Panther Books-Granada Publishing Ltd.

1 That night, Martin Laing dreamt of Cosima for the first time since leaving New York. In colder weather he dreamt often and vividly. This time, lying naked, uncovered, enclosed as much by the walls of his hotel as by the oppressive heat of Hanoi, the story was confused. He was in the heart of...

Chapter 1 '. . . O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.' 'This is KTCV, Cuesta Verde Television, ending scheduled broadcast of our programming day. Please join us again at sbc-thirty for "Traffic Watch," and until then, have a pleasant Good Morning.' The American flag suddenly...

In darkness there is death. It was the first thing they had taught him and he never forgot it. He could move unobserved in daylight, too; in other ways. But die night was his special friend. Now the high piercing sound of the alarm cut dirough all other nocturnal sounds: die dree dree dree of...

t 'PREFIGURE:On Green Dolphin StreetThe scarred man enters Sha'angh'sei at sunset. He pauses before the towering cinnabar escarpment of the western gate and turns in his dusty saddle. Above him, a pair of ebon carrion birds spread their grotesquely long wings, hovering, startlingly set off by the...