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Vulcan was a factory planet, centuries old, Company run, ugly as sin, and unfeeling as death. Vulcan bred just two types of native - complacent or tough ... and Sten was tough.When his family died in a mysterious accident, Sten rebelled, harassing the Company from the metal world''s endless mazelike warrens.Sten would have ended up just another burnt-out Delinquent if he hadn''t rescued a mysterious stranger who turned out to be his ticket of Vulcan - and an express ride back!Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

The Eternal Emperor ruled countless worlds across the galaxy. Vast armies and huge fleets awaited his command. But when the Emperor needed to pacify The Wolf Worlds, the planets of an insignificant cluster that had raised space piracy to a low art, he turned to Mantis Team and its small band of militant problem solvers...Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

Sten had fought his way up from slave labour on a factory world to commander of the Eternal Emperor''s bodyguard, the Imperial Gurkhas.But during his first three months on Prime World, the most dangerous weapons Sten had encountered were the well-phrased lies of Court politicians. It seems no place for an honest fighting man. But when a bomb destroys a local bar, Sten discovers the danger and corruption behind Court intrigue.Look out for more information on this book and others on the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

Sten''s luck seems to have deserted him. He had barely scraped through Imperial flight school when he was assigned a tacdivision in the Fringe Worlds, where the Imperial officers were concerned with anything other than honing their fighting skills.The enemy couldn''t have picked a better time or place to launch their long-planned attack against the Empire. But Sten won''t give up without a fight ...More information on this book and others can be found at the Orbit webste at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

Sten had fully expected to die in a blaze of glory, taking his Emperor''s greatest foe with him. Instead he was a slave laborer in a P.O.W. camp deep in the heart of enemy territory.But sitting out the action had never been Sten''s style. And now that the war was building to a climax, the Eternal Emperor needed him more than ever. Not even the toughest prison in the known universe could keep Sten from his mission ...For more information on this or any other Orbit title, visit the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

The Eternal Emperor was dead, and the five members of the Privy Council ruled in his place. But they quickly discovered that their power would collapse around them if they could not locate the Emperor''s secret source of Anti-Matter Two, the economic keystone of the Empire. And so they sent a team of crack commandos to capture Sten, one of their later ruler''s only surviving confidantes.But Sten - as usual - had his own agenda. For he knew something about the Eternal Emperor that would shake the Empire down to its foundations. And to play his part, all Sten had to do was kill the five most powerful beings in the universe...For more information on this or any other Orbit title, visit the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

The Eternal Emperor had returned at last from the dead, to pick up the pieces of his crumbling Empire. But even that great leader could not halt the Empire''s decline alone. And so Sten, master spy, military strategist, and assassin, found himself appointed Ambassador Plenipotentiary to the Altaic Cluster, where a brewing civil war threatened the stability of the Empire itself. Quelling a civil war was nothing new for Sten. But as one thing after another went wrong, he began to suspect that he was up against more than a mere local disturbance. Someone - operating in deepest cover, with the highest authority - was working behind the scenes to manipulate events and escalate disaster. And that someone wanted nothing more than to see Sten dead . . . For more information on this or any other Orbit book, visit the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

Sten embarks on the ultimate treasure hunt: the search for the source of the Eternal Emperor''s power. But his quest uncovers the dark secret of the emperor''s past - and Sten finds himself questioning his loyalties - and whether the only way to save the human race is to destroy the Empire he vowed to protect.For more information on this or any other Orbit book, visit the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

Vulcan is a factory planet, centuries old, Company run, ugly as sin, and unfeeling as death. Vulcan breeds just two types of native - complacent or tough. Sten is tough. When his family is killed in a mysterious accident, Sten rebels, harassing the Company from the metal world''s endless mazelike warrens. It''s a fool''s errand, of course - no man can stand against the might of the Company and expect to live. But Sten isn''t just any man. From the corrupt and brutal factories of Vulcan to the plots and intrigues of the Imperial Court, the galaxy is about to come face-to-face with the ultimate warrior. Sten''s already learned how to survive - now he wants more; he wants control of his own destiny. And he''ll do whatever it takes to get it. No compromise, no retreat, no surrender. Only Sten.This omnibus edition contains: STEN, THE WOLF WORLDS and THE COURT OF A THOUSAND SUNS.

DIPLOMACY IS OVERRATED Soldier, Imperial bodyguard, Fleet Captain, Prisoner of War - Sten has been many things in his long career, but there''s one thing he''s never been - a diplomat. But when the Emperor sends Sten to the Altaic Cluster to support its dictator in quelling a civil war, a diplomat is exactly what Sten must be. As the war intensifies, he begins to suspect he''s up against something more than a local disturbance. Someone - operating in deep cover and seemingly backed by the highest authorities - is working behind the scenes to escalate disaster. And that someone wants nothing more than to see Sten dead . . . This omnibus contains the novels VORTEX and EMPIRE''S END.

THE SIGNS POINT TO WAR When rebels plot to murder the Emperor during a diplomatic delegation, Imperial bodyguard Sten only just manages to save his master''s life. But the same plot took out the visiting Tahn delegation, causing relationships between the two powers to crumble completely. While both sides gather their forces, the Emperor ''suggests'' that Sten join the Imperial Air Force, where he''ll train for space combat. Sten finds himself back in basic training, with what feels like the same brash sergeants and raw recruits from his army days. But one thing is certain, he''s never seen a war like the one that''s coming . . . This omnibus edition contains: FLEET OF THE DAMNED, REVENGE OF THE DAMNED and THE RETURN OF THE EMPEROR