Strider's Universe

Captain Leonie Strider and her crew, stranded in a galaxy millions of parsecs from the Solar System, have helped the so-called Ancient Species of The Wondervale defeat the tyrannical Autarch Nalla. But all too soon the remaining warlords are fighting among each other. Before too long the genocidal Kaantalech emerges as the new Autarch.<br><br>With the outcome looking desperate for the Ancient Species, only Strider and a handful of crewmates decide to remain in The Wondervale to help.<br><br>If she is to lead the Ancient Species to victory and restore order to The Wondervale, Strider must not only battle the colossal power of Kaantalech but also find a way to overcome an even older danger that threatens to destroy them all . . .<br><br>At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).<br><br>Combining high-powered space action, a gaggle of bizarre aliens -- both friend and foe -- and passions that are all too recognizably human, <i>Strider's Universe</i> continues the epic space opera begun in <i>Strider's Galaxy</i>, of which Stan Nicholls wrote in <i>Time Out</i>:<br><br><b>[<i>Strider's Galaxy</i>] discards restraint and lets rip. Unashamedly occupying the pure entertainment end of the spectrum, this is a primary-colors read -- exotic, extravagant, zingy. Pipe-and-slippers science fiction it isn't.</b><br><br><b>John Grant</b> is the author of some seventy books. His nonfiction has included <i>The Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters</i>, <i>The Encyclopedia of Fantasy</i> (with John Clute), and a series of books on the misuse and misunderstanding of science, begun with <i>Discarded Science</i> and continued most recently with <i>Denying Science</i>. His fiction has included novels like <i>The World</i>, <i>The Far-Enough Window</i> and <i>The Dragons of Manhattan</i> as well as numerous short stories, some of which have been collected as <i>Take No Prisoners</i>. For his nonfiction work he has received the Hugo (twice), the World Fantasy Award, and a number of other awards and nominations.<br><br>His <i>A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir</i>, the largest film noir encyclopedia ever published, appeared in October 2013 from Limelight. He is currently working on a YA book provisionally called <i>The Young Person's Guide to B******t</i>, scheduled for publication by Zest in Fall 2014.