“ChalkerAll rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto.Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 82-90379ISBN 0-345-29370-3Manufactured in the United States of AmericaFirst Edition: November 1982 Second Printing: June 1983Cover art by David B. Mattingly For Art Saha, longtime member of First Fandom,... anthologist of exceptional taste and discernment, and a Good Man PROLOGUE: A Time for Reflection The naril circled and positioned themselves for the kill against the backdrop of the onrushing al-wind. Opening their razorlike runners, which squeezed out through slits in their skins, the naril started down. The man looked around frantically without breaking his desperate run. There was little shelter in the desolate desert landscape, and the cracked desert floor was harder than concrete. The naril were great creatures of the air, huge, speeding black ovals with great egg-shaped eyes that made up what little face there was, tentacles behind shifting subtly to aid in flight as if a solid tail and rudder.MoreLessRead More Read Less
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: