Most Popular Books by David Mack

IN THE MIRROR UNIVERSE . . . Miles “Smiley” O’Brien struggles to hold together his weary band of freedom fighters in their war against the overwhelming might of the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. Each day pushes the rebels on Terok Nor one step closer to defeat, but with nowhere left to run, the time has come to make their last stand. Light-years away, Mac Calhoun and his Romulan allies harass Klingon forces with devious hit-and-run attacks. But Calhoun has a grander ambition: he intends to merge his fleet with the Terran Rebellion and lead it to victory—or die trying. Meanwhile, a bitter feud threatens to shatter the Alliance from within. The old rivalry between the Klingons and the Cardassians erupts into open warfare as each vies for the upper hand in their partnership. Manipulating events from its hidden redoubts, Memory Omega—the secret operation initiated by Spock a century earlier—sees its plans come to fruition sooner than expected. But striking early means risking everything—and if the revolution fails, Spock’s vision for the future will be lost forever.

A shy girl who can''t say a word in class imagines herself as a doctor healing scary monsters.

These are the voyages of the U.S.S. da Vinci. Their mission: to solve the problems of the galaxy, one disaster at a time. Starfleet veteran Captain David Gold, along with his crack Starfleet Corps of Engineers team led by former Starship Enterprise™ engineer Commander Sonya Gomez, travel throughout the Federation and beyond to fix the unfixable, repair the irreparable, and solve the unsolvable. The S.C.E.''s missions don''t always go as planned -- repairing the weather grid on the resort planet Risa turns into a deadly first contact, constructing an industrial complex on a nonaligned world leads to some startling revelations about the financier behind it, diverting a runaway ship could spell death for the crew the da Vinci didn''t even know was there, and a planet in a box proves a more valuable prize than anyone could have imagined -- but their greatest challenge comes much closer to home... Captain Gold''s granddaughter Esther is marrying Khor, son of Lantar, a Klingon politician. Now Gold faces what may be the greatest challenge of his career: officiating the first-ever Klingon-Jewish wedding!

Secret operations, sealed orders, high-risk military special operations ... such dangerous missions have been at the core of the Star Trek Vanguard series since its inception. Four great Alpha Quadrant superpowers-the Federation, the Klingon Empire, the Tholian Assembly, and the Romulan Star Empire-have all taken tremendous risks in their race to learn and control the ancient technologies of the ancient interstellar hegemons known as the Shedai. Now get ready for four new adventures in the Taurus Reach with the starship crews, undercover agents, civilian colonists, and alien power players of the Vanguard saga. Go back into prehistory and see the reign of the Shedai as it really was; follow journalist Tim Pennington as he investigates the most bizzarre story of his career; see how the Cold War of the original Star Trek era plays out between two groups of colonists-one from the Federation, the other from the Klingon Empire-both facing a natural disaster neither is prepared to survive on its own; or get a glimpse of the lighter side of life aboard Starbase 47...

One man can shape the future...but at what cost? "In every revolution, there is one man with a vision." Captain James T. Kirk of the United Federation of Planets spoke those prophetic words to Commander Spock of the Terran Empire, hoping to inspire change. He could not have imagined the impact his counsel would have. Armed with a secret weapon of terrifying power and a vision of the alternate universe''s noble Federation, Spock seizes control of the Terran Empire and commits it to the greatest gamble in its history: democratic reform. Rivals within the empire try to stop him; enemies outside unite to destroy it. Only a few people suspect the shocking truth: Spock is knowingly arranging his empire''s downfall. But why? Have the burdens of imperial rule driven him mad? Or is this the coldly logical scheme of a man who realizes that freedom must always be paid for in blood? Spock alone knows that the fall of the empire will be the catalyst for a political chain reaction -- one that will alter the fate of his universe forever.

When a cultural observation probe malfunctions and crash-lands on a pre-warp world, the S.C.E. is sent in to destroy it before the technology falls into the hands of a civilization not prepared for it. Unfortunately, when Commander Gomez and her team arrive, they find that the device has already been captured by terrorist forces who intend to reverse-engineer the technology into a weapon that will change the balance of power on their world to deadly effect! Now it''s a race against time for the S.C.E. to find and destroy the probe before it''s too late!

