The Falling Torch
Author | : Algis Budrys |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 2011-09-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780575108363 |
ISBN-13 | : 0575108363 |
Rating | : 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The spaceship dropped them into the night - two men pitted against the mighty empire that held Earth as a slave planet. One was the anonymous agent of the mysterious "munitions firm" supplying weapons to Earth's Underground. The other was Michael Wireman - son of the last President of Free Earth. Their mission was simple - and suicidal - to weld the underground guerrilla fighters into a force capable of beating the most powerful army in the Galaxy. Danger and death waited for them on Earth's nightside - but within him Michael Wireman held the weapon that could conquer Earth. The only trouble was¿ he didn't know he had it...