Mass Market Paperbound
November 27, 2001
Random House Publishing Group
0345438337
9780345438331
From the Publisher
The electrifying space epic reaches an explosive
climax
when one techno-mage battles the ultimate evil
As billions die and the flames of destruction rage
unchecked, the Shadows seem poised for absolute victory. Soon the
entire galaxy will fall to their evil. But the war isn''t over . .
. not yet. At long last, in a forgotten corner of the universe,
Galen has finally won the Circle''s permission to leave the
techno-mage hiding place. He is the only mage who has faced the
Shadows and lived, the only one who possesses the unstoppable Spell
of Destruction.
Galen''s orders are clear. Though the galaxy is being torn apart by
bloody conflict-in which his powers might tip the balance-he is to
locate only three key enemies and kill them. But Galen has
unearthed the Shadows'' darkest secret-and discovered a monstrous
truth about himself.
In this desperate, apocalyptic battle, there''s no telling who will
be the victor. Or if there will be any survivors at all . . .
Babylon 5 created by J. Michael Straczynski
From the Jacket
"The electrifying space epic reaches an explosive climax
when one techno-mage battles the ultimate evil
As billions die and the flames of destruction rage unchecked, the
Shadows seem poised for absolute victory. Soon the entire galaxy
will fall to their evil. But the war isn''t over . . . not yet. At
long last, in a forgotten corner of the universe, Galen has finally
won the Circle''s permission to leave the techno-mage hiding place.
He is the only mage who has faced the Shadows and lived, the only
one who possesses the unstoppable Spell of Destruction.
Galen''s orders are clear. Though the galaxy is being torn apart by
bloody conflict-in which his powers might tip the balance-he is to
locate "only three key enemies and kill them. But Galen has
unearthed the Shadows'' darkest secret-and discovered a monstrous
truth about himself.
In this desperate, apocalyptic battle, there''s no telling who will
be the victor. Or if there will be any survivors at all . . .
"Babylon 5 created by J. Michael Straczynski
About the Author
Jeanne Cavelos began her professional life as an
astrophysicist, working in the Astronaut Training Division at
NASA's Johnson Space Center. Her love of science fiction sent her
into a career in publishing. She became a senior editor at Dell
Publishing, where she ran the science fiction/fantasy program and
created the Abyss horror line, for which she won the World Fantasy
Award. A few years ago, Jeanne left New York to pursue her own
writing career. She is the author of The Science of Star
Wars, The Science of The X-Files, and the Babylon 5
novel The Shadow Within. Jeanne is also the director of
Odyssey, an annual summer workshop for writers of fantasy, science
fiction, and horror. You can visit her Web site at
www.sff.net/people/jcavelos or contact her at
jcavelos@sff.net.
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, described as innovators who will
shape our lives as we move into the twenty-first century. His work
spans every conceivable genre-historical dramas, literary
adaptations, mystery series, cop shows, anthology series, and
science fiction. He writes ten hours a day, seven days a week,
except for his birthday, New Year"s, and Christmas.