John Wright

Texas gunslinger and genius Menelaus Illation Montrose is awakened from cryo-suspension to harness developing forces of evolution and social engineering to counter a threat against another historical period.

"The year is 10,515 AD. The Hyades Armada, traveling at near lightspeed, will reach Earth in just four centuries to assess humanity's value as slaves. For the last 8,000 years, two opposing factions have labored to meet the alien threat in very different ways. One of them is Ximen del Azarchel, immortal leader of the mutineers from the starship Hermetic and self-appointed Master of the World, who has allowed his followers to tamper continuously with...

Menelaus Montrose and Ximen del Azarchel put aside their differences as they finally face the arrival of the invading Hyades Armada after thousands of light-years of travel, and begin planning the future of posthumanity on a scale that stretches beyond millennia, into aeons.

"Introduces 20 key battles from the conflict that shaped modern America ... Each battle includes a contextual introduction of the campaign, a concise description of the action and an analysis of the aftermath. A specially-commissioned colour map illustrat[es] the dispositions and movement of forces"--Jacket.

A new technologically superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading the the United States coast under the command of Captian Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. A lone CIA analyst has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it. At the same time, the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius too.