The unlikely hero of this fantastic tale, "an ordinary," is alerted to the plight of a young girl by her scream which he picks up across the cosmic flux. His response leads him into a horrifying confrontation with the noxiously evil warlord Myparan, and sets in motion a train of events both amazing and terrifying. With the help of a member of the "elite," the hero rescues survivors of Myparan's collapsing empire and they become part of his quartet of friends. But the young girl, a mere "fluttering creature," remains trapped. When the friends set out to rescue her, they are assailed by an...
The unlikely hero of this fantastic tale, "an ordinary," is alerted to the plight of a young girl by her scream which he picks up across the cosmic fl...
A secret, military project is in the process of colonising a planet called Springfield. When contact with Earth is lost, the Springfielders are forced to look out for themselves. In this story about alternative worlds, there are alternative endings. In the first, aggressive aliens arrive, forcing the Springfielders to choose between fight and flight. In the second ending, a machine intelligence seems to offer renewed contact with Earth. Unwittingly, it attracts an apparition previously believed to exist only in legend.
A secret, military project is in the process of colonising a planet called Springfield. When contact with Earth is lost, the Springfielders are forced...
