Most Popular Books by Christopher Priest

Featured in Science Fiction: The Best 100 Novels Winner of the British Science Fiction Award Nominated for the Hugo Award The “devilishly entertaining” masterpiece of hard science fiction, set in a city moving through a strange, dystopian world—from the multi-award-winning author of The Prestige (Time Out New York) The city is winched along tracks through a devastated land full of hostile tribes. Rails must be freshly laid ahead of the city and carefully removed in its wake. Rivers and mountains present nearly insurmountable challenges to the ingenuity of the city’s engineers. But if the city does not move, it will fall farther and farther behind the “optimum” into the crushing gravitational field that has transformed life on Earth. The only alternative to progress is death. The secret directorate that governs the city makes sure that its inhabitants know nothing of this. Raised in common in crèches, nurtured on synthetic food, prevented above all from venturing outside the closed circuit of the city, they are carefully sheltered from the dire necessities that have come to define human existence. And yet the city is in crisis. The people are growing restive, the population is dwindling, and the rulers know that, for all their efforts, slowly but surely the city is slipping ever farther behind the optimum. Helward Mann is a member of the city’s elite. Better than anyone, he knows how tenuous is the city’s continued existence. But the world—he is about to discover—is infinitely stranger than the strange world he believes he knows so well.

A powerful meditation on loss and memory seen through the prism of 9/11, by one of our greatest authors. Ben Matson lost someone he loved in the 9/11 attacks. Or thinks he did - no body has been recovered, and she shouldn''t have been on that particular plane at that time. But he knows she was. The world has moved on from that terrible day. Nearly 20 years later, it has faded into a dull memory for most people. But a chance encounter rekindles Ben''s interest in the event, and the inconsistencies that always bothered him. Then the announcement of the recovery of an unidentified plane crash sets off a chain of events that will lead Ben to question everything he thought he knew . . . Thoughtful, impeccably researched and dazzling in its writing, this is Ben''s story, the story of what happened to his fiancé, and the story of all that happened on 9/11. Christopher Priest is a genre-leading author of SFF fiction. His novel, THE PRESTIGE, won a number of awards and was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film directed by Christopher Nolan (TENET, INCEPTION) starring Hugh Jackman (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, X-MEN), Christian Bale (THE BIG SHORT, BATMAN BEGINS), Michael Caine (THE ITALIAN JOB) and Scarlett Johansson (MARRIAGE STORY, THE AVENGERS).

In 1878, two young stage magicians clash in a darkened salon during the course of a fraudulent séance, and from this moment they try to expose and outwit each other at every turn.

Todd Fremde is an author, a writer of police procedurals and criminal mysteries. Invited to the remote island of Dearth, far across the Dream Archipelago, to talk at a conference, he finds himself caught up in a series of mysteries. How can Dearth claim to be completely crime-free, yet still have an armed police force? Why are they so keen for him to appear, but so dismissive when he arrives? Is his sense of time confused, or is something confusing happening to time itself? And how does this all connect with a murder committed on his home island, ten years before, and seemingly forgotten? Fremde''s investigation and research will lead him to some dangerous conclusions... Christopher Priest is a genre-leading author of SFF fiction. His novel, THE PRESTIGE, won a number of awards and was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film directed by Christopher Nolan (TENET, INCEPTION) starring Hugh Jackman (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, X-MEN), Christian Bale (THE BIG SHORT, BATMAN BEGINS), Michael Caine (THE ITALIAN JOB) and Scarlett Johansson (MARRIAGE STORY, THE AVENGERS).

Peter Sinclair goes to the country cottage of a friend to work on his autobiography. He intends simply to recount the story of his life, but the task soon develops into an act of imaginative reconstruction and he begins to drift between the shadowy worlds of memory and imagination.

THE SEPARATION is the story of twin brothers, rowers in the 1936 Olympics (where they met Hess, Hitler''s deputy); one joins the RAF, and captains a Wellington; he is shot down after a bombing raid on Hamburg and becomes Churchill''s aide-de-camp; his twin brother, a pacifist, works with the Red Cross, rescuing bombing victims in London. But this is not a straightforward story of the Second World War: this is an alternate history: the two brothers - both called J.L. Sawyer - live their lives in alternate versions of reality. In one, the Second World War ends as we imagine it did; in the other, thanks to efforts of an eminent team of negotiators headed by Hess, the war ends in 1941. THE SEPARATION is an emotionally riveting story of how the small man can make a difference; it''s a savage critique of Winston Churchill, the man credited as the saviour of Britain and the Western World, and it''s a story of how one perceives and shapes the past.

