Time Traders IILOST IN TIMEExploring space and time is a dangerous business, and no one knows this better than Time Agents Travis Fox and Ross Murdock. So when both men are stranded on far-off planets with no hope of rescue from Earth, they must rely on their wits and their training to survive. But survival is only the beginning. To better handle the rigors of the alien world of Topaz, Fox and his crewmates have been implanted with the memories of their Apache ancestorsbut the Opposition has sent its own team with the reawakened memories of their Mongol ancestors! Meanwhile, Murdock is trapped in the ancient past of the water world of Hawaika, facing terrifying wizards in a kingdom he knows will soon be utterly annihilated by an alien empire that is bent on the conquest of the entire galaxy. The fates of two worlds, and possibly the galaxy itself, will be determined by the actions of these castaways in timeand whatever happens, the lives of Time Agents everywhere will be changed forever. . . . ABOUT THE AUTHORCalled a superb talent by The New York Times, AndreNorton is a living legend in science fiction, and one of our greatest storytellers. She has been writing science fiction novels for nearly five decades, beginning with the now-classic Star Mans Son in 1952. Many of todays top writers, including C.J. Cherryh and Joan D. Vinge, have cited her as a primary influence on their own work. She was Guest of Honor at the 1989 World Science Fiction Convention, is a Grand Master of the Science Fiction Writers of America and a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the World Fantasy Convention. Though unpublished recently, she has been astoundingly prolific, with over thirty books in her celebrated Witch World series alone. She has introduced three generations of SF readers to SF and fantasy, both through her critically acclaimed YA novels and her adult works, and stands today as one of the most popular authors in both fields. Illustration
by Stephen Hickman |
|
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental. First Baen printing, February 2001 Distributed by Simon & Schuster Printed in the United States of America |
ISBN: 0-671-31968X
The Defiant Agents copyright (c) 1962 by The World Publishing Co. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form. A Baen Books Original Typeset by Windhaven Press Electronic version by Baen Books |
|