Global war smashed civilization - or so the legends told - but not all of its machines. A caste of scientists arose who knew how to repair and operate the ancient machines - but not how they worked - and worshipped at the altars of the atomic gods who were said to make the machines run. Society was [...]

1. The trade paperback edition of Anvil's "Interstellar Patrol" (04/03), was a "Locus "best seller, and has a sell through of 72% from April 2003 to date. 2. Like Keith Laumer, Anvil has a rare ability to combine fast-moving adventure with humor, deftly skewering the bureaucratic mind, whether human[...]

Science and technology have made our lives easier, curing diseases with achievements that an earlier age would have considered impossible. But once in a while, the law of unintended consequences breaks loose. Christopher Anvil considers the two faces of technological innovation: Sometimes the result[...]