British-born Teresa Simons returns to England after the death of her husband, an FBI agent, who was killed by an out-of-control gunman while on assignment in Texas. A shocking coincidence has drawn her to the run-down south coast town of Bulverton, where a gunman''s massacre has haunting similarities to the murders in Texas. Desperate to unravel the mystery, Teresa turns to the virtual reality world of Extreme Experience, ExEx, now commercially available since she trained on it in the US. The best and worst of human experience can be found in ExEx, and in the extremes of violence Teresa finds that past and present combine ... Christopher Priest is a genre-leading author of SFF fiction. His novel, THE PRESTIGE, won a number of awards and was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film directed by Christopher Nolan (TENET, INCEPTION) starring Hugh Jackman (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, X-MEN), Christian Bale (THE BIG SHORT, BATMAN BEGINS), Michael Caine (THE ITALIAN JOB) and Scarlett Johansson (MARRIAGE STORY, THE AVENGERS).

When a routine Justice League mission goes awry, Superman must make a 20 year journey home. But he feels like a stranger when he returns to a world where no time has passed at all. After Superman is called away on a routine Justice League mission, Lois Lane awakens to find a complete stranger standing in her living room. The Man of Steel, home much sooner than expected, reveals he has, in fact, been lost in space for 20 years. Nothing and no one seem familiar to him anymore. The timeless bond between them has been severed...or has it? Can love conquer all? As Superman struggles to re-enter his life on Earth, follow the story of his epic 20-year Odyssey home.

Christopher Priest''s artful sleight of hand when it comes to manipulating the experience of his books and notions of what is real reaches a peak in this novel that accounts the trials and tribulations of a group of people who have escaped into a utopian shared virtual reality known as Wessex. It is a world engineered to give them their every desire. But when one woman becomes subject to the violent attentions of a man who feels that she is everything he desires she must decide to fight back. Obsession and abuse of power can cross from the real world to the imagined all too easily.

Discover the islands of the Dream Archipelago—where reality is both illusory and magical—in this “masterful . . . endlessly compelling” literary sci-fi novel for fans of Haruki Murakami and David Mitchell (Locus). The Dream Archipelago is a vast network of islands. The names of the islands are different depending on who you talk to. Their very locations seem to twist and shift. Some islands have been sculpted into vast musical instruments, others are home to lethal creatures, others the playground for high society. Hot winds blow across the archipelago and a war fought between two distant continents is played out across its waters. Styled as an untrustworthy but enticing travel guide to the archipelago, The Islanders is a tale of murder, artistic rivalry, and literary trickery; a Chinese puzzle of a novel where nothing is quite what it seems; a narrative that pulls you in and plays an elegant game, just as its unreliable narrator does the same . . . “ . . . easily one of the richest and most rewarding novels that Priest has written to date.” —Los Angeles Review of Books

A composer’s tour of a mysterious chain of islands reveals startling truths in this “brilliant, meditative fantasy” by the multiple award-winning author of The Prestige (Barnes & Noble) Alesandro Sussken is a composer living in Glaund, a fascist state constantly at war with another equally faceless opponent. His brother is sent off to fight; his family is destroyed by grief. Occasionally Alesandro catches glimpses of islands in the far distance from the shore, and they feed into the music he composes. But all knowledge of the other islands is forbidden by the military junta, until he is unexpectedly sent on a cultural tour. And what he discovers on his journey will change his perceptions of his home, his music, and the ways of the islands themselves. Bringing him answers where he could not have foreseen them. A rich and involving tale playing with the lot of the creative mind, the rigors of living under war and the nature of time itself, this is multi award-winning, master storyteller Christopher Priest at his absolute best.

Deep in the Advanced Technique Concentration, Wentik created a mind-altering drug. Suddenly he is transported to the jungles of Brazil in the 22nd century and a world devastated by nuclear war and poison gas. Only South America survived but even here ''The Disturbances'' create havoc. Can Wentik find a way back? For himself? And all of humanity?

