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''We won''t be landing anywhere just yet'', Waters said to the other passengers on the spaceship Fulmar. ''I was pretty mystified by this story of mechanical breakdown, so I''ve been checking up.'' He hefted his little box. ''I''ve spent the past half hour successfully tapping your subspace circuits, Captain, so I know the truth and I propose to share it with everyone. We''re not to land. We''re to orbit in space, indefinitely.''Beloved Sister Dorcas''s screams pierced the quiet.''You see,'' Waters continued, holding up his hand for silence, ''this is being done on the direct orders of Master Brand . . . you don''t know the name?'' He glanced inquiringly around. ''No? Well, he happens to be one of the powers of Earth, and there is nobody in the galaxy to overrule him.''(First published 1965)

First they went to Kratos - and faced the Deathworms. Then they went on to Tantalus and tried to fathom the Rings - which could only have been fabricated with the help of highly sophisticated machinery.And then they discover an alien spaceship orbiting the planet in strict silence and incommunicability.When they finally boarded the vessel, it was obvious that it had been derelict for centuries - as a result of some dreadful battle. Meanwhile down below, the enigmatic Rings lay waiting to deal with intruders - as they did the deadly vampire tree. Once again, Commander James Conrad and his team of Expendables faced their mission to find planets suitable for colonization.The second of a new series of books, The Rings of Tantalus seems guaranteed to further launch Richard Avery as a very special writer of modern science fiction novels. And there are more to come.

The Stone of Tantalus is a mind-bending journey through both time and alternate realities, and explores the nature of who we are and how we get there.  Jason Callahan wants to go home, and he would if he knew where it was. For years his world has changed around him again and again without warning, leaving him with new jobs, new friends, and new enemies.

One of a few travelers, Jason slips between the many universes that make up his life, moving sideways from one reality to another; he just can’t control it. Worse, another traveler is is stalking him, and Jason's only assets are his wits, an uncle the family thinks is crazy, and a cryptic alternate version of himself.

While many might lose their grip on reality, and others would simply give up, Jason hopes the next jump will take him home to the life and love he left behind. When the universe calls, however, sometimes you just have to make a stand.