"Stayson stuck out an arm and loosely shook my hand. His greeting was artificial,
clearly memorized for social occasions. I didn't waste a lot of charm on him, but
simply repeated my story. He blinked twice, and said, "Jean Rowan." "I beg your ..."
"Spring 1987, Volume 1. Editor: Jim Baen. An anthology of original stories and articles. FICTION INCLUDES: "Point Man" by Timothy Zahn; Iron (serial, part 2 of 2) [Man-Kzin Wars] by Poul Anderson (first part appeared in "Far Frontiers" Volume