Böcker av Albert Wendland

A mysterious discovery in space, the ruthless destruction of a cargo ship, and a desperate plea for help from a friend lead Mykol Ranglen, the hero of The Man Who Loved Alien Landscapes and In a Suspect Universe, on a dangerous interstellar quest that, if it fails, could lead to war between planets. Joining forces with a fierce young woman who survived the cargo-ship disaster and who's bent on revenge, the two follow a trail of piracy, political conspiracy, and the perilous remains of an alien civilization to terrors and evils both human and planetary, escalating into confrontations that neither of them could ever have foreseen.Praise for the Series"Working with the psychological implications of identity, transformation, and perception, Wendland tangles up the characters and worlds in loops of time and space..."-Publishers Weekly"...an engrossing and ever-expanding world full of both breathtaking beauty and cosmic horror. In A Suspect Universe is sure to please not only fans of his earlier work but any general sf reader looking to indulge in their sense of wonder." -Booklist"I've always been easily immersed in Al's writing. It's how he turns mystery into hope and awe, his ability to tame the sublime, and the way he can use story to show us the value and excitement of ideas that are far from what we can imagine in this time and this space."-Heidi Ruby Miller author of the Ambasadora series

A Planetary Romance with Mysterious OriginsIn this prequel to The Man Who Loved Alien Landscapes we discover what Mykol Ranglen has kept buried in his past. It's a mystery of ancient galactic secrets, an adventure on colonized alien worlds, a romance in distant star systems, and a dark and sinister planetary noir that disturbs all he's known about his universe. He must decide just how far he'll go to keep the planet of his dreams and the future he desires. What he learns about his world, and what he has to do to save it-and to save himself-will haunt him forever.

A science fiction novel that begins as a murder mystery and is taken over by an interstellar treasure hunt.What could draw poet, explorer, loner and paranoid Mykol Ranglen away from the relative peace of his own stellar habitat? He has no choice in the matter as one by one acquaintances are murdered or disappear altogether. Propelled by ever changing and deepening mysteries Mykol embarks to uncover secrets which could make people rich beyond their wildest dreams...or tear apart human civilization.The escalating quest takes him through worlds of many dangerous extremes, leading him to confront the deadly alien "fist of thorns," extinct species refusing to give up their power over the future, and those racing against him to uncover the secret first. But in the course of his pursuit, he must also face his own secrets. And some of these are more dangerous.""In Wendland's intricately plotted, character-driven debut, pulp exploration meets philosophical speculation, and a moralistic sensibility is fused with Philip K. Dick's paranoid fantasies and Ray Bradbury's awe of alien encounters."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Inside are alien worlds and titanic space habitats and a brilliant and paranoid hero, all skillfully blended together with long-vanished galactic secrets." --from the Forward by William H. Keith, New York Times Best Selling Author