These are the Broken Worlds: Mars: centre of the fractured universe, planet of immortal warlords and cloned warriors, fallen now to alien invaders; Parmenio: fog-shrouded pleasure planet, playground of the decadent, where anything and anybody could be bought or stolen; Loei: world of towering peaks, rife with intrigue and danger, rumoured hiding place of the fabled fleet of Old Earth; Ynenga: desert planet, home of the bird-like Tu'u, with shifting sands that hide ancient secrets; Vihaarn: A world divided, where cloud dwellers turn traitor and those who dwell on the land may hold the key to survival. Attanio Hwin, reluctant messenger. Chance and a beautiful woman have brought him from the steamy streets of Paarmenio to the vaulting corridors of a Martian veilship and the scattered settlements of the Galactic Arm. He carries a warning to the hostile inhabitants: THE ALIENS ARE COMING...Cover art by Ron Miller.