In
the year 4784, the
Universe is
contained within
the empire of
Isher ruled by the
Empress Innelda.
Dedicated to
pleasure,
Innelda's
dictatorship has
driven Isher to
the brink of
cosmic
disaster.
For against her
stand the
impregnable Weapon
Shops, their
immortal leader
Robert Hedrock and
a man from the
20th century with
terrifying power.
Review
One
of the finest
science fiction
novels ever
written.
Above
the Clouds The
Space
Shuttle
Discovery
hitched a
ride on
NASA's
modified
Boeing 747
Shuttle
Carrier
Aircraft
for the
flight
from the
Dryden
Flight
Research
Center in
California,
to Kennedy
Space
Center,
Florida,
on August
19, 2005.