Starship Conquest (First Conquest)

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Publisher : Reaper Press
ISBN 13 : 1626260869
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Starship Conquest (First Conquest) written by David VanDyke and published by Reaper Press. This book was released on 2015-04-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STARSHIP CONQUEST is Book 1 of the Stellar Conquest series and formerly called First Conquest. From Hugo Award finalist and bestselling author David VanDyke. "VanDyke...did another great story, it really kick starts a brand new series. I didn't realize it was actually a follow on series to another one he wrote. It was so good." - J. Wachter "If you like reading EXTREMELY POWERFUL books, you'll like this one." - A. Customer "VanDyke does a great job of keeping the reader glued to their eReader, throughout the entire series. His knowledge of military terms helps make the story a little more believable." - D. Justice When the crew of EarthFleet's most powerful dreadnought Conquest is sent on a mission forty light years from Earth, none of them expect to return. But to find a home and keep humanity safe from hostile aliens, they must fight to seize a new world, initiating EarthFleet's first conquest of another star system. Starship Conquest carries the Plague Wars series forward a century into the future when humanity turns to the stars to find its destiny. It tells of a bitter battle as EarthFleet smashes into an alien star system in a desperate first strike to save humanity. Follow the starship Conquest as its captain and crew take the fight to Earth's enemies, finding allies and making heroic sacrifices in order to secure the future of Earth's solar system against a hostile universe. Plague Wars: Decade One - The Eden Plague - Reaper's Run - Skull's Shadows - Eden's Exodus - Apocalypse Austin - Nearest Night Plague Wars: Alien Invasion - The Demon Plagues - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Cyborg Strike - Comes the Destroyer - Forge and Steel Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest - Starship Conquest - Desolator: Conquest - Tactics of Conquest - Conquest of Earth - Conquest and Empire Keywords: space fleet science fiction, English, first contact series, galactic empire series, time travel, alien invasion, space marine books, military science fiction series, space travel, alien species, space battles, space wars, space marine battles, survival of humanity, survival of earth

Starship Conquest

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Publisher : David Vandyke
ISBN 13 : 9781626262393
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Starship Conquest written by David VanDyke and published by David Vandyke. This book was released on 2015-06-20 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starship Conquest is Book 1 of the Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest series, which carries the Plague Wars series forward a century into the future when humanity turns to the stars to find its destiny. It tells of a bitter battle as EarthFleet smashes into an alien star system in a desperate first strike to save humanity. Follow the starship Conquest as its captain and crew take the fight to Earth's enemies, finding allies and making heroic sacrifices in order to secure the future of Earth's solar system against a hostile universe.

Alien Conquest

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Publisher : Reaper Press
ISBN 13 : 1626262233
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Alien Conquest written by David VanDyke and published by Reaper Press. This book was released on 2017-08-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **All five stories collected in this volume have been previously published in various collections, novels and anthologies, including Forge and Steel, Planetary Assault, First Conquest, Desolator: Conquest, and Jerry Pournelle's There Will Be War X.** Earth and her solar system are under continuous attack by an empire of a thousand worlds. The enemy's living ships spread inexorably from star to star, reproducing along the way. The only thing standing in their way are the men and women of EarthFleet and their Fleet Marine brothers- and sisters-in-arms. But soon, EarthFleet will launch its own counterattack, a desperate bid to conquer an enemy star system and turn the tide of war. Leading the assault will be Sergeant Major Jill "Reaper" Repeth, Lieutenant Joseph "Bull" ben Tauros, Admiral Henrich Absen, and Commander Vincent Markis, all ready to lay their lives on the line to preserve the lives and freedom of a fragile humanity. This is the world of Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest, a science fiction saga spanning sixteen novels and several shorter stories.

