Stark and the Star Kings

THE STAR KINGS

200,000 years from now the universe is divided into stellar kingdoms. John Gordon is torn from his 20th Century humdrum into otherworldly intrigue as he exchanges bodies with Prince Zarth Arn, heir to the Kingdom of Fomalhaut. Shorr Kan, Lord of the Dark Worlds, schemes to kill Zarth Arn and overthrow the alliance of the Star Kings. Gordon reluctantly assumes the role of Zarth Arn to prevent Shorr Kan from throwing the entire universe into interstellar anarchy!

ERIC JOHN STARK

Forged in the hellish heat of Mercury and tempered on the desert sands of Mars, Eric John Stark battles the forces of evil and tyranny, selling his sword-arm to defend the cause of justice among worlds of sin and decay.

STARK AND THE STAR KINGS

In their only formal collaboration, Hamilton’s Star Kings and Brackett’s Eric John Stark meet to confront a peril of unending doom. Can Stark persuade the Star Kings to put aside their political games long enough to defeat this threat to the whole universe? For the first time, admirers of both authors can enjoy this long-coming story.

Contents:

• Introduction by John Jakes
  
• The Star Kings by Edmond Hamilton
• Queen of the Martian Catacombs by Leigh Brackett (a novella)
  
• Enchantress of Venus by Leigh Brackett (a novella)
• Black Amazon of Mars by Leigh Brackett (a novella)
• Return to the Stars by Edmond Hamilton
• Stark and the Star Kings by Edmond Hamilton and Leigh Brackett (a novella)