از دریا تا ستاره‌ها (محاصره دریا و دروازه ستاره)

Publisher's Note: From the Sea to the Stars was originally published in parts as Sea Siege and Star Gate. This is the first time both novels have appeared together. Sea Siege: The nuclear war had come at last and the research team on an island in the West Indies thought they had been lucky to survive. But survival was going to require more than luck, when they found themselves under attack by sea creatures out of darkest legend, directed by a malevolent intelligence from the depths of the sea. Star Gate: Long ago, the Star Lords had come from a dying Earth to Gorth, where they helped the inhabitants build a civilization. Now some of the Lords have resumed wandering among the stars, but others have decided to travel through an interdimensional gate to another Gorth in a parallel universe. And when they find that in this universe the Star Lords from Earth conquered and enslaved the people of Gorth, their course is clear. They must battle their counterparts to free Gorth--even if it means their own destruction. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (DRM Rights Management).

a Volume Of Visions Of Future Wars, Fought With Weapons Out Of Nightmare, By Today¿s Top Writers Of Military Science Fiction, As Well As Some Writers Who Are Not Usually Associated With Military Sf, Such As Best-selling Writer Gregory Benford, And Award-winning Author Kristine Katherine Rusch. Also Present Are Michael Z. Williamson, Author Of The Strong Selling Novels freehold And the Weapon, Award-winning Author Of bolo Strike, William H. Keith, And More. Through The Centuries, Weapons Have Changed Radically, But The Soldier Has Remained Much The Same. But In The Future, Soldiers, Too, May Undergo Radical Changes. As Editor Joe Haldeman Puts It, ¿weapons Are An Extension Of The Soldier, And Also An Extension Of The Culture Or Species That Produced The Soldier. And They Are Sometimes More Dangerous To The Soldier Than The Enemy. . . .¿

Two Stories: The first is one of Ms. Norton's favorite themes, nuclear (though called atomic} war where man has darn near been knocked back to savagery with only a small bunch holding on to some technology that strive to survive. The second is one that is more palatable of Star Lords and their travels through Gates that bring them to alternate realities, in a world that duplicates the one they departed...even to the duplication of their own, but preverted, fellow star lords. Sea siege: "The nuclear war had at last come and the research team on an island in the West Indies thought they had been lucky to survive. But survival was going to require more than luck when they found themselves under attack by sea creatures out of darkest legend, directed by a previously unknown intelligence from the depths of the sea which was determined to eliminate mankind as a competitor and seize what was left of the world for itself."--Publisher description Star gate: As a result of a battle on Gorth, young Kincar and a small group of Star Lords are stranded in a different plane of time with little hope of getting out