The Mound rises up against the skyline — an imposing, brooding presence, dark and silentIt appears to be completely deserted. A layer of brilliant white snow dusts the top of the massive circular structure, glittering in the sunlight. Vents on the roof spew faint plumes of smoke that drift off slowly in a light breeze.I know we're going to die — all of us. But it's all right.We had seen the Omnis' crucified victims, up on metal stakes, on our way to...

Immortality and Death on the Pathways of the GodsIn a dark future the Confederation of Free Worlds is over-run by enemies both foreign and domestic. The ship of state is adrift, riding stormy seas, guided by subversives who hate the people of ConFree and seek the total destruction of the Confederation. National suicide is government policy. The NewFam invaders have seized control of much of society. The people are weak, helpless and leaderless, stunned by close to a hundred years o...

I have burnt the Book of Laws, to serve the Deadman's cause, as a soldier of the LegionA rough truce divides the known galaxy between the System — the despotic slave empire that rules the inner systems — and the Confederation of Free Worlds, claiming the awesome infinity of the Outvac frontier.Fresh out of basic training, the young troopers of ConFree Legion's Squad Beta are dropped onto the primitive world of Andrion 2 to counter a mysterious System incurs...

Welcome to the Kitchen of the Gods — a forbidding volcanic cauldron guarded by merciless, invulnerable Omni aliens, and giant primitive ExosegsOn a hostile planet, ConFree Legion trooper Thinker (Beta 3) and his Squad Beta comrades approach the Omni swarm. As they fight their way into the Camp of the O, they find themselves helpless and terrified in the grip of the aliens' awesome psypower.The battlefield soon becomes littered with the pitted, smoking A-sui...

One squad one roadNine tales to tellOne squad tac modeNine souls to Hell.An ancient enemy threatens the galaxy. Squad Delta of the ConFree Legion stands in the way:A terrified recruit who does not belong in the LegionA hostile squad leader who just wants to be left aloneA shy young trooper who responds to insults with a front face kickTwo man-hating girls, one black, one white, daring anyone to say a wordA trained killer from...

A savage tide of alien intruders are infiltrating the distant reaches of the Deadvac and the Icy Way, enslaving millions of kidnapped, brainwashed innocents. As the aliens approach the Outvac the young troopers of the ConFree Legion confront them. Commander Seeker and Recon 16 enter the Farside seeking exploitable vulnerabilities in the enemy. They discover that the Spirit Shifters are powerful psychics seeking human souls. Recon is joined by the biogens, who know all about slavery.

Provides simple diagnostic methods and criteria to differentiate various types of headache. Headache treatment recommendations, both acute and prophylactic, are provided. Algorithms, patient-education materials, and tables and figures are included to assist in establishing the diagnosis and selecting appropriate therapy. A separate chaper is devoted to the management of headaches in women, including menstrual migraines.

"CONCEPTS of a Law of Nature are as old as Western philosophy. From its inception Greek philosophy was concerned to reduce the apparent chaos and conflict of the visible world to some principle of harmony and order. The true relationship of man to the world about him was of primary concern. Philosophical solutions of these problems were found in concepts of Natural Law by which men could be brought into an ideal relationship with each other and with their environment."In selecting t...

The Deadman's CauseCan the Gods read the future? Maybe not, but Delta Research can. We are nine young immortals, recently returned from the dead - with a little help from Dimension X. We struggle with the awesome, alien powers of the Eye to foresee the fate of the galaxy.The orders are to safeguard the future of the people of the Confederation of Free Worlds. Our attempts to crack the secrets of the Eye consume us, day and night, revealing chilling insights as ConFree's ene...

An ancient killer is coming for everyone — human and Omni alike — and the only chance to stop it was lost more than 2,000 years ago"Read your own heart, then walk your own road."All I wanted was a little reassurance — a glimpse of the future. I shouldn't have asked."I speak from the Realm of the Dead," the sorceress Moontouch said. "You will abandon me, and your son, again, leaving us to face our enemies alone. I see a White Death, invincible, wasti...

His past is haunting him — and she won't take no for an answerOnce a proud soldier and fearless immortal, Thinker is now a dishwasher trapped on a dismal collective System world without even his own memories to comfort him. Tortured by dreams of people he has never met, he will be returned to the clinic if he fails to adjust to life on the outside — and his adjustment is not going well.Although required to submit, he had just killed a thief trying to rob hi...

Bleed for ConFree, and ConFree will bleed for you.The galaxy is changing. Deadly enemies are becoming trusted allies, and the prophets of Galactic Resources face new challenges as mysterious alien spies appear in ConFree. "A revolution is not done in a day," rebel Demons say. The ConFree Legion faces endless war, and Prophet knows there is no escape for a soldier of the Legion, as the mission is not over until he is KIA."Growing up in a free state is not for sissies," Honey...