A young Victorian couple are pulled into a mystery that transcends time and space. A mystery that will have very familiar elements for any fan of HG Wells but which cannot possibly be related to the work of the great man. Or can it? This early novel from Christopher Priest is at once a wonderful facsimile of late Victorian writing and an enticing modern novel that plays with the reader''s expectations and comments on two of the greatest novels of science fiction. Christopher Priest is a genre-leading author of SFF fiction. His novel, THE PRESTIGE, won a number of awards and was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film directed by Christopher Nolan (TENET, INCEPTION) starring Hugh Jackman (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, X-MEN), Christian Bale (THE BIG SHORT, BATMAN BEGINS), Michael Caine (THE ITALIAN JOB) and Scarlett Johansson (MARRIAGE STORY, THE AVENGERS).

It''s Black Panther vs. Iron Man (with Wolverine in the middle) in the blockbuster sequel to Enemy of the State II! Secrets are revealed, punches are thrown and King Solomon''s Frogs wreak havoc...but who is the second Panther? Plus: Flash forward to T''Challa''s old age, where the once and future king has washed his hands of the outside world. Will he come out of retirement to save Everett K. Ross'' life? And travel back to the Old West, as T''Challa finds himself in the middle of 1986''s THOR #370! COLLECTING: BLACK PANTHER (1998) #36-49, #57-58; INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) #33; THOR (1966) #370; MATERIAL FROM MARVEL DOUBLE-SHOT #2.

The team''s greatest fan has turned into their greatest threat as he uses their secrets against them--all in the name of getting their focus back on what matters. To accomplish his twisted goal, he cripples the Watchtower and brings the Justice League literally back to Earth! The doomed headquarters has crashed in Africa, and a fight over salvage rights turns into a humanitarian crisis. The Red Lion, ruler of a ravaged country, has hired ruthless villain Deathstroke to intervene on his behalf, and the team becomes the only thing standing in the way of a slaughter. The first Rebirth incarnation of the Justice League concludes, mixing action with human consequences as the team is forced to confront issues that can''t be settled with superpowers. Collects Justice League #39-43, by Eisner Award-nominated writer Christopher Priest (Deathstroke) and artists Pete Woods (Robin), Ian Churchill (Teen Titans) and Philippe Briones (Aquaman).

A petty thief who called himself John Smith was arrested in 1877, for theft through fraudulent behaviour. He was convicted and sent to prison. In 1852, Adler and Adolf Beck''s father died on a glacier, and their lives separated. One became a respected climate scientist; the other a globally renowned opera singer, or so he claimed. They remained in touch, to share details of the mysterious voices only they could hear. In 2050, Charles Ramsey also has a twin. Greg is a climate journalist. Charles used to be a police profiler, but his redundancy leads to him being sent home with an experimental chip in his head. His brother urges him to explore a little-known aspect of their family history. All these people are connected, impossibly, inexorably. All their lives will intersect. And the climate of their world will keep on changing.

This is it, folks! From the legendary creative team of Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Deadpool) and M.D. Bright (Green Lantern, Iron Man), itÕs the third volume of Quantum and WoodyÕs groundbreaking original series, collected in trade paperback for the very first time! An old enemy returned. An old friend dead at his hands. Once forced to be partners by the life changing accident that gave them their powers or dissipate forever if they didnÕt ÒklangÓ their control bands together every 24 hours, Quantum and Woody now have an even more important reason to work together: payback. Suited up and armed to the teeth, theyÕre taking the war onto international arms dealer Terrence MagnumÕs home turf. They aim to make him pay for the murder of Taylor 88, and to prove theyÕre the last things anyone ever thought they could beÉ Heroes. Collecting QUANTUM AND WOODY (1997) #14Ð21, and #32 along with rarely seen materials from QUANTUM AND WOODY: MAGNUM FORCE TP.

In a world at war, the Dream Archipelago is a neutral zone, and therefore an alluring prospect to the young men on both sides of the conflict. In this interlinked collection of short stories and novellas, Christopher Priest explores war, relationships and forms of reality. Each tale is a truimph of quiet, steady craftsmanship, a model of ingenious design and subtle implication, and as a group they further enrich each other by interlocking cleverly, symmetrically and sometimes sinisterly.

