CORY WILLIAMS TOTENTANZ ISBN 1-4116-7793-5, 227 pages, Trade Paperback - $19.95 US TOTENTANZ tells the story of Hren-Tikaar, a notorious former assassin- thought to be dead- who carries within him enough information to topple a major galactic underworld syndicate, and Galan Rojai, a special Ranger agent with powerful psionic abilities who must transport him to an inquest on the Alliance capitol of Themis. Attacks from without and within, and a chance encounter with a freak wormhole leave these two men stranded on a planet in the middle of nowhere. In a hostile environment and with enemies on the prowl, these two men from opposite sides of the law are going to find that if they are to survive, trust is their only way out. THE TAKING OF CYNDRIEL'S HOPE ISBN 978-0-6151-3793-3, 193 pages, Trade Paperback - $18.99 US In THE TAKING OF CYNDRIEL'S HOPE, which is set ten years prior to the events in TOTENTANZ, the commercial passenger starliner Cyndriel’s Hope is hijacked by members of the paramilitary terrorist group The Warriors of the Black Flame. Their leader- Haakem Tigonn- demands the release of other members of the group currently imprisoned in exchange for the Cyndriel’s Hope and all aboard her. The clock begins ticking as the terrorist will kill one hostage every hour until their demands are met. One of the passengers- Galan Rojai, a young man with extraordinary gifts- decides to fight back, and with the help of the ship’s engineer, does what he can to keep the hijackers at bay and off balance until help can arrive. TO ORDER or for more information, contact Author via email at coryworks@yahoo.com