Ein neuer, spannender Roman im Universum von "Star Trek – The Next Generation", verfasst von David Mack, dem New-York-Times-Bestsellerautor von "Star Trek – Discovery: Gegen die Zeit"! Die Vergangenheit kehrt zurück, um Captain Jean-Luc Picard zu verfolgen: Ein längst vergessen geglaubtes Verbrechen wurde aufgedeckt, und er muss sich zur Erde begeben, um sich für seine Rolle in einer Verschwörung zu verantworten, die einige als Verrat bezeichnen. In der Zwischenzeit wird die U.S.S. Enterprise ausgesandt, um Piraten zu ergreifen, die eine lebenswichtige Technologie aus einer einsamen Wissenschaftskolonie gestohlen haben. Doch der amtierende Captain Commander Worf stellt fest, dass die Piraten andere Motive haben, als es den Anschein hat, und dass man manchmal das Gesetz missachten muss, wenn man für Gerechtigkeit eintreten will ...

STARFLEET CORPS OF ENGINEERS Long believed to be just a Nalori myth, the shii has turned out to he devastatingly real! The monster -- seemingly invulnerable, undeniably powerful, and completely rutbless -- as carved a swath through the Nalori construction project on the crystal planet of Sarindar. The project''s supervisor, Commander Sonya Gomez, must find a way to stop the deadly creature before It destroys the entire project and its workers. But when the truth behind the shii is revealed, Gomez realizes that even one of the S.C.E.''s top officers may not be able to solve every problem... The exciting conclusion to the gripping, all-new two-pail adventure!

STARFLEET CORPS OF ENGINEERS Their motto: Have tech, will travel Need to build a subspace accelerator while under attack by a deadly local predator? Need to rescue a starship from interphase without getting trapped there yourself? Call in the Starfleet Corps of Engineers team, specifically the crack team from the U.S.S. da Vinci. Under the guidance of Captain David Gold and his first officer, former Starship Enterprise™ engineer Commander Sonya Gomez, the crew of the da Vinci can construct six impossible things before breakfast. Overseen by Captain Montgomery Scott from his office at Starfleet Headquarters, the S.C.E. crew put their lives on the line to rescue a space station from catastrophe, and face off against a deadly alien race of technology thieves with the aid of Lieutenant Nog from Space Station Deep Space 9 ™. MIRACLE WORKERS, SCE #2 contains the complete eBook editions of S.C.E. adventures #5-8.

Captain Kirk and his crew seek the stolen Transfer Key that opens a door to a parallel universe, but their hunt is cut short by Ambassador Sarek''s plea for help from the long-awaited Klingon-Federation peace conference. The Enterprise crew soon become targets in a deadly crossfire, one whose outcome will decide the fate of two universes.

STARFLEET CORPS OF ENGINEERS One of the S.C.E.''s top officers, Commander Sonya Gomez, is assigned to supervise a project on the crystal planet of Sarindar -- helping the reclusive and hostile Nalori harness a valuable new ore. Morale is low and the project is behind schedule. Gomez must get the workers up to speed and on track -- a task made more difficult by the Nalori workers, who do not want her there even though their government does. Just when Gomez begins to gain their trust, two workers are killed by a mysterious local animal called a shii. Gomez must learn the secret of the shii before it kills again.... The first in a gripping, all-new two-part adventure!

Collects Daredevil (1998) #51-65 and What If Karen Page Had Lived? Matt Murdock takes on a shocking new role, and Echo''s full story is revealed! Wilson Fisk is gone - and Daredevil is the new Kingpin of Hell''s Kitchen! But that just means an army of foes who want Matt''s newfound power for themselves. So is it a good thing that his ex-partner, Black Widow, is back to help DD keep the streets clean? And will they rekindle their past relationship? Meanwhile, Maya Lopez once nearly took down Daredevil, believing him to be the one who killed her father. After learning it was actually Fisk - her legal guardian - who was responsible, she shot him and left New York in an attempt to discover herself. Now, with her perceptions completely altered, Echo embarks on a Native American vision quest to pick up the pieces of her shattered life!

