In "The Reality Dysfunction, " it became horrifyingly clear that allof humanity was at risk of being taken over by the minds of those longdead, arriving in our universe by means that seem impossible to stop.More and more of the dead are stealing the bodies of those still living, grouping together into powerful consortiums led by leaders from history.Opposing this development is an increasingly desperate ConfederationNavy. Joshua Calvert is assigned to chase after Alkad Mzu, who is tryingto recover the " doomsday weapon" that might possibly blast the dead backinto oblivion. Mzu is hunted not only by Joshua, but also by variousintelligence agencies and the possessed themselves, all of whom aredesperate to lay hands on the weapon.

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      "THE TIMES" (LONDON)

" This series is taking on one of SF's (and maybe all of literature's)primal jobs: the creation of a world with the scale and complexity ofthe real one."
      "LOCUS"

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      "CRITICAL WAVE"