M. A. Foster

A futuristic mix of gender equality vs barbarous slavery and how they come together to save the day

The Morphodite was a genetically constructed genius who had turned the tables on the police state that had created it. Settled down to a man' quiet life, he contemplated a lifetime of doing good in a liberated world…until a vengeance squad wiped out that hope. Now, again utilizing that unique talent, the young woman who was now the Morphodite, realized that the job could not be finished until the enemies of that planet’s society were tracked to their interstellar lair and blasted. Across the planet she went and finally into outer space in a city-sized starship to a final showdown somewhere between the worlds. One of M. A. Foster's finest novels to stand alongside THE GAMEPLAYERS OF ZAN and THE WARRIORS OF DAWN.

Short Stories Collection Description: xiv, 208 p. ; 21 cm. Contents: In the ruins -- The homecoming stranger -- Melody -- Moon on the manuscript -- Intersection -- 13 Happiness Street -- Waves. Series Title: New Directions paperbook, 693 Other Titles: Po tung. Responsibility: by Bei Dao ; edited with an introduction by Bonnie S. McDougall ; translated by Bonnie S. McDougall and Susette Ternent Cooke.

For three full decades, on television and in film, actor William Shatner has portrayed one of the legendary heroes of science fiction: James Tiberius Kirk, captain of the starship Enterprise. Although Kirk was believed to have perished at the conclusion of Star Trek Generations, his amazing literary resurrection led to an acclaimed trilogy of national bestsellers, The Ashes of Eden, The Return, and Avenger. Now William Shatner again brings his unique blend of talents as actor, writer, director, and producer to the conclusion of the new trilogy begun with Spectre and continuing with Dark Victory, as two men—and two universes—never meant to meet are drawn closer together toward an inevitable and destructive reaction… The deadly and tyrannical Emperor Tiberius, formerly captain of the ISS Enterprise, had great success turning captured alien weaponry to his advantage, but his failed attempt to seize the tantalizing advances of the ancient First Federation has always rankled him. In the more peaceful universe of the United Federation of Planets, Tiberius sees his second chance. And a new ally will help him take it—the counterpart for whom he has nothing but contempt, the man whose USS Enterprise made first contact with the First Federation: Starfleet Captain James T. Kirk. Honorable, idealistic, and decent, James T. Kirk is many things Tiberius is not. But he is also a man deeply in love with his wife—and Teilani is dying. To save her life, Kirk will compromise his ideals and enter into his most dangerous alliance yet. Jean-Luc Picard. Pursued by Captain Jean-Luc Picard and a new generation of Starfleet heroes, Kirk will guide Tiberius to a long-abandoned First Federation base. There, he expects to find a source of power so great it will enable Tiberius to conquer the mirror universe—and his own. But on their journey Kirk will uncover long-hidden secrets about the past that raise the stakes far beyond the mere survival of Kirk's family and friends to nothing less than the continued existence of the universe. At the heart of their quest, something else is waiting: an object from a civilization whose technology is far more advanced than any Kirk or Tiberius could expect to acquire, placed there for Kirk's eyes only by the mysterious aliens who appear to have influenced life within the galaxy over eons of time—a message from the Preservers…

This trio of novels that explore what it means to be human centers around an alternate bioengineered "superhuman" race on Earth called the Ler and their intricate civilizations throughout the galaxy.

The classic science fiction trilogy in an omnibus edition.Back in print after two decades!In a society where change is the enemy, one BEING will create a revolution.To the totalitarian state of Oerlikon, change is the most fearsome enemy. So a secret weapon was created to preserve the status quo-the Morphodite. A bioengineered and laboratory-raised super assassin, the Morphodite was designed to scent out and destroy subversive conspiracies. A unique being, it can change its sex, identity, and even its genetic code as a defense. But its creators did not foresee that this untraceable, powerful assassin would morph into a true revolutionary hero-that would turn against the police state that created it.