From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Star Trek ®: A Time to Heal, the start of a new epic in the era of the original series. Returning from its historic first voyage to the edge of the galaxy, the damaged U.S.S. Enterprise™ journeys through the Taurus Reach, a vast and little-known region of space in which a new starbase has been unexpectedly established. Puzzled by the Federation''s interest in an area so far from its borders and so near the xenophobic Tholian Assembly, Captain James T. Kirk orders the Enterprise to put in for repairs at the new space station: Starbase 47, also known as Vanguard. As Kirk ponders the mystery of the enormous base, he begins to suspect that there is much more to Vanguard than meets the eye. It''s a suspicion shared by the Tholians, the Orions, and the Klingon Empire, each of whom believes that there are less than benign motives behind the Federation''s sudden and unexplained desire to explore and colonize the Taurus Reach. But when a calamity deep within the Reach threatens to compromise Starfleet''s continued presence in the region, Kirk, Spock, and several key specialists from the Enterprise must assist Vanguard''s crew in investigating the cause of the disaster and containing the damage. In the process, they learn the true purpose behind the creation of Vanguard, and what the outcome of its mission may mean for life throughout that part of the galaxy. Inside: Bonus diagrams of Vanguard station!

Geof Darrow and Frank Miller''s _Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot_ returns in this new volume of the award-winning, long-running anthology powerhouse _Dark Horse Presents_! Also in the 48-page tome of awesome comics: Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse''s _Resident Alien_, Brendan McCarthy''s _Dream Gang_, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, and Andy Kuhn''s _Wrestling with Demons_, Damon Gentry and Aaron Conley''s _Sabertooth Swordsman_, and David Mack''s _Kabuki_! * Big Guy and Rusty return! * The award-winning series returns at a new price$4.99! * Features special Geof Darrow gallery! Dark Horse''s prestigious anthology series showcases emerging talent alongside some of the greatest writers, artists and cartoonists comics has to offer, as well as promising new and underground talents.�ComicsAlliance

David Mack''s contemplative masterpiece follows a young assassin codenamed Kabuki who struggles with her identity in a near-future version of feudal Japan. This edition collects the Kabuki volumes: Skin Deep and Metamorphosis. Isolated and psychologically tormented, Kabuki''s only friend is found in a mystery woman who sends her handwritten notes folded into origami animals. Featuring a total of 12 separate issues and collected with loads of extras, this is the next great edition that fans of Mack and Kabuki have been waiting for.

When the Borg launch a surprise campaign to exterminate the Federation, three Starfleet captains must work desperately to avoid annihilation.

Sequel to: The ashes of tomorrow / by James Swallow.

During a character-defining run, Brian Michael Bendis crafted a pulp-fiction narrative that exploited the Man Without Fear''s rich tapestry of characters and psychodrama, and resolved them in an incredibly nuanced, modern approach. Now, this Eisner Award-winning run is collected across three titanic trade paperbacks! In this volume, witness the Kingpin''s downfall at the hands of Sammy Silke and see how a down-on-his-luck FBI agent can change Matt''s life forever. Collects Daredevil #16-19 & #26-40.

In an institution for defective government agents, a horribly scarred woman faces a psychological showdown with her interrogating analyst, meets the other "defective" operatives, and discusses the nature of identity, quantum physics, time and the meaning of life. But can she escape her captors before her former comrades track her down to silence her? Part 8 of 9

Book Three in the New York Times bestselling Cold Equations trilogy set in the expanded universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation! AT THE CENTER OF THE GALAXY… A planet-sized Machine of terrifying power and unfathomable purpose hurls entire star systems into a supermassive black hole. Wesley Crusher, now a full-fledged Traveler, knows the Machine must be stopped…but he has no idea how. Wesley must enlist the aid of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise crew, who also fail to halt the unstoppable alien juggernaut’s destructive labors. But they soon divine the Machine’s true purpose—a purpose that threatens to exterminate all life in the Milky Way Galaxy. With time running out, Picard realizes he knows of only one person who might be able to stop the Machine in time to avert a galactic catastrophe—if only he had any idea how to find him…

Kabuki, an operative of the Noh, has disappeared. Her quest to come to terms with her history has put her in direct conflict with the powers she serves. The other Noh Agents are sent to search for her. The trail leads the through a labyrinth of corporate espionage, conflicting government agencies, and the Japanese underworld. Part 2 of 4

After a daring escape from her former agency in the clandestine organisation known as ''The Noh'', Kabuki comes face to face with her true calling... and a revolution of the mind led by the mysterious Akemi Network! This edition collects the original Kabuki: The Alchemy in an easy to read trade paperback. Includes David''s work with Neil Gaiman, Tori Amos, new Kabuki stories from Dark Horse Presents, & the multi-Eisner nominated Lil Kabuki in Dreamland, & more stories. Loaded with extra material! New pages, commentary, art, and text! Perfect for old and new fans of David Mack and the Kabuki series!

