The Space exploration ship Integra crash lands on a remote planet. The crew members soon realise that there is no chance of rescue and that they will have to learn to make do with what resources they have, on a wild, rich and diverse planet. But they are not alone and biologist Toni Anderson is contacted by aliens, the Eelark people, and soon a mutually beneficial deal is brokered in which a new and self-sustaining colony is formed. This is the first of two books, with the sequel being Declaration of Independence.

The sequel to Under Two Suns. In Declaration of Independence, the new colony of Medlion prospers and, with some judicious trading with their new Eelark friends and with the Corporations which rule the overcrowded and exhausted planet Earth, together with some undetected larcenous activity, has become a viable community. The needs of their Eelark allies becomes pressing, and the people of Medlion make a generous offer to ensure that their friends remain a viable trading partner, able to supply the technology and machinery needed by the Medlions. The planet itself shows itself not to be as...

Much has happened in the brewing industry since the last edition of this book was published in 1996. In particular, there has been substantial con- solidation of larger brewing companies as major multinational concerns, and at the other end of the spectrum the microbrewing scene in various parts of the world has become established as a sustainable enterprise. For those involved in the scientific and technical aspects of fermented bever- age production the changes have been no less daunting. The complete genome sequence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been determined and studies are underway...