"The whole of Africa is in turmoil, refugees from the continent are fleeing to anywhere they can force a landing. In their millions. In England the trickle of refugees looking for a home, for safety, becomes a flood. Soon the South of England is overrun. Towns succumb to mob rule, pitched battles are fought over houses. The refugees gather together a government, an army and soon the Afrims are in negotiations with the British Government. Compromise is reached, promises are made. And broken. And through these chaotic days, as extremists vie for control, as violence flares and society collapses, one man tells his story. Alan Whitman has lost his job, his home, his family, everything. He is a desperate man ..."--Back cover.

Christopher Priest is one of the most acclaimed writers of both SF and literary fiction at work today. Here, for the first time in almost twenty years, is a collection of his short work. Largely previously uncollected, ranging from the horrific to the touching, the science fictional to the realist, these stories are a perfect demonstration of the breadth and power of Priest''s writing. Eleven stories are included, along with commentary and reflection from the author. Within these pages you will discover the stage magic-inspired horror of ''The Head and the Hand'', the timeslip accidents of ''futouristic.co.uk'', the impossible romance of ''Palely Loitering'' and the present-day satire of ''Shooting an Episode''. Christopher Priest is a genre-leading author of SFF fiction. His novel, THE PRESTIGE, won a number of awards and was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film directed by Christopher Nolan (TENET, INCEPTION) starring Hugh Jackman (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, X-MEN), Christian Bale (THE BIG SHORT, BATMAN BEGINS), Michael Caine (THE ITALIAN JOB) and Scarlett Johansson (MARRIAGE STORY, THE AVENGERS).

Included in this volume are "An Infinite Summer," by Christopher Priest; "The King''s Wishes," by Robert Sheckley; "Manna," by Peter Phillips; "The Long Remembering," by Poul Anderson; "Try and Change the Past," by Fritz Leiber; "Divine Madness, by Roger Zelazny; "Mugwump 4," by Robert Silverberg; "Secret Rider," by Marta Randall; and "The Seesaw," by A.E. van Vogt.

When a young Victorian couple inadvertently tamper with Sir William Reynolds''s latest invention, a time-space machine, they find themselves flung not only into the future but also across the void of space. Now, trapped on an alien world with a landscape of weird vegetation and overseen by giant, long-legged machines operated by gruesome octopus-like creatures, they must find a way to survive. And when they learn that the monsters are plotting an invasion of Earth, can they find a way to return home and save the planet? Written as a tribute to H.G. Wells and drawing on elements of his celebrated novels The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, Christopher Priest''s The Space Machine (1976) is a thrilling adventure that ranks among his most enjoyable works. "This is an astonishing change of pace for Mr. Priest, and one which extends his powers in ways which reveal him as one of the best and most persuasive young British writers." - The Times (London) "First rate ... science fiction at its best!" - Los Angeles Herald-Examiner "A novel that is unusual for its kind, a science fiction story with recognizable characters and a sense of style, atmosphere and humour. Imaginative and full of amusing curiosities." - Sunday Express

"Priest writes extraordinarily well . . . his best novel to date . . . an atmosphere of increasingly oppressive menace." - Francis King, "The Spectator" "An original and haunting novel." - "London Times" "A brilliant and sustained novel of imaginative power." - "Vector" Peter Sinclair, a 29-year-old Londoner, is reeling after losing his father, his girlfriend, his job and his flat. Taking refuge in a friend''s rural cottage, he tries to make sense of things and figure out where his life began to go wrong by writing an autobiography. "But it is possible that none of this is true ..." Peter Sinclair is a 31-year-old native of the city of Jethra in Faiandland who has just won the grand prize in a lottery: a trip to the Dream Archipelago, a neverending series of idyllic islands, where he will undergo a medical procedure that gives him immortality. Because the process also results in total amnesia, Peter must first set down all the details of his life in a manuscript in order to recover the memories afterwards. "But it is also possible that none of this is true ..." As the two narratives intersect and intertwine, the reader must decide what is real and what is not in this brilliant literary mindgame from Christopher Priest, the award-winning author of "The Prestige" and "The Separation."