Conquest and Empire

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ISBN 13 : 1626260907
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Conquest and Empire written by David VanDyke and published by Reaper Press. This book was released on 2015-04-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONQUEST AND EMPIRE is Book 5, and the final volume of the Stellar Conquest series. It contains over 300 pages packed with your favorite hard-hitting military science fiction adventure. After barely fending off the insectoid Scourge, Admiral Absen frantically prepares for another attack while dealing with politics and treachery from within, even as Spectre pursues his own hidden agenda. Can EarthFleet save humanity once more, and will a bold counterstrike by an elite force of AI-equipped ships buy time, or merely invite disaster? Plague Wars: Decade One - The Eden Plague - Reaper's Run - Skull's Shadows - Eden's Exodus - Apocalypse Austin - Nearest Night Plague Wars: Alien Invasion - The Demon Plagues - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Cyborg Strike - Comes the Destroyer - Forge and Steel Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest - Starship Conquest - Desolator: Conquest - Tactics of Conquest - Conquest of Earth - Conquest and Empire Keywords: space fleet, space opera, space marine battles, first contact series, galactic empires, time travel, alien invasion of earth, military science fiction series, military series, alien species, space travel, colonization, survival of humanity, survival of earth, space war

Conquest of Earth

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Publisher : Reaper Press
ISBN 13 : 1626260893
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Conquest of Earth written by David VanDyke and published by Reaper Press. This book was released on 2015-04-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONQUEST OF EARTH is Book 4 of the Stellar Conquest series. From Hugo Award finalist and bestselling author David VanDyke. Poised to reconquer humanity's home, Captain Absen and Conquest are confronted with a new enemy that upsets the balance of power and changes everything EarthFleet expected. Their struggle to free Earth becomes instead a desperate battle for sheer survival as they contemplate the unthinkable: total annihilation. Plague Wars: Decade One - The Eden Plague - Reaper's Run - Skull's Shadows - Eden's Exodus - Apocalypse Austin - Nearest Night Plague Wars: Alien Invasion - The Demon Plagues - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Cyborg Strike - Comes the Destroyer - Forge and Steel Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest - Starship Conquest - Desolator: Conquest - Tactics of Conquest - Conquest of Earth - Conquest and Empire Keywords: space fleet, space opera, space marine battles, first contact series, galactic empires, time travel, alien invasion of earth, military science fiction series, military series, space war, survival of earth, survival of humanity, alien species, space travel, space ships, colonization

Tactics of Conquest

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ISBN 13 : 1626260885
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Tactics of Conquest written by David VanDyke and published by Reaper Press. This book was released on 2015-04-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TACTICS OF CONQUEST is Book 3 of the Stellar Conquest series. From Hugo Award finalist and bestselling author David VanDyke. Armed with alien technology and a complete refit, Henrich Absen captains Conquest on a voyage to take back what humanity has lost. Along the way he must confront a new form of life as well as his own demons in this shocking episode of the Plague Wars/Stellar Conquest saga. Plague Wars: Decade One - The Eden Plague - Reaper's Run - Skull's Shadows - Eden's Exodus - Apocalypse Austin - Nearest Night Plague Wars: Alien Invasion - The Demon Plagues - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Cyborg Strike - Comes the Destroyer - Forge and Steel Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest - Starship Conquest - Desolator: Conquest - Tactics of Conquest - Conquest of Earth - Conquest and Empire Keywords: space fleet science fiction, space exploration, first contact series, galactic empire series, time travel, alien invasion, space marine books, space travel, science fiction series, alien first contact, space marine battles, military science fiction series

First Conquest

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Publisher : David Vandyke
ISBN 13 : 9781626260566
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book First Conquest written by David VanDyke and published by David Vandyke. This book was released on 2015-01-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOK ONE of the Stellar Conquest military science fiction series. First Conquest carries the central cast of Plague Wars forward a century into the future when humanity turns to the stars to find its destiny. It tells of a bitter battle as EarthFleet smashes into an alien star system in a desperate first strike to save humanity. Follow the starship Conquest as its captain and crew take the fight to Earth's enemies, finding allies and making heroic sacrifices in order to secure the future of Earth's solar system against a hostile universe. Stellar Conquest Series: - First Conquest - Desolator - Tactics of Conquest - Conquest of Earth - Conquest and Empire Plague Wars Series: - The Eden Plague - Reaper's Run - Skull's Shadows - Eden's Exodus - The Demon Plague - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Cyborg Strike - Comes the Destroyer

