A very ambitious, cocky, and overly proud chimpanzee, Julius hadn't become the top news-ape for the Simian Broadcasting Company by ignoring stories when they came his way. But that's just what he'd...
The seven castaways crouched low behind a thick screen of brush, peering through the leaves at the quiet road beyond. The city loomed not far to the south, but here, just beyond its northern edge, it...
"What! By the wings of Henshaw, I'll have you demoted for letting this happen!" shouted burly General Urko into the field telephone. Turning to his aide-de-camp, Captain Sovak, he exclaimed, "The...
The first to stir was Steve, his eyes blinking open to a sky that had lost its golden warmth. A cool hush blanketed the forest, and the fading colors of sunset had given way to a low, rolling gray....
Steve Burton had, in his years of training and service as a suborbital transport pilot, learned the techniques of willing his body to sleep whenever he wished, whenever he needed to sleep. But now...
Mendez settled back into the pads within the egg-shaped module. Reaching up, he pulled down the dome to fit over his head. His movements were swift but sure, in contrast to the nervous twitches of...
Every picture tells a pained story---ROD STEWART It was one of those years, good and bad all balled up into one rolling stone. '68, the year of the election, of revolt, the Airplane, Doors, and...
"Coming through hot, sir," ---CREW CHIEF TO PILOT ON TURBINE IGNITION PRE-LIFT-OFF The clackety-thud of blades straining at their Jesus nuts had everyone running hot and cold at peak pitch,
“I’ve been wondering about the terrain above here," Steve said, looking over to where Dan sat on the opposite bunk, "and about that giant Lawgiver statue and the flames that erupted to conceal the...
General Urko had briefly halted his column and was standing on a sun-baked hilltop, surveying the desolate land ahead.His aide-de-camp stood nearby, a map spread over the hood of the command jeep. ...
While the Ape Army remained transfixed by the imposing Lawgiver statue, Steve and Dan seized their chance. They slipped away from the rapt, cheering masses and sought refuge behind a cluster of...
The room was old, used by generations of leaders. The stone rectangles of the floor were worn, as were the tiers of stone seats. A statue of the 1st Lawgiver stood in a niche and dominated the...
Steve ran along the side of Dan's truck and slapped the door. "Let's move!""Wait!" Dan shouted. "What about those wagon cages?""What about them?"Dan leaned out of his cab. "Without the cages, the...
Dan ran down the slope and caught himself against the trunk of a low-branching tree. Looking back, he saw several of the humanoids descending behind him—quiet, swift, and barefooted. As they neared,...
"I got one!" Saphira called out. "Good work, Saphira!" Jaspar replied. "Now that leaves us with…" His Viper shot over the enemy formation. "Damn!" He smacked his fist against the console. "Viper 1 to...