They are the greatest young heroes this world—or any world—has ever known. They are the Titans. And now, from the void between the worlds, one of their most legendary members has emerged. Wally West, a.k.a. Kid Flash, has returned. Powered by the Speed Force, he’s brought the secrets of time and space following in his wake. And with those secrets comes a prize that Deathstroke, the most lethal foe the Titans have ever faced, would do anything to claim: the rebirth of his long-dead son. Now Titans from every team—past, present or future—must unite to stop the killer called Slade from claiming his sinister prize. Can the Titans and the Teen Titans work together to stop this evil? Or will the two teams turn on each other, leaving Deathstroke to seize control? Discover the answer in TITANS: THE LAZARUS CONTRACT! One of the greatest Titans tales ever told, from the creative team of Christopher Priest, Dan Abnett and Benjamin Percy! Collects TITANS #11, TEEN TITANS #8, DEATHSTROKE #19-20 and TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1.

Collecting Black Panther (1998) #1-5. King Tu0092Challa of Wakanda is not just a monarch u0097 he is the Black Panther, the nationu0092s ceremonial protector! And he fights an unceasing battle to safeguard his homeland from those who seek to plunder its amazing riches and technology. Tu0092Challa has forged a fearsome reputation as a monarch, a warrior and even an Avenger. But now a very different king hungers for Wakanda u0097 a king of hell itself. And Tu0092Challa, together with his deadly Dora Milaje, must battle to protect his peopleu0092s very souls! The Panther travels to America to fight his diplomatic and spiritual war on many fronts u0097 and State Department Special Attaché Everett K. Ross, assigned to the visiting king, swiftly becomes a man far out of his depth. Priest kicks off a revolutionary era of Black Panther!

When Batman discovers a mysterious package containing DNA test results proving that he is not Damian Wayne''s biological father, the Dark Knight sets his sights on his son''s true father--Deathstroke! But Damian Wayne can''t really be Slade Wilson''s son--can he? And who sent the package--and why? The ultimate custody battle ensues as the World''s Greatest Detective and the World''s Deadliest Assassin clash in this instant classic! The Eisner Award-nominated series kicks into high gear in this standalone hardcover volume of Christopher Priest''s critically acclaimed run. Collects Deathstroke #30-36.

The most demanded return in comics is finally here! The original Quantum and?Woody are back! Legendary creators Christopher Priest (Black Panther) and M.D.?Bright (Iron Man) return to one of the most acclaimed series of the modern era! Whatever happened to the world?s worst superhero team? Twenty years past their prime, the unlikely crime-fighting duo known as Quantum and Woody (not a couple) have long since parted ways?until a middle-aged Quantum suddenly reappears with a brand-new teenage partner. Now Woody is out to break up the all-new, all different Quantum and Woody and put an end to Quantum?s recklessness?just as Quantum takes on a life-or-death personal mission for national security. Can these former friends set aside their differences?and their age?and their numerous health difficulties?to join forces one last time without driving each other crazy? Collecting?Q2: THE RETURN OF QUANTUM AND WOODY #1?5?in trade paperback as a perfect companion to the?QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST & BRIGHT?collections!

From legendary creators Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Deadpool) and MD Bright (Green Lantern, Iron Man) comes the next genre-colliding trade paperback collection of the complete adventures of the original world''s worst superhero team! Once estranged friends, now reluctant crime fighting partners, Eric Henderson and Woody Van Chelton are making the best of things. Forced to "klang" their control bands together every 24 hours by the disastrous lab accident that gave them their powers or have their bodies'' dissipate forever, the two have teamed up and shacked up with the people they get along with least Ð each other! But when bomb-wielding terrorists leave Woody at death''s door and the experimental super-science procedure to save his life leaves Woody and Quantum trapped in each other''s bodies, they''ll have to put their differences aside and learn how to walk a mile in each other''s shoes...literally. Collecting QUANTUM AND WOODY (1997) #8Ð13 and THE GOAT: H.A.E.D.U.S. #1, along with rarely seen materials from QUANTUM AND WOODY: HOLY S-WORD WE''RE CANCELLED TPB.