This edition collects the Kabuki Volume 7: The Alchemy and more - including all new material by David Mack! With the help of Akemi, Kabuki has escaped from Control Corps amidst all the fallout and mayhem. And now that Kabuki has the chance to learn what her true calling in this life is, it seems there is a kind of Akemi network. A network that Kabuki herself will be asked to help in. And it seems Akemi is attempting a kind of revolution...

Immerse yourself in the inspiration for Sony''s upcoming Kabuki television series! The Noh operatives believe Kabuki has gone rogue and is now deemed a liability. With instructions to infiltrate the Control Corps installation, they have one goal: find Kabuki. If she''s dead, bring back her corpse. If she''s alive . . . bring back her corpse. Kabuki''s fellow assassins take center-stage and face the cost of being an agent of Noh. This edition collects the original Kabuki: Masks of the Noh and Kabuki: Scarab in an easy to read trade paper back. With extras! Includes David''s work with Tim Bradstreet, Rick Mays, Michael Avon Oeming and more! Perfect for old and new fans of David Mack and the Kabuki series!

"This edition reprints Kabuki library volume 2 containing Kabuki: skin deep and Kabuki: metamorphosis"--Colophon.

Die da Vinci wird auf eine Rettungsmission geschickt: Sie soll die in einem Gasriesen havarierte U.S.S. Orion retten. Und als bedeutete die turbulente Atmosphäre des Planeten nicht schon genug Ärger, hat die Orion auch noch den tödlichen Feuersturm-Torpedo an Bord: Einen Sprengkopf mit Protomaterie, die Gasriesen in Sterne verwandeln kann. Aber die Operation erweist sich als schwieriger, als selbst Captain David Golds Meisteringenieure bewältigen können, denn sie kämpfen nicht nur gegen die halb flüssige Atmosphäre des Planeten und den Sprengkopf, der jederzeit hochgehen kann, sondern offenbar auch gegen eine Lebensform, die für den Angriff auf die Orion verantwortlich sein könnte ...

Whenever there''s a need to fix, repair, or salvage, Starfleet calls in the crack S.C.E. team on the U.S.S. da Vinci. Under the command of Captain David Gold and Commander Sonya Gomez, the S.C.E. solves the unsolvable, from finding a Starfleet vessel lost inside a holographic ship to doping out new technology captured during the Dominion War. However, the da Vinci''s mission to Galvan VI will prove to be the S.C.E.''s greatest challenge to date, as they must salvage the U.S.S. Orion from the turbulent atmosphere of a gas giant. As if that wasn''t enough, the Orion is carrying the prototype of the deadly Wildfire device -- a protomatter warhead that can ignite gas giants into stars -- and the planet seems to be home to a strange alien life-form that may have been responsible for the Orion ''s destruction! Wildfire contains the complete eBook editions of S.C.E. adventures #20-24: Enigma Ship, War Stories Book 1, War Stories Book 2, Wildfire Book 1, and Wildfire Book 2.

In an institution for defective government agents, a horribly scarred woman faces a psychological showdown with her interrogating analyst, meets the other "defective" operatives, and discusses the nature of identity, quantum physics, time and the meaning of life. But can she escape her captors before her former comrades track her down to silence her? Part 2 of 9

Kabuki, an operative of the Noh, has disappeared. Her quest to come to terms with her history has put her in direct conflict with the powers she serves. The other Noh Agents are sent to search for her. The trail leads the through a labyrinth of corporate espionage, conflicting government agencies, and the Japanese underworld. Part 4 of 4

A cataclysmic war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire has been miraculously averted, and a new government is finally in place on the planet Tezwa. But deadly secrets still threaten the fragile peace accord. Rebels loyal to the old Tezwa regime have captured Commander Riker and are willing to kill to achieve their goals. The mysterious Orion Syndicate is interfering in the rebuilding -- and may also be involved in much more than that. But the most devastating revelation of all threatens the very foundations of the Federation itself -- leaving Captain Picard to possibly face the very conflict that he laboured so hard to prevent.

Aspy for the Typhon Pact -- a new political rival of the Federation -- has stolen the plans for Starfleet''s latest technological advance: the slipstream drive. To stop the Typhon Pact from unlocking its secrets Starfleet Intelligence recruits a pair of genetically enhanced agents: Dr Julian Bashir, of station Deep Space 9, and Sarina Douglas, a woman whose talents Bashir helped to develop -- and for whom he has long harboured passionate feelings. Bashir and Douglas must infiltrate a world controlled by the mysterious species known as the Breen, find the hidden slipstream project, and destroy it. Meanwhile, light-years away, Captain Ezri Dax and her crew on the USS Aventineplay a dangerous gameof cat and mouse with a Typhon Pact fleet that stands between them and the safe retrieval of Bashir and Douglas from hostile territory...

