The Artifact: In a galaxy on the brink of civil war, the Brotherhood seeks to keep the peace through diplomacy, subterfuge, and control of both technological advances and the carefully gathered knowledge of countless worlds.  But now Speaker Archon, formerly a privateer and currently head of the world of Star’s Rest, has brought news of a discovery which may prove a great boon to humankind, or a catalyst for its destruction.

Spider Trilogy #2-The Way of Spider: Here is a universe of government by computer, of devastating space battles, of prophets who can see the possible pathways of the future . . . and of men and women struggling against the madness that is setting world after world ablaze, fighting for honor, love and the survival of humankind.

Spider Trilogy #3-The Web of Spider: The first page has several folds, and pages 393-424 were cut shorter than the other pages.  The Sirian rebellion had proved the catalyst for the rise of two powerful new forces in the galaxy. Ngen Van Chow, leader of the failed rebellion, had fled to a distant world from which he would launch an interstellar holy war of destruction, a war fueled by the discovery of a long-hidden technology which can transform ordinary men and women into fanatical soldiers of Deus.  While on the long-lost colony planet of World, the Romanans, known as the Warriors of Spider, and their Patrol allies—formerly part of the military and police force which kept order among the worlds and stations controlled by the computer network of the Directorate—prepared for civilization’s final stand against this seemingly unstoppable conqueror.

Forbidden Borders #3-Counter Measures: The first page has a small tear. In the stunning conclusion to Gear's remarkable trilogy, the rift between father and son--both trained killing machines--will reach an explosive climax. Lines must be drawn. Traitors must be divided from friends. And the final battle begins. 

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