ERIC SCHNEIDER

The second volume in an stirring new science fiction trilogy. The Universe has enjoyed an uneasy peace for five years. Constantine Blas is no longer in the navy, and he visits the Planet Hesperia with his partner, Evelyn Gluck. The new rulers have engaged on a programme of extermination of the native population, and the soldiers who fought for the Republic are discharged and discredited. To his astonishment, a man appears who claims to be Xerxes Tell the rightful President of the Nine Systems.Reunited with his old comrades from the Second War of the Systems, Blas discovers that their victory was hollow. Their old enemies have taken power, this time by stealth. Once again, populations are starving and dying at the hands of the despotic rulers who hold sway over every planet in the Nine Systems. There can only be one option for those who hold liberty dear above life itself. The fightback is about to begin.Once again, the enigmatic Orphexian mind reader, Evelyn Gluck, is called upon to join the struggle. Thus begins another chapter in the saga of treachery and betrayal. The story of a few good men who must pick up the flag and fight for the liberty of all humanity.

The first volume of an epic new science fiction trilogy. Constantine Blas, Captain of a Federation Battlecruiser, is imprisoned when the sole surviving allied fleet is defeated by the religious fanatics of Axia. But Blas is not without allies. During the journey to the prison planet Nabucco I, a small group of rebels helps him to escape. Together with two other Federation leaders, they begin to plan the fightback.Their rebellion begins to win victories, and more and more recruits clamor to join the fight for freedom. Even the mysterious and powerful Orphexians, women with the power of mind control, come to their aid. One of them is the beautiful and enigmatic Evelyn. A girl whose mind has the power to enrapture any mans heart. Or to destroy it.Constantine forms a strong bond with Evelyn and together they become a vital part of the spearhead of the new rebellion. Sword of Axia is a lavish tale of battle and catastrophe where freedom is the prize. A story of heroes and cowards, of beautiful women and the men who would covet them. A story of treachery, betrayal, ambition and power with fleets of ships that clash in the blackness of space. It is a saga of the politics that have built and destroyed empires since the very dawn of man. Yet ultimately it is a story as old as life itself. A story of a man and a woman who loves him.

Cal Rahm is a brilliant mining engineer destined for a glittering career. He drops out after a terrorist attack destroys his research station. His fiancée was killed in the attack, and he loses the will to go on. After a string of manual jobs, including a spell as a mercenary, fighting off hostile tribes and bandits, he signs up for a contract on Mars. The discovery of a miracle mineral on the planet has opened up opportunities for people like him. It offers the chance to earn a big pay packet. And to escape the ghosts of the past that haunt his nightmares.There are threats Rahm has to resolve on Mars, threats beyond anything he could have anticipated. Taurons, the vicious aliens from outside the Solar System who intend to extract the precious trevanium for their sole use. Corporate greed that threatens to shatter the entire project with weak and ineffectual management. A killer inside Mars Base who threatens them all. And Gabi Aaronsen, a girl he has to protect from all of them.Battleground Mars is a Science Fiction thriller crammed with breakneck action, brutal battle scenes, and intriguing science that hints at a future that is more than credible. A must read for fans of the Sci-Fi genre.

Las estructuras complejas –una bacteria, un ser humano, una empresa comercial, el conjunto de una sociedad– no sólo se reproducen, sino que, en general, tienden a mantener estables sus sistemas y sus