Babylon 5 The River Of Souls

The space station is besieged by the vengeful souls of an unjustly destroyed alien race, in this exciting novelization of the third feature-length "Babylon 5" movie.

"For ten thousand years, we have been prisoners. For ten thousand years, we have had one ambition, one dream: to strike back . . ."

On an ancient, nameless world, latter-day tomb raiders have unearthed the ultimate trophy: the key to the mystery of death--and the promise of immortality. But the desecration has not gone unnoticed. Nor will it go unchallenged--as a terrifying conflict between ordinary mortals, a mysterious superrace, and a force beyond life itself erupts on the Babylon 5 space station.

Dr. Richard Bryson arrives on Babylon 5 with the extraordinary artifact that sent his comrades to a horrifying death. Pursuing him is an envoy of the Soul Hunters: enigmatic beings who harvest and preserve the essence of the dying. Caught in the middle are the residents of Babylon 5, including Captain Elizabeth Lochley, Michael Garibaldi, and Zack Allan. None of them knows the shocking truth about the ancient Vessel of Souls. But when an armed armada of Soul Catchers arrives to reclaim their wondrous prize, the stage is set for an apocalyptic day of reckoning for all . . .

J. Michael Straczynski is one of the most prolific and highly regarded writers currently working in the television industry. In 1995, he was selected by Newsweek magazine as one of their Fifty for the Future, innovators who will shape our lives as we move into the twenty-first century. His work spans every conceivable genre--from historical dramas and adaptations of famous works of literature (The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) to mystery series (Murder, She Wrote), cop shows (Jake and the Fatman), anthology series (The Twilight Zone), and science fiction (Babylon 5). He writes ten hours a day, seven days a week, except for his birthday, New Year''s, and Christmas.

Yvonne Navarro is a dark-fantasy author who lives in a western suburb of Chicago. Her first short story was published in The Horror Show in 1984, and since then her short fiction has appeared in more than forty anthologies and magazines. Her novels include Final Impact, Deadrush, and the novelizations of the Species motion pictures. She also has written a reference book called The First Name Reverse Dictionary for writers and parents-to-be. Three of her novels were nominated for the Horror Writers Association''s Bram Stoker Award.