Forge and Steel

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Publisher : Reaper Press
ISBN 13 : 1626262128
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Forge and Steel written by David VanDyke and published by Reaper Press. This book was released on 2016-03-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Hugo award finalist and bestselling science fiction author David VanDyke come three Plague Wars: Alien Invasion/Stellar Conquest novelettes in one volume of 125 pages. Steel's First Temper: Jill "Reaper" Repeth must complete a tough rescue mission on a Meme asteroid base while beginning to train a new protégé, Joseph "Bull" ben Tauros. A Hotter Forge: Bull and Reaper are assigned to capture one of the Pure Race, but a Blend throws a monkey wrench into their plan, forcing them into a no-win battle. What Price Humanity? Vincent "Vango" Markis awakes to find himself blind and helpless. Soon it become apparent that he and his fellow pilots are trapped in a situation with no choices and only one way out. A slightly shorter version was previously published in Jerry Pournelle's anthology There Will Be War X. THE PLAGUE WARS SERIES Plague Wars: Decade One - The Eden Plague - Reaper's Run - Skull's Shadows - Eden's Exodus - Apocalypse Austin - Nearest Night Plague Wars: Alien Invasion - The Demon Plagues - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Cyborg Strike - Comes the Destroyer - Forge and Steel Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest - Starship Conquest - Desolator: Conquest - Tactics of Conquest - Conquest of Earth - Conquest and Empire

Reaper's Run

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Publisher : Reaper Press
ISBN 13 : 1626260788
Total Pages : 234 pages
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Download or read book Reaper's Run written by David VanDyke and published by Reaper Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOK ONE of Plague Wars - read it or the FREE prequel, The Eden Plague (Book Zero) as your introduction to this gripping futuristic thriller series. "Everything needed for a great story is right here in its pages... The novel's a fast-paced read that raises the questions we've come to expect from near future thrillers, but it has a freshness and a vigor -- and dare I say it -- a moral compass that isn't as common as with others of its ilk." - Charles de Lint: Books to Look For, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine (July/August 2014) When US Marine Sergeant Jill Repeth's blown-off legs begin to regenerate, she thinks it's a medical miracle. But the breakthrough that heals her war injuries is exactly what the government desperately wants to quash - by any means necessary. Hunted, she must cross an America wracked by strife to try to find a family who may already be dead, searching for the inhuman secret of what started it all. Reaper's Run is an origins story and apocalyptic novel, the beginning of one warrior's journey from tactical cop to freedom fighter and beyond. It leads the reader into the acclaimed Plague Wars futuristic thriller series. Keywords: action adventure thriller, Genetic Engineering, gene fiction, Military Science Fiction, women heroes, women's adventure fiction, post apocalyptic survival fiction no zombies, military thrillers, science fiction adventure, strong female character, thriller, Humvee, assault rifle

Galactic Empires

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Publisher : Patty Jansen
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Total Pages : 1893 pages
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Download or read book Galactic Empires written by M. Pax and published by Patty Jansen. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 1893 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven full-length novels of adventure, war, intrigue and survival in the far reaches of space. The Backworlds by M. Pax A man struggles to survive in the harsh world of humanity's outer settlements and prove his father wrong. Ambassador 1: Seeing Red by Patty Jansen To look an alien superior in the eye is a deadly offense. To accuse him of a political murder… Alien Hunters by Daniel Arenson A scruffy alien pest controller faces an alien threat the likes of which the universe has never seen. Hard Duty by Mark E. Cooper Hostile aliens nearly eradicated humanity. Will the next encounter finish the job? Bypass Gemini by Joseph Lallo A disgraced racer pilot gets mixed up with a mega-corporation. Now he has to stop them. Sky Hunter by Chris Reher Sent to a human outpost to investigate sabotage, a pilot finds more trouble than she bargained for. First Conquest by David VanDyke To find a home and keep humanity safe from hostile aliens, Task Force Conquest must fight to seize a new star system.