Die brandneue Romanserie: Corps of Engineers - exklusiv im E-Book! Jeden Monat eine neue Episode -- Ein gigantisches, verlassenes Raumschiff muss erkundet werden? Das schiffsweite Computersystem ist ausgefallen? Dann rufen Sie am besten die Experten des Ingenieurkorps der Sternenflotte! Vom Hauptquartier der Sternenflotte aus und unter der Leitung von Captain Montgomery Scott kann das I.K.S. alles bauen, reparieren, programmieren, umprogrammieren, neu konstruieren oder einfach herausfinden, um was es sich handelt - seien das fremde Replikatoren oder Planetenkiller. Erwarten Sie nur keine Wunder von ihnen. Es sei denn, es gäbe gar keine andere Möglichkeit ... Captain David Gold, sein Erster Offizier Commander Sonya Gomez und die Besatzung der U.S.S. da Vinci setzen ein ums andere Mal ihr Leben aufs Spiel. Begleiten Sie die Wunderknaben zu einer fesselnden Reise durch die Randgebiete der Galaxis! -- Episode 8: Lange glaubten die Nalori, das shii sei nur ein Mythos. Doch nun stellt sich zu ihrer aller Schrecken heraus: Das Monster existiert wirklich! Die Kreatur - offenbar unverwundbar, fraglos stärker als gedacht und ganz und gar unbarmherzig - hat im Erzabbauprojekt auf dem Kristallplaneten Sarindar eine Schneise der Vernichtung hinterlassen. Die Leiterin des Projekts, Commander Sonya Gomez, muss die tödliche Kreatur aufhalten, damit sie nicht noch weitere Leben fordert und damit die Existenz des Erzförderprogramms in Frage stellt ... Der aufregende zweite Teil des packenden zweiteiligen Abenteuers!

Die Rettungsmission der U.S.S. da Vinci, um die Orion und den Feuersturm-Torpedo zu bergen, führte zur Katastrophe. Captain Gold und Sicherheitschefin Corsi sind schwer verletzt und die da Vinci ist nur noch ein Wrack. Noch schlimmer ist jedoch, dass der Feuersturm-Torpedo aktiviert wurde und in der turbulenten Atmosphäre verloren ging, sodass der ganze Planet droht, zu explodieren! Commander Sonya Gomez und ihre Kollegen vom S.I.K.-Team müssen all ihre Fähigkeiten einsetzen, um zu überleben und die Mission zu beenden. Dann sind da noch die tödlichen Lichtpunkte: Sind sie wirklich so angriffslustig wie vermutet? Oder bedeuten sie vielleicht die Rettung in höchster Not ..?

Die brandneue Romanserie: Corps of Engineers - exklusiv im E-Book! Alle zwei Monate eine neue Episode -- Ein gigantisches, verlassenes Raumschiff muss erkundet werden? Das schiffsweite Computersystem ist ausgefallen? Dann rufen Sie am besten die Experten des Ingenieurkorps der Sternenflotte! Vom Hauptquartier der Sternenflotte aus und unter der Leitung von Captain Montgomery Scott kann das I.K.S. alles bauen, reparieren, programmieren, umprogrammieren, neu konstruieren oder einfach herausfinden, um was es sich handelt - seien das fremde Replikatoren oder Planetenkiller. Erwarten Sie nur keine Wunder von ihnen. Es sei denn, es gäbe gar keine andere Möglichkeit ... Captain David Gold, sein Erster Offizier Commander Sonya Gomez und die Besatzung der U.S.S. da Vinci setzen ein ums andere Mal ihr Leben aufs Spiel. Begleiten Sie die Wunderknaben zu einer fesselnden Reise durch die Randgebiete der Galaxis! -- Episode 7: Commander Sonya Gomez vom Sternenflotteningenieurkorps soll ein Projekt auf dem Kristallplaneten Sarindar überwachen und den verschlossenen und feindlichen Nalori helfen, ein wertvolles neues Erz zu fördern. Doch die Stimmung in der Forschungsgruppe ist nicht besonders gut und das Projekt ist im Zeitverzug. Gomez muss die Arbeiter davon überzeugen, im Zeitplan zu bleiben - und die Nalori-Arbeiter sind nicht gewillt, ihr diese Aufgabe leichter zu machen. Denn keiner will mit Gomez zusammenarbeiten, auch wenn die Nalori-Regierung das ganz anders sieht. Gerade als Sonya Gomez sich ein wenig Vertrauen erkämpft hat, werden zwei Arbeiter von einer mysteriösen Bestie namens shii getötet. Gomez muss das Geheimnis des shiis lüften, bevor es wieder tötet ... Der erste Teil eines packenden zweiteiligen Abenteuers!

