Contents
The Message ........................................................................................................................................5
PART1: Arrival.........................................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER 1 - What Torren Saw..........................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 2 - Out from Below..........................................................................................................11
CHAPTER 3 - Through the Village....................................................................................................16
CHAPTER 4 - The Doctor's House....................................................................................................22
The First Town Meeting......................................................................................................................26
CHAPTER 5 - The Pioneer.................................................................................................................29
CHAPTER 6 - Breakfast with Disaster...............................................................................................35
CHAPTER 7 - A Day of New People.................................................................................................43
CHAPTER 8 - The Roamer and the Bike...........................................................................................48
CHAPTER 9 - Hard, Hungry Work....................................................................................................56
CHAPTER 10 - Restless Weeks.........................................................................................................62
CHAPTER 11 - Tick's Projects..........................................................................................................67
CHAPTER 12 - Caspar Arrives with a Surprise.................................................................................71
CHAPTER 13 - Taking Action...........................................................................................................78
Part 2: Travelers and Warriors.................................................................................................................83
CHAPTER 14 - What Torren Did.......................................................................................................84
CHAPTER 15 - A Long, Hot Ride......................................................................................................88
CHAPTER 16 - The Starving Roamer................................................................................................93
CHAPTER 17 - Doon Accused...........................................................................................................99
The Second Town Meeting...............................................................................................................105
CHAPTER 18 - Caspar's Quest........................................................................................................107
CHAPTER 19 - Unfairness, and What to Do About It.....................................................................110
CHAPTER 20 - The City Destroyed.................................................................................................114
CHAPTER 21 - Attack and Counterattack........................................................................................118
CHAPTER 22 - Discoveries..............................................................................................................123
The Third Town Meeting..................................................................................................................130
CHAPTER 23 - Getting Ready for War............................................................................................132
PART 3: The Decision..........................................................................................................................136
CHAPTER 24 - What Torren Planned..............................................................................................137
CHAPTER 25 - Dread at the Last Minute........................................................................................139
CHAPTER 26 - The Weapon............................................................................................................147