When war destroys life on Earth, three space colonies must continue the human race in this science fiction adventure from two bestselling authors."A taut, expertly researched techno-thriller." —Gregory Benford, author of TimescapeIn shock and grief, the last remnants of the human race watched from space as the holocaust of war raged across the face of the Earth. Now the future rested in the hands of three fragile ...

Earth's thriving lunar colony faces a mysterious, growing threat on the far side of the Moon . . . an alien invasion or nanotechnology run amuck.The crew of Moonbase Columbus makes an amazing discovery on the far side of the Moon—a massive alien structure is erecting itself, built up atom by atom by living machines, microscopically small, intelligent, and unstoppable, consuming everything they touch. The mysterious structure begins to expand and take shape, and its...

An environmental disaster leads to global chaos in this science fiction thriller by the authors of Assemblers of Infinity.It is the largest oil spill in history: a supertanker crashes into the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay. Desperate to avert environmental damage (as well as a PR disaster), the multinational oil company releases an untested designer oil-eating microbe to break up the spill.What the company didn't realize is that their mic...

Three collected tales from Kevin J. Anderson & Doug Beason:"Reflections in a Magnetic Mirror"—Gripping science fiction story set at a Magnetic Mirror Fusion Facility."Rescue at L-5"—The short story that became the basis for their novel Lifeline."Prisons"—On a harsh prison planet, the warden and the staff are as much prisoners as the convicts, but a risky prison break might free them all.Bonus material includes deleted chapters from their eco...

Three collected tales from Kevin J. Anderson & Doug Beason:"Reflections in a Magnetic Mirror"—Gripping science fiction story set at a Magnetic Mirror Fusion Facility."Rescue at L-5"—The short story that became the basis for their novel Lifeline."Prisons"—On a harsh prison planet, the warden and the staff are as much prisoners as the convicts, but a risky prison break might free them all.Bonus material includes deleted chapters from their eco-thriller novel

An injured astronaut must save NASA from terrorists in this high-tech adventure by the bestselling authors of Lifeline and Ill Wind.Terrorists seize control of the Kennedy Space Center and hold the shuttle Atlantis and its crew hostage on the launchpad. But astronaut "Iceberg" Friese, grounded from the mission because of a broken foot, is determined to slip through the swamps and rocket facilities around Cape Canaveral and pull the plug on the ter...

At the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California—one of the nation's premier nuclear-weapons design facilities—high-level physicists operate within heavy security to model and test new warhead designs. But politics can be just as dangerous as the weapons they design, and with gigantic budgets on the line, scientific egos, and personality clashes, research can turn deadly. When a prominent and abrasive nuclear-weapons researcher is murdered inside a Top Security zone, FBI investi...

"Timeless and absorbing. . . . An astonishing and authentic portrayal of the military academy experience." —Jerry Pournelle, New York Times–bestselling, Nebula and Hugo Award–winning author of Lucifer's HammerThe Officer continues the historical saga chronicling the United States Air Force Academy. Unveiling the arduous training of America's leaders, The Officer showcases empathetic, larger-than-life characters set against a fasci...

By Kevin J. Anderson & Doug Beason. Activist Elizabeth Devane wished for an end to nuclear weapons. Surely, she thought, if they'd known what they were unleashing, the scientists of the Manhattan Project would never have created such a terrible instrument of destruction. But during a protest action, the unthinkable happened: a flash of light, a silent confusion, and Elizabeth awakes to find herself alone in a desolate desert arroyo ... and almost fifty years in the past. June 1944. Los Ala...

"Timeless and absorbing. . . . An astonishing and authentic portrayal of the military academy experience." —Jerry Pournelle, New York Times–bestselling, Nebula and Hugo Award–winning author of Lucifer's HammerA military epic that chronicles the birth of the United States Air Force. The arduous training of America's future leaders as they prepare to serve from the jungles of Vietnam to the deserts of the Middle East. The first in the Wild Blue U his...

A US Air Force commander fights to take back his base and stop terrorists from unleashing a nuclear attack in this gripping thriller.The greatest power on Earth is about to be stripped of its defensesAlpha Base. It's the home of America's nuclear stockpile, over 5,000 warheads protected by a formidable high-tech security system deep in the salt flats of Nevada. If Alpha Base is ever penetrated, no one on earth will be safe . . .From the heart of rem...

A New Mexico nuclear weapons storage facility becomes a ticking time bomb in this "wonderfully imagined, terrifying" disaster thriller (Steve Berry)."Shines light on the greatest security lapse of our age. . . . Fans of Dan Brown and Michael Crichton won't want to miss this high-tech thriller!"―Ward Larsen, USA Today– bestselling author of Assassin's RunDeep within a mou...