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Future weiß, dass er dem Sternenkaiser dicht auf den Fersen ist. Und Future ist bewusst, dass in die Enge getriebene Hunde beißen. Denn der Sternenkaiser weiß, dass vor Eifer blinde Männer anfällig sind. Und der Sternenkaiser nutzt sein Wissen - eiskalt.

Future jagt den Sternenkaiser. Er weiß, dass er in tödliche Gefahren geraten kann, wenn er versucht dem heimtückischen Verbrecher das Handwerk zu legen. Trotzdem aber reist er zum Jupiter, um die Verfolgung des Mannes aufzunehmen, der so viele Menschen ins Chaos gestürzt hat. Was Future nicht weiß - der Sternenkaiser erwartet ihn und hat eine tödliche Falle für ihn vorbereitet.

Er weiß es nicht. Und eben diese Unentschlossenheit ist es, die sich sein Gegner, Doktor Zarro, zunutze machen will. Future muss herausfinden, wie er die verloren gegangenen Spuren wieder aufnehmen kann. Und er weiß, dass die "Welt der Illusionen" für ihn zu einer tödlichen Gefahr werden kann.

This anthology of four short stories, serves as a sort of “greatest hits” from Edmond Hamilton, which includes a diverse lineup of stories. From the intimate, thought-provoking short story, Requiem, to the epic space opera Battle for the Stars. You will also find the odd story of Sunfire! and the classic Noir Detective/Sci-Fi hybrid, Door Into Infinity. Edmond Hamilton was a legend during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. His long line of fantastic stories and space operas in epic worlds began with The Monster God of Mamurth, which was published in the magazine Weird Tales in 1926.

Other than boasting of having a thousand moons, this nasty planet could only brag of having the most numerous, vicious, mean, death-dealing set of animals ever encountered anywhere. The atmosphere was nice though if you didn't mind the screams of pain constantly in the air. And the most notorious space pirate in the universe has you captive there. Things are not looking good for Lance Kenniston and his Jovian sidekick at the moment.

Imagine if you will for a moment, a machine that looks like a box camera, but with the twist of a knob and whirring sound it can cause a person to age immediately or regress to when they were youths. In this fascinating short story by Edmund Hamilton narrated as an audiobook by Mike Vendetti, such machines exist.

Legion of Lazarus is a chilling sci-fi tale where criminals sentenced to death by "the Humane Penalty"—freezing in the vacuum of space—begin to return to life. As the mystery deepens, the story explores the dark consequences of immortality and unchecked power.