In WAR IN HEAVEN, a desperate battle rages in the Horizon Realms, the mystic dimensions that surround Earth. The mages of both the Nine Traditions and the Technocracy are under attack by a mysterious willworker who calls himself Heylel Teomim, the Ascension Warrior. Already, two Horizon Realms have been obliterated, and now others are under attack. But Helyel's most potent threat is a seductive offer that kindles the fires of revolution in younger mages. Only a small band of unlikely allie...

In WAR IN HEAVEN, a desperate battle rages in the Horizon Realms, the mystic dimensions that surround Earth. The mages of both the Nine Traditions and the Technocracy are under attack by a mysterious willworker who calls himself Heylel Teomim, the Ascension Warrior. Already, two Horizon Realms have been obliterated, and now others are under attack. But Helyel's most potent threat is a seductive offer that kindles the fires of revolution in younger mages. Only a small band of unlikely allie...

In all facets of life, most people strive for success.This could mean getting a promotion to vice-president, making the high school basketball team, having your children grow up to be good citizens, or getting the family together for holidays.Many of the elements of success are likely to include recovering from failure, short and long-term goals, perseverance, focused concentration, coping with adversity and keeping confident despite obstacles.To be successful requires many of these attrib...

The Science of Superheroes takes a lighthearted but clear-headed look at the real science that underlies some of the greatest superhero comic books of all time, including Spider-Man, Batman, Fantastic Four, and many more. Each chapter presents the story of the origin of one or more superheroes and asks intriguing questions that lead to fascinating discussions about the limits of science, the laws of nature, and the future of technology.If gamma rays can’t turn a 128-pound ...

The depiction of computers on the various "Star Trek" series has ranged from lame to breathtakingly imaginative. This book covers the gamut, and makes lucid and entertaining comparison of these fictional computers with those that now exist or are likely to inhabit our future. Throughout its history, "Star Trek" has been an accurate reflection of contemporary ideas about computers and their role in our lives. Affectionately but without illusions, The Computers of Star Trek shows ho...

THE THREATThe Red Death, leader of the cult of vampires known as the Order of Dreadful Night, is about to seize control of the two secret organizations that rule the World of Darkness. The only obstacles to his plan for global domination are two humans, Dire McCann and Alicia Varney.THE HORRORUnknown to the Red Death, his unholy allies, fire demons from another dimension, have been manipulating him for their own ends. If the Red Death...

Boldly go where no mage has gone before. The battle for reality itself ignites as mages of all stripes vie for the fabled Horizon Realms, the dimensions juxtaposing Earth and…elsewhere. A villain from the mages’ past returns to claim his legacy, embroiling Earth’s magick makers in a struggle both for survival and for dominance of all known creation.Based on Mage: The Ascension™ from White Wolf Game Studio, The Road to Hell is the first installment in the Horizon War Trilog...

For ten thousand years, a race of immortal vampires has waged a secret war to control mankind. Beings of incredible supernatural powers, they are driven by a lust for power... and human blood.They are the Kindred.Though mortal, the enigmatic detective Dire McCann knows a great deal about these undead. So does Alicia Varney, one of the world's wealthiest women. They are two wild cards in a global game of chess that has lasted for over a hundred centuries.But now a ne...

The Ascension War has raged between the mages of the Nine Traditions and the Technicians of the Technocracy for hundreds of years. Though bloody battles have been won and lost, victory eludes both sides. Now, however, a mysterious figure has risen, a being of incredible, inhuman power – the Ascension Warrior. Claiming to be the returned Heylel Teomim, Abomination and barabbus, he comes to bring peace and unity to the warring mages. But will his plans bring resolution to the conflict, or th...

For ten thousand years, a race of immortal vampires has waged a secret war to control mankind. Beings of incredible supernatural powers, they are driven by a lust for power... and human blood.They are the Kindred.Though mortal, the enigmatic detective Dire McCann knows a great deal about these undead. So does Alicia Varney, one of the world's wealthiest women. They are two wild cards in a global game of chess that has lasted for over a hundred centuries.But now a ne...

The Red Death, a powerful vampire thousands of years old, has made a blood bargain with the monstrous fire creatures from another dimension. With their aid and the support of the Order of Dreadful Night, he plots to rule the world as Master of the Undead.The only two people who can stop the Red Death are the Dire McCann and Alicia Varney. To do this they must find the one vampire who knows the key to the Red Death's identity. But time is running out ... and the Red Death will do an...

Boldly go where no mage has gone before. The battle for reality itself ignites as mages of all stripes vie for the fabled Horizon Realms, the dimensions juxtaposing Earth and…elsewhere. A villain from the mages' past returns to claim his legacy, embroiling Earth's magick makers in a struggle both for survival and for dominance of all known creation.Based on Mage: The Ascension™ from White Wolf Game Studio, The Road to Hell is the first installment in the Horizon War Trilogy. Robert...