandes historias, lo más importante son sus protagonistas. Carlos es un expolicía español al que la Ciudad de México ha convertido en el guardaespaldas de un mirrey aficionado a las drogas duras y el dinero fácil. Violeta es la antigua compañera de patrulla de Carlos, una mujer que prefiere los clubs swinger al amor y que necesita sentir en su piel la adrenalina junto a su placa de policía. Cristina es un temible sicario que tomó su nombre de la primera prostituta a la que mató y que pondrá en contacto a todos los personajes de esta novela. En esta inolvidable novela de prosa hipnótica, se entrelazan los barrios más salvajes con los clubes más exclusivos de la Ciudad de México, en una red de historias sobre lo peligroso que resulta para sus personajes buscar los amores perdidos.
Verano enredada
by Michele Barrow-Belisle Sandra HidalgoElla ha hecho todo lo posible para olvidar. Él hará lo imposible para ayudarle a recordar. Dicen que nuestros sueños esconden secretos. Deseos secretos. Miedos secretos. Verdades secretas. Los sueños de Nora Dultry, de 20 años, esconden aún más. Son una puerta hacia el hombre de sus sueños y una vía de escape de su doloroso pasado. Ha soñado con él durante años y, cuando aparece de forma misteriosa mientras trabaja dando clases en verano, nunca imaginó que se cuestionaría si era al que realmente quería. Pero su antiguo amor, Troy Bellisaro, no solo es el propietario de la academia Wanderlust, sino también su jefe. Él todavía le tiene el corazón hecho un lío y esconde sus propios secretos. Uno de ellos será su sueño hecho realidad. El otro, su pesadilla en la vida real. Desentrañar la verdad podría hacer que este sueño sea el último.
Verborgen Duisternis: De Kronieken van Kerrigan (De Kronieken van Kerrigan #7)
by W. J. MayVerborgen Duisternis is het 7e boek van W.J. May's best verkopende serie, The Chronicles of Kerrigan. Een race tegen de tijd, een sprint over de wereld. De vijand heeft nu een nieuw gezicht, Jonathon Cromfield. Behalve dat hij niet echt nieuw is, of wel? Cromfield heeft een plan, een plan waar Rae bij betrokken is, of ze het nu leuk vindt of niet. Rae is doodsbang voor het idee dat ze niet kan sterven. Iedereen die ze ooit zal kennen zal verder gaan zonder haar en haar met rust laten. Behalve Cromfield. Ze gaat nog liever dood dan dat ze bij hem is. Het team van Rae, Devon, Julian en Molly moeten rond de wereld racen om de hybriden te vinden voordat Cromfield dat doet, ze moeten uitzoeken waar zijn serum echt voor is, en het allemaal terugbrengen naar de Kroonraad voordat Cromfield ze kan stoppen. Onsterfelijk of niet, Rae heeft geen seconde te verliezen.
Verbotener Beschützer (Hüter der Nacht)
by Tina FolsomHüter der Nacht Logan Frazer ist seiner Rasse gegenüber loyal. Doch als er den Befehl erhält, eine Seherin zu eliminieren, damit diese nicht in die Hände der Dämonen fällt und diesen bei der Zerstörung der Menschheit helfen kann, verweigert er den Befehl und beschützt sie stattdessen. Winter Collins weiß nicht, dass sie eine Seherin ist und ihre schrecklichen Alpträume Visionen sind, bis Dämonen versuchen, sie zu entführen. Aber ein unsterblicher Krieger rettet sie und ergreift mit ihr die Flucht. Logan und Winter versuchen nicht nur vor den Dämonen zu fliehen, sondern auch vor den Hütern der Nacht, die sie hinrichten wollen, falls Logan sie nicht davon überzeugen kann, dass Winter lebend mehr wert ist als tot. Ein verzweifeltes Rennen gegen die Zeit beginnt, in dem Logan alle Register ziehen muss und sogar die Vampire und Hexen von Scanguards zu Hilfe ruft, um die Frau zu retten, in die er sich verliebt. Lara Adrian, New York Times Bestseller Autorin der Midnight Breed Serie: "Bereiten Sie sich auf eine wilde Fahrt vor! Die Hüter der Nacht sind die Einzigen, die zwischen der Menschheit und der Dämonen stehen, die versuchen, die Welt zu beherrschen. Für rasante paranormale Liebesromane, bei