SynopsisTen fast-action space adventures by some of the best writers in genre fiction and up-and-coming writers based on the new miniatures game by Rick Priestley. This is the second anthology in a series of books based on the worlds Beyond the Gates of Antares., A short story anthology provided an entrance into the Gates of Antares This is the universe of the Seventh Age of Humanity and the setting for the game called Beyond the Gates of Antares . Travel through Antarean dimensional gateways to the galaxy spanning empires of the PanHuman Concord and Isorian Senatex, and to the myriad worlds of the Determinate and beyond. Board the glittering space borne cities of the Vardari, the great mercantile powers of Antarean space, and confront foes as implacable as the Ghar and as merciless as the Renegade NuHu Shards. This anthology represents the first step upon a path that promises to take us to new stars and undiscovered worlds. It is a living, breathing universe, and one that we intend to realize fully in the form of campaigns, background expansions. Inside are ten short stories by new and experienced writers to introduce you to the universe of Antares , the peoples and events that make this a fascinating place for adventure., Ten fast-action space adventures by some of the best writers in genre fiction and up-and-coming writers based on the new miniatures game by Rick Priestley. This is the second anthology in a series of books based on the worlds Beyond the Gates of Antares.Humanity has spread to the most distant reaches of space. Our once homogeneous species has diversified and evolved, in some cases beyond recognition, adapting to a multitude of environments upon worlds without number. No one can even begin to guess the full extent of the pan-human diaspora. Today the universe teems with humanity in all its myriad forms. Space-faring civilizations have fallen and risen anew many times over the tens of thousands of years since humans took the first step from their native planet. The long ages of the Antarean universe are reckoned in terms of six phases of high civilization followed by catastrophic collapse and periods of darkness and isolation during which interstellar communication ceased completely. The current phase is the Seventh Age: the age of the PanHuman Concord., Ten fast-action space adventures by some of the best writers in genre fiction and up-and-coming writers based on the new miniatures game by Rick Priestley. This is the second anthology in a series of books based on the worlds Beyond the Gates of Antares. Humanity has spread to the most distant reaches of space. Our once homogeneous species has diversified and evolved, in some cases beyond recognition, adapting to a multitude of environments upon worlds without number. No one can even begin to guess the full extent of the pan-human diaspora. Today the universe teems with humanity in all its myriad forms. Space-faring civilizations have fallen and risen anew many times over the tens of thousands of years since humans took the first step from their native planet. The long ages of the Antarean universe are reckoned in terms of six phases of high civilization followed by catastrophic collapse and periods of darkness and isolation during which interstellar communication ceased completely. The current phase is the Seventh Age: the age of the PanHuman Concord.
LC Classification NumberPR1309.S3