Princess Leia has been taken captive by a ruthless and charismatic warlord bent on destroying the New Republic. But then a strange life-form, unlike any the galaxy has ever seen, awakens - a life form so malevolent it will destroy everything - both Empire and New Republic, on its way to domination.
Piate pokračovanie jednej z najgeniálnejších sérií všetkých čias! Nadačník Golan Trevize rozhodol v prospech Gaiaxie. Gaia je superorganizmus, planéta so zjednoteným vedomím, kde každá kvapka rosy, každý kamienok, každá bytosť môže hovoriť za všetkých – a cítiť za všetkých. Je to však správna voľba pre osud ľudstva? Trevize verí, že odpoveď nájde na legendárnej Zemi, kam siahajú korene ľudstva. V jej existenciu však nikto neverí. Nik si nie je istý, kde sa planéta prvých osadníkov galaxie nachádza.
In the year of grace 1345, as Sir Roger Baron de Tourneville is gathering an army to join King Edward III in the war against France, a most astonishing event occurs: a huge silver ship descends through the sky and lands in a pasture beside the little village of Ansby in northeastern Lincolnshire. The Wersgorix, whose scouting ship it is, are quite expert at taking over planets, and having determined from orbit that this one was suitable, they initiate standard world-conquering procedure. Ah, but this time it's no mere primitives the Wersgorix seek to enslave; they've launched their invasion against free Englishmen! In the end, only one alien is left alive; and Sir Roger's grand vision is born. He intends for the creature to fly the ship first to France to aid his King, then on to the Holy Land to vanquish the infidel. Unfortunately, he has not allowed for the treachery of the alien pilot, who instead takes the craft to his home planet, where, he thinks, these upstart barbarians will have no choice but to surrender. But that knavish alien little understands the indomitable will and clever resourcefulness of Englishmen, no matter how great the odds against them. . .
In a quiet suburban town a strange assortment of men and women gather for a momentous weekend. Meanwhile in Zurich, Moscow and Washington, the time machine is already ticking. But countermeasures are in motion. In Washington, John Tanner bets his life in a gamble to destroy the menacing conspiracy that hangs over us all. "Shattering...it will cost you the night and the cold hours of the morning!" (Cincinnati Enquirer)