Plague Wars: Infection Day: The First Trilogy

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Total Pages : 776 pages
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Download or read book Plague Wars: Infection Day: The First Trilogy written by David VanDyke and published by Reaper Press. This book was released on with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Hugo nominated author David VanDyke. When the Eden Plague is loosed upon the world, the forces of order and chaos, good and evil must battle it out in a struggle for control and supremacy. A PTSD-damaged combat medic, a female Marine with no legs and a sniper with no remorse might be its only hope of survival. Can these flawed heroes drive back those who would enslave humanity? Or will the darkness spread and swallow them up? Begin your journey through the epic saga of the Plague Wars with the gripping first three books of the bestselling apocalyptic series, for the first time in one enormous volume. Plague Wars follows in the apocalyptic tradition of Hugh Howie and Max Brooks, and the military science fiction tradition of Christopher Nuttall, David Drake, Vaughn Heppner and David Weber. Plague Wars: Decade One - The Eden Plague - Reaper's Run - Skull's Shadows - Eden's Exodus - Apocalypse Austin - Nearest Night Plague Wars: Alien Invasion - The Demon Plagues - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Cyborg Strike - Comes the Destroyer - Forge and Steel Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest, a direct follow-on to Plague Wars: - First Conquest - Desolator - Tactics of Conquest - Conquest of Earth - Conquest and Empire

Tales from the Sehnsucht Series Part One - The Manderian Halden

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Publisher : Keyla Damaer
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Total Pages : 120 pages
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Download or read book Tales from the Sehnsucht Series Part One - The Manderian Halden written by Keyla Damaer and published by Keyla Damaer. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When discipline turns into punishment, governments are doomed to crumble. Within this anthology, you'll find six tales of love and hate, loyalty and treason, failure and triumph from alien soldiers, desperate teachers, strange bedfellows, and more. And in the background a war of all against all. Who will survive? Open this collection and take your first steps into the history of the Manderian people. Meet Ameela's improbable lover. Escape from tyranny with Rotima. Find the man who tampered with Ryma's DNA.

Tales from the Sehnsucht Series - Omnibus Edition

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Publisher : Keyla Damaer
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Total Pages : 296 pages
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Download or read book Tales from the Sehnsucht Series - Omnibus Edition written by Keyla Damaer and published by Keyla Damaer. This book was released on 2023-09-23 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These interconnected sci-fi dystopian stories will transport you to a world teetering on the precipice of collapse. Join heroes who dare to challenge the shackles of oppression, embarking on dangerous journeys to seek freedom. As the shadow of destruction looms, some choose to fight, while others opt for escape. Yet, in the depths of tormented souls, hope emerges as a fragile yet resilient guiding light. Amidst the tapestry of deceit and cunning, clandestine agendas unfurl, weaving intricate webs of intrigue. The galaxy is engulfed in a war that threatens the fabric of existence. However, amidst the chaos, unexpected friendships and relationships are forged, transcending boundaries and divisions. Will righteousness prevail in the face of adversity? Can the seeds of change take root in the soil of uncertainty? Be enthralled by this omnibus edition, a gateway to the captivating Sehnsucht Series by Keyla Damaer.