denen viel auf dem Spiel steht, sollten Sie unbedingt Tina Folsom zu Ihrer Pflichtlektüre hinzufügen!" Über die Serie Die unsterblichen Hüter der Nacht können sich unsichtbar machen und schützen die Menschen seit Jahrhunderten vor der dunklen Macht der Dämonen der Angst. Die Hüter leben in Komplexen, die für Menschen und Dämonen gleichermaßen unsichtbar sind, aber die Gefahr ist nie weit entfernt. Nur die Hüter der Nacht stehen zwischen der Menschheit und den bösen Plänen der Dämonen, die Menschheit zu unterwerfen. Während sie die Menschen vor den Dämonen und ihrem bösen Anführer Zoltan, dem Großmächtigen, beschützen, müssen die Hüter ihr eigenes Leben riskieren, um ihre Mission zu erfüllen, ohne dass die Menschen herausfinden, wer sie sind. Doch nicht alles läuft nach Plan. Und selbst unsterbliche Hüter können sich verlieben. Hüter der Nacht Band 1 – Geliebter Unsichtbarer Band 2 – Entfesselter Bodyguard Band 3 – Vertrauter Hexer Band 4 – Verbotener Beschützer Band 5 – Verlockender Unsterblicher Band 6 – Übersinnlicher Retter Band 7 – Unwiderstehlicher Dämon Scanguards Vampire Band 1 - Samsons Sterbliche Geliebte Band 2 - Amaurys Hitzköpfige Rebellin Band 3 - Gabriels Gefährtin Band 4 - Yvettes Verzauberung Band 5 - Zanes Erlösung Band 6 - Quinns Unendliche Liebe Band 7 – Olivers Versuchung Band 8 – Thomas' Entscheidung Band 8 1/2 – Ewiger Biss Band 9 – Cains Geheimnis Band 10 – Luthers Rückkehr Band11 – Blakes Versprechen Band 11 1/2 – Schicksalhafter Bund Band 12 – Johns Sehnsucht Novelle – Brennender Wunsch Band 13 – Ryders Rhapsodie (Scanguards Hybriden - Band 1) Band 14 - Damians Eroberung (Scanguards Hybriden - Band 2) Band 15 - Graysons Herausforderung (Scanguards Hybriden - Band 3) Codename Stargate Band 1 - Ace – Auf der Flucht Band 2 - Fox – Unter Feinden Band 3 - Yankee – Untergetaucht Band 4 – Tiger – Auf der Lauer Der Clan der Vampire Der Clan der Vampire (Venedig 1 – 2) Der Clan der Vampire (Venedig 3 – 4) Der Clan der Vampire (Venedig 5) Die Hüter der Nacht Serie hat alles: Liebe auf den ersten Blick, von Feinden zum Liebespaar, Alpha-Helden, Leibwächter, Brüderschaft, Jungfrau in Not, Frau in Gefahr, verborgene Identität, Unsichtbarkeit, Seelenverwandte, gequälter Held , Altersunterschied, zweite Liebeschance, trauernder Geliebter, Rückkehr von Totgeglaubten, heimliches Baby, Entführungen, von Freundschaft zu Liebschaft, heimlicher Verehrer, unerwiderte Liebe, verbotene Liebe, Partner bei der Verbrechensbekämpfung.
Verdict of Fate: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Wan MeiShenGeMemories are the vicissitudes of life. Fate is the masterpiece of heaven. A complicated story. The mysterious hoodlum killer was narrated. Song of God's Laughter to the Wind. It upended the tradition. He had changed his fate. What was forcing him to move forward? The undying love of life and death. "His eyes are still filled with hatred." Fate's judgement described the future of a group of hot-blooded youngsters. Repel the last of the fear in your heart. He became the domineering dragon head of the underworld with one hand covering the sky. His name had been left behind since ancient times. [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter] Close]
Verdict on Crimson Fields (WORLD OF PRIME #4)
by M. C. PlanckAn engineer upsets the rigid social order of a medieval-level magical society as his attempts to return to our world amass him more power--and more enemies.The continuing adventures of Christopher Sinclair, mechanical engineer turned priest of war.Christopher is sent north to avenge the destruction of County Nordland, but murderous dragons and genocidal goblins are the least of his worries when his allies keep promising to kill him first. His advancement has not gone unnoticed, and even powers outside the realm show an interest in his career. As always, the price is high, and Christopher is not the only one who must pay.