Seduction of The Innocent Book Three of Twelve: Vampirella leads a team of religious zealots to take down a pack of werewolves preying on unsuspecting cultists. Also, weary of her mother Lilith’s nagging, Vampirella reluctantly goes speed dating and, in so doing, stumbles into a dangerous new love affair.

From legendary creators Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Deadpool) and MD Bright (Green Lantern, Iron Man) comes the next genre-colliding trade paperback collection of the complete adventures of the original world?s worst superhero team! Once estranged friends, now reluctant crime fighting partners, Eric Henderson and Woody Van Chelton are making the best of things. Forced to ?klang? their control bands together every 24 hours by the disastrous lab accident that gave them their powers or have their bodies? dissipate forever, the two have teamed up and shacked up with the people they get along with least ? each other! But when bomb-wielding terrorists leave Woody at death?s door and the experimental super-science procedure to save his life leaves Woody and Quantum trapped in each other?s bodies, they?ll have to put their differences aside and learn how to walk a mile in each other?s shoes?literally. Collecting QUANTUM AND WOODY (1997) #8?13 and THE GOAT: H.A.E.D.U.S. #1, along with rarely seen materials from QUANTUM AND WOODY: HOLY S-WORD WE?RE CANCELLED TPB.

The western democracies are disintegrating, scarred by violence and gripped with fear of terrorist attacks. Trying to find solutions to today''s problems, Julia Stretton and other specialists at the Wessex Project have created a virtual reality projection of a utopian future where all current issues have been resolved - how did they achieve it? But on entering Wessex, they lose all memory of their ''real'' lives outside, and as they move back and forth the lines between dream and reality become obscured. When Julia''s ex-lover, the sadistic Paul Mason, joins the project, he has a sinister plan to take the Wessex projection to a new and terrifying level . . . Christopher Priest''s fifth novel, A Dream of Wessex (1977), is a classic of science fiction that will keep readers guessing until the startling, mind-bending conclusion. Priest''s novels The Space Machine, The Affirmation, and The Separation are also available from Valancourt. ''[An] excellent and intriguing novel ... the characters and their emotions are real, the concepts fascinating, and the sense of foreboding almost unbearable.'' - Library Journal ''This fine novel about time-unravellers has hallucinatory powers ... Priest is a novelist of real distinction.'' - The Times (London) ''Christopher Priest is one of our most gifted young writers of science fiction. I recommend A Dream of Wessex. I can best convey its quality by saying that I think not only H.G. Wells but Thomas Hardy himself would have enjoyed and approved of it.'' - John Fowles, author of The Magus ''It is a strange novel, technically very assured in its shifts of time and handling of place-in-time, sketching in the edges of the dream with considerable vividness. A fine, exciting novel - SF if you want a label, but an enrichment not only of the sub-genre, but the whole genre too.'' - The Guardian

Collects Marvel''s Black Panther Prelude #1-2, Black Panther (2005) #2, Black Panther (2016) #1 and material from Jungle Action #6-7 & Black Panther (1998) #19. Wakanda. The most technologically advanced nation in the world u0097 and protected by the mighty Black Panther! Now, learn how Tu0092Challa became the legendary hero of his homeland in an all-new tale set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe! See how the mantle was passed to the future king at a time when super heroes were just emerging in the larger world. But can the new monarch defeat the merciless mercenary Zanda? Plus: Classic Panther tales by all-time great creators! Ferocious villain Erik Killmonger fuels the Pantheru0092s rage! Familiar friends and foes play their part including Everett K. Ross, the deadly Dora Milaje and Tu0092Challau0092s archfoe, Klaw! And the future of Wakanda is here as a revolution begins!

The most demanded return in comics is finally here! The original Quantum and Woody are back! Legendary creators Christopher Priest and M.D. Bright return to one of the most acclaimed series of the modern era for an all-new mini-series event! Whatever happened to the world?s worst superhero team? Twenty years past their prime, the unlikely crime-fighting duo known as Quantum and Woody (not a couple) have long since parted ways?until a middle-aged Quantum suddenly reappears with a brand-new teenage partner. Now Woody is out to break up the all-new, all-different Quantum and Woody and put an end to Quantum?s recklessness?just as Quantum takes on a life-or-death personal mission for national security. Can these former friends set aside their differences?and their age?and their numerous health difficulties?to join forces one last time without driving each other crazy?