Young genius or monster? Loving father or Rzash operative? Telepathic cop or savior? Juvenile rascal or Song planet? The answers abide in the darkness and the silver. The planet Xandor-II is lost to the Rzash Empire, but Tarik escapes with a piece of it. Now his plan to genetically engineer a superior human, using shadow cloning, can begin. Months later, Tarik finds himself in a birthing lab. They place the baby in his arms. Tarik’s heart

KILLING A FRIEND IS HARD. EVEN IF THEY'RE ALREADY DEAD.May 1982. School's out! For twelve-year-old Lewis Frazier and his friends, the forest surrounding the secluded neighborhood of Poisonwood Estates is the perfect venue for their long-awaited summer vacation. But when a local boy goes missing in the dense Florida woods during that idyllic summer, their carefree months of fun are suddenly threatened.Nothing bad ever happens in Poisonwood Estates. Lewis is certain the kid will be found and their fun times can resume. Until he hears sinister laughter outside his bedroom window in the middle of the night, and yet another person vanishes, leaving behind an empty, blood-drenched home. Now, Lewis isn't so sure.Deep in the woods, something has been awakened. Something ancient and evil.A being only Lewis and his friends will believe exists.And one by one, the residents of Poisonwood Estates will be murdered, recruited into its unholy army.Unless Lewis and his friends can stop it ...By becoming killers themselves.The first book in the Invasive Species trilogy.

Silent films were, of course, never silent at all. However, the sound that used to accompany the screen picture in the early days of cinema has been neglected as an area of study. Altman explores the various musical, narrative, and even synchronized sound systems that enriched cinema before Jolson spoke.