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| Omari had violated every sanction of his world to hijack the Forerunner
and blast his way through a black star to reach the Uncharted Zone –
and freedom. But on Ruantl, a toxic world lit by a black sun, Omari found himself a hostage in an underground citadel deep beneath a radioactive wasteland. Here the enigmatic high priest and his horde of black-robed barbarian mutants guard an army of crystal caskets – and plan a bloody rebellion to save their race from extinction. To survive, Omari has one chance. But does he dare undergo the ultimate sacrifice and become one of the children of Anthi? |
| DC: This was my first science fiction novel, and the first book I sold to Ace. The protagonist was a bit of a ruffian who crash-lands on a barren planet plagued by radiation. To survive, the inhabitants must line their dwellings and clothing with lead. I guess a childhood spent watching my father X-ray his patients and develop the film in a miniscule darkroom in the back of his office must have served as unexpected inspiration for the problems of this planet. It’s a good thing I did become a writer, as I never quite mastered the skill of developing X-ray film. |
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