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Cover art for Tau Ceti: Frank Kelly Freas
Final War Cover art by Panos Koutrouboussis
Blurb: “FINAL WAR is one of those unusual stories that come along in science-fiction which manage to remain off-trail from even the off-trail standards that have gone before. Indeed some may ask if it is science-fiction at all-though definitely taking place in the future-or some sort of reflective allegory on the present. The decision, at least of those who write science-fiction, was in favor of it being science-fiction and very good science-fiction at that. They nominated it for their Nebula Award in its class-and it came mighty close to winning.
K. M. O'Donnell, which is a pen-name for a man who has been editor of two of fantasy's professional newsstand magazines, as well as an agent, a writer, and a sharp critic, with a dozen books to his credit (in other lines of literature, brings a collection of fantasies here that show it is still possible to find something new under the imaginative sun.”
Other Blurb: “The yelping of the Verlan was tinged with fear and need as the adventurers from Earth neared the primitive hut of Uhumeelee, leader of the pack. Once again the three were reminded of the question as to whether these creatures were savage beasts or somehow incomprehensibly intelligent.
Neil Carson, Alan Noble, and Fiona Knight had journeyed to Tau Ceti in search of the legendary touching-stones possessed by the Verlan packs. The stones could bring wealth to them and power on Earth. On Verlan, they could bring all manner of evils.
The expedition pressed steadily forward, aware that now, second by second, their lives depended upon luck. They did not know how the Verlan would respond to them, could not know until the very last moment....”