Cloud Warrior
For the Federation - Steve Brickman. Reared deep underground in a Federation fortress, he was the hottest pilot ever to graduate from the Academy. His assignment: wing man to the surface-train Lady From Louisiana, vulnerable keystone of the army sent to reconquer the Blue Sky World.
For the Mutes - Cadillac M'Call. Tall and smooth-skinned, Cadillac looked more like a Federation man than one of his radiation-changed clan brothers. His encyclopedic knowledge set Cadillac apart from the Mutes as well... as did his belief in a prophecy that forecast a far different Blue Sky World.
The Talisman Prophecy drew them together... and the prophecy would decide which would live, and whose world would prevail.
Patrick Tilley
Patrick Tilley (1928-2020) is a British science fiction author best known for The Amtrak Wars series of books - a futureworld epic set on the eve of the fourth millennium in a world emerging from the ravages of a dimly understood global holocaust. The name "Amtrak" - appropriated by a specific group of survivors - is a name remembered from what is called "The Old Time".
Tilley died on 25 May 2020 after a short illness.
Amtrak Wars
Amtrak Wars consists of six books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.