In this book the world has endless possibilities, a world of dark magic while maintaining a shadow of mystery.

The familiar story of Pa and Ma, Mary, Laura, and Carrie Ingalls. A family travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home on the prairie, where they build a house, meet neighboring Indians, build a well, and fight a prairie fire.

Poul Anderson turns to a legend from the Northern countries, countries where even today the pagan past seems only like yesterday, and tells the story of Cappen Varra, who came to Norren a long, long time ago.

Equips students with an up-to-date practical knowledge of rocket propulsion, numerous homework problems, and online self-study materials.

Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter.