CONTENTS

PROLOGUE. 4

1: THE ROUNDUP. 6

2: HIDING OUT. 14

3. THE CLEFT DWELLERS. 21

4. AD ASTRA.. 28

5: NIGHT AND THE VOICE. 35

6: FIVE DAYS—FORTY-FIVE MINUTES. 42

7: BATTLE AT THE BARRIER.. 49

8. COLD SLEEP. 55

BOOK TWO ASTRA.. 61

1. AWAKENING.. 62

2. NEW WORLD.. 69

3. STORM WRACK.. 76

4: THOSE OTHERS! 82

5: WAR RUIN.. 88

6: DISASTER.. 94

7: RETURN JOURNEY.. 101

8. DESSIE’S MERMAN.. 107

9. TREATY AND ALLIANCE. 114