Desolator: Conquest

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Publisher : Reaper Press
ISBN 13 : 1626260877
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Desolator: Conquest written by David VanDyke and published by Reaper Press. This book was released on 2015-04-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DESOLATOR: CONQUEST is Book 2 of the Stellar Conquest series. From Hugo Award finalist and bestselling author David VanDyke. When an enormous and potent alien ship appears in the colony system of Gliese 370, EarthFleet's Marines must investigate. What they find within will change the course of humanity's future yet again, as they face Desolator. The risks are high and so is the price in blood - and the payoff: new technology far ahead of their own, which may provide the key to fight the alien Meme Empire. Plague Wars: Decade One - The Eden Plague - Reaper's Run - Skull's Shadows - Eden's Exodus - Apocalypse Austin - Nearest Night Plague Wars: Alien Invasion - The Demon Plagues - The Reaper Plague - The Orion Plague - Cyborg Strike - Comes the Destroyer - Forge and Steel Plague Wars: Stellar Conquest - Starship Conquest - Desolator: Conquest - Tactics of Conquest - Conquest of Earth - Conquest and Empire Keywords: alien invasion of earth, space opera, space fleet science fiction, space marine battles, military science fiction, colonization, galactic empire wars, military series, science fiction series, alien first contact, space battles, spaceships, survival of humanity, survival of earth

In A Bind

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Publisher : Reaper Press
ISBN 13 : 1626260923
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book In A Bind written by D. D. VanDyke and published by Reaper Press. This book was released on 2015-04-12 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOK TWO of the Cal Corwin Private Eye Series. "VanDyke has done it again! He's a master craftsman, offering another great read, a captivating story. Lots of mystery and action as Cal tries to find a killer - or two - before anyone else gets caught up in the webs of deceit in a California seemingly idyllic small town." - Marcia K "This author has rapidly become one of my favorites with this Cal Corwin series! His characters absolutely come alive. The storyline is fast-paced and hard to put down!" - Jan When a blackmailed drag queen walks into Cal Corwin's P. I. agency, she quickly throws herself into the investigation, but with each new clue she finds the case gets murkier, its web of lies more tangled. When murder rears its ugly head, it becomes clear more is at stake than money, and Cal must watch her own back even as she tries to find the culprit. In A Bind is the second book in the Cal Corwin Private Eye series from D. D. VanDyke, though they can be read in any order. Set against the rich backdrop of the San Francisco Bay Area, Cal Corwin novels brim with intrigue and fully fleshed characters from cops and criminals to hit men, oddball family and unexpected allies. The Cal Corwin, Private Eye Series: - Loose Ends - In A Bind - Slipknot - The Girl in the Morgue - Deadly Secrets More to come! Keywords: Women Sleuths, Women's Detective Fiction, Crime Thrillers, Kidnapping Crime Fiction, Murder, Mystery Series, Hard Boiled, blackmail, private investigator, San Francisco, Mission District, drag queen, tweaker, bail bondsman, bikers, SFPD, police

Triple Helix - Next Generation

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Publisher : John J. Trifiletti Ph.D.
ISBN 13 : 1610639987
Total Pages : 246 pages
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Download or read book Triple Helix - Next Generation written by John Trifiletti and published by John J. Trifiletti Ph.D.. This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

I Am: An Alternate Saga of Biblical Proportions

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Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN 13 : 1681813424
Total Pages : 432 pages
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Download or read book I Am: An Alternate Saga of Biblical Proportions written by Galen H. Mullis and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Love thy neighbor as thyself." Take a middle-aged teacher who lives by this creed and saddle him with five pregnant teenagers. Pit them and their children against an ancient organization controlling the world with drugs and debauchery. Place this struggle in the middle of the billion-year-long war between good & greed/ God & Satan/ I AM & I WANT. Hang on tight! You might not survive the ride! The Resolve continues the saga of Clan MacLee as they encounter The Brood, who land in their backyard. The largest creature in the universe brings the news that there really is a being called Satan, that he is just as evil as foretold, and that his minions will be here shortly. The Clan, having already led their community in recovery from a devastating flood and directed the Earth in battle against The Horde of RA, must now lead the community of I AM against the might of Satan's Empire. Do they have the resolve to succeed?