As the space fleets of an outraged Terran Confederation close in on the outlaw planet of Fruyling's World, the destinies of slave and master meet explosively, and from the shock of battle and its aftermath come an unexpected and awesome conclusion

As the space fleets of an outraged Terra close in on Fruyling's World, the destinies of slaves and masters meet explosively!

As the space fleets of an outraged Terra close in on Fruyling's World, the destinies of slaves and masters meet explosively!

Earth has transformed overnight: The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece and Rome have returned to Earth -- with all their awesome powers intact. War on any scale was outlawed, along with boom-and-bust economic cycles, and prudery -- but no change was more startling than the face of New York, where the Empire State Building has become the Tower of Zeus!

In this altered world, William Forrester is an acolyte of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, and therefore a teacher in this case of a totally altered history . . . but the fate that awaits him is a thing even more fantastic than the circumstances we've described!

Two, the last entry in the Gerald Knave science fiction series, was the final novel completed by Laurence M. Janifer before his death. Summoned from retirement and newly wedded bliss, Knave must solve an impossible (and impossibly complicated) case for the Emperor while balancing ihs professional life with his new private one. Gerald Knave: Survivor (as it says on his business cards) ...is a freelance interstellar trouble-shooter loaded with attitude, and clearly a descendant of both Simon Templar and Sherlock Holmes, though he gets more interesting cases. -- Tom Easton, ANALOG

Space-four travel was supposed to be safe. Accidents were far between and only happened to strangers, people you never heard of. That's what Gerald Knave thought until he found himself lost in an unknown part of the galaxy with no way to get home...