Verdict: Daddy (Fatherhood)
by Charlotte DouglasDaddy Material?Blake Adams thinks he's dreaming when he wakes up to find a beautiful baby girl on his doorstep. With her curly red hair and sparkling green eyes, "Annie" quickly makes an indelible impression on his hardened heart.Needing advice, Blake turns to the only person he feels he can trust: criminal attorney Marissa Mason. It's been years since he's seen his childhood friend, and it's clear this stunning woman is no longer the tomboy of their youth.Now, with Marissa looking into Annie's mysterious arrival, Blake can't imagine letting either of them go. And when she unearths a shattering twist to Annie's birth, Blake knows his fate is sealed-and that his future is not going to be spent alone.Fatherhood: Dedicated father and darling daughter-what an unbeatable combination!
Verdigris Deep
by Frances Hardinge“Deliciously shiver-inducing . . . Fans of dark fantasies such as Neil Gaiman’s Coraline will find this tale irresistible”—from the award-winning author (School Library Journal).Verdigris (n.): a blue-green rust that tarnishes aging and forgotten copper coins, altering them entirely . . .Ryan feels invisible: At school, he’s in a class with students older and cooler than him, and at home, he’s largely ignored during his parents’ petty arguments. And then he meets Josh. Josh is popular in the way that only beautiful boys can be—he’s almost electric. Both Ryan and his chatterbox sidekick, Chelle, fall under Josh’s spell, and the three soon become inseparable.One summer afternoon, they sneak off to the troubled town of Magwhite. Trapped without bus fare for the ride home, Josh convinces his less mischievous companions their only solution is to steal coins from the infamous wishing well. Soon after, each develops a unique, sinister power. When the well witch appears, she gargles demands of her three new servants. Ryan, Josh, and Chelle have robbed her and now must obey her . . . and the wishes rotting at the bottom of her well.“A deliciously creepy tale . . . There is a vividness and energy to Hardinge’s imagination that makes almost every moment of this absorbing story shine with light or glossy darkness.” —The Horn Book (starred review)“Inescapably chilling . . . a dark, polished gem.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“There’s no denying Hardinge’s power as a storyteller, her ability to create beautiful, precise imagery, or her expectation that her readers will grasp the subtle ideas and reflections woven into the novel.” —Booklist (starred review)
Vergil in Averno
by Avram DavidsonHe was a Master in Arts Magical, but not yet Incantor et Magus Now Vergil Magus, the powerful sorcerer-poet, returns in the long-awaited prequel to Avram Davidson's bestselling novel of fable and magic, The Phoenix and the Mirror. Here, Vergil's extraordinary adventures begin as he journeys into the hideous heart of evil and darkness . . . Enter the Very Rich City of Averno and discover a place on untold riches and untamed lusts, of orgies and drunken revelries, of madness and human corruption. Here is a decaying metropolis of wizards and warlocks, where old crones spin webs of cruelty and deceit, and hell lurks in a labyrinth of underworld caves. Vergil has come to Averno to uncover the secret of its eternal fires, the very center of its wealth and prominence. But as he explores the inner sancta of this ancient and heartless inferno, he finds, too, the fiery bed of Poppaea, the beautiful wife of the city's most influential Magnates. With this forbidden pleasure comes forbidden knowledge, and Vergil is drawn into a web of intrigue that threatens to turn the terrible power of Averno against him. For centuries, the lords of the city have thrived on the bloody sacrifice of their own people. Now they are determined to add one more name to the scrolls of Averno's dead . . . and to cast Vergil, now an outlaw, into the burning pits of the dying empire.