There are moments glimpsed only in shadow, where darkness rules and evil incarnate thrives. You hope against hope that in your lifetime, evil is relegated to the shadows. But what if it wasn''t? What if you lived in a universe where your life was measured only by what you could do for the Empire? What would you do to survive? Would you sell your soul to free yourself? If you were offered the chance to rule, would you seize it? If you could free your universe from the darkness but only at the cost of your life, would you pay that price? Star Trek: Enterprise®—she seized power in a heartbeat, daring to place herself against all the overlords of the Empire. Empress Hoshi Sato knows the future that could be; now all she has to do is make sure it never happens. For her to rule, she must hold sway not only over the starship from the future but also over her warlords, the resistance, and her Andorian husband. As quickly and brutally as Hoshi seized power, imperial rule is taken from her. Her only chance to rule again is to ally herself with a lifelong foe, and an alien. Star Trek® One man can change the future, but does he dare? Spock, intrigued by the vision of another universe''s Federation, does what no Vulcan, no emperor, has ever done: seize power in one blinding stroke of mass murder. And at the same instant he gains imperial power, Spock sows the seeds for the Empire''s downfall. Is this a form of Vulcan madness, or is it the coolly logical plan of a man who knows the price his universe must pay for its freedom? Star Trek: The Next Generation®—Humanity is a pitiful collection of enslaved, indentured, and abused peoples. No one dares to question the order, except at peril of their lives. One man survives by blinding himself to the misery around him. However, Jean-Luc Picard resists, just once. And in that one instant he unlocks a horror beyond the tyranny of the Alliance. Can a man so beaten down by a lifetime of oppression stop the destruction?

The thrilling Star Trek short story collection featuring Starfleet’s Corps of Engineers! Corps of Engineers These are the voyages of the U.S.S. da Vinci. Their mission: to solve the problems of the galaxy, one disaster at a time. Starfleet veteran Captain David Gold, along with his crack Starfleet Corps of Engineers team lead by former Starship Enterprise ™ engineer Commander Sonya Gomez, travel throughout the Federation and beyond to fix the unfixable, repair the irreparable, and solve the unsolvable. Whether it''s an artificial planetary ring that was damaged during the Dominion War, an out-of-control generation ship, a weapons inspection gone horribly wrong, shutting down a crashed probe, solving a centuries-old medical mystery, or clearing a sargasso sea of derelict ships, the S.C.E. is on the case! But the problems they face aren''t just technical; Tev must confront the demons of his past, Lense must confront the demons of her present, Gold faces a crisis of leadership on his own ship, and Gomez must lead an away team into the middle of a brutal ground war. Plus the da Vinci crew must find a way to work with their Klingon counterparts in a deadly rescue mission.

William Gunn wants nothing more than a quiet life. After returning home from the Napoleonic wars, he accepts a position on the Duke of Devonshire’s idyllic estate. Destiny, however, intervenes when his young daughter Sarah falls prey to a mysterious sickness, and Gunn must strike out once more into the unknown and search for an unusual cure—the black orchid, a plant found only in the forbidding Amazon rainforest, where the last man who saw it went insane. Across the Atlantic, American frontiersman Nathanial Yankee has left his country and his past behind to join a new revolution, fought by General Simón Bolívar to free South America from the Spanish. Nate, however, is no hero—he fights for land, and a chance at a fresh start. Pursued by a cruel enemy in a race against time, William and Nate must survive the battlefields of the Spanish Main, cross the snow-covered peaks of the Andes, and finally reckon with the rulers of a dying Amazonian empire. For one man, the goal is a chance to save his daughter’s life; for the other, a priceless treasure beckons. If they cannot learn to work together, one of a thousand enemies will kill them (that is, if they don’t kill each other first). Unbeknownst to them, both men are pawns in a far larger game, and some secrets cannot be hidden forever ...