Aleyara's Descent - Bennett, Christopher L.

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Infinite Dimensions. Endless Possibilities. Universal Questions. Across multiple realities and millennia of past and future history, heroes both human and otherwise challenge their limits and brave the unknown in pursuit of the fundamental truths of the universe-and each other. From bestselling author Christopher L. Bennett comes Aleyara's Descent, eleven tales portraying the search for understanding, connection, and hope that unites seekers of all species, eras, and realities. ? In an alien past, four impetuous youths brave a forbidden realm to discover their world's true nature. ? A first contact between a UFO believer and a real alien doesn't go the way either one expects. ? Scientists battling a kaiju invasion must overcome the mistrust of the insular enclave they strive to protect. ? A government agent's drive to safeguard the future hits a speed bump when she questions a suspected time traveler. ? The inheritor of a fabled superhero name must prove herself by solving the one mystery her predecessor never could. These and other diverse tales, many in print for the first time, bring a multiverse of aliens, monsters, time travelers, and heroes to life with plausibility and sensitivity. Includes the brand-new tale Nilly's Choice, a companion story to the Arachne novels....

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Infinite Dimensions. Endless Possibilities. Universal Questions.

Across multiple realities and millennia of past and future history, heroes both human and otherwise challenge their limits and brave the unknown in pursuit of the fundamental truths of the universe-and each other.

From bestselling author Christopher L. Bennett comes Aleyara's Descent, eleven tales portraying the search for understanding, connection, and hope that unites seekers of all species, eras, and realities.

- In an alien past, four impetuous youths brave a forbidden realm to discover their world's true nature.

- A first contact between a UFO believer and a real alien doesn't go the way either one expects.

- Scientists battling a kaiju invasion must overcome the mistrust of the insular enclave they strive to protect.

- A government agent's drive to safeguard the future hits a speed bump when she questions a suspected time traveler.

- The inheritor of a fabled superhero name must prove herself by solving the one mystery her predecessor never could.

These and other diverse tales, many in print for the first time, bring a multiverse of aliens, monsters, time travelers, and heroes to life with plausibility and sensitivity.

Includes the brand-new tale Nilly's Choice, a companion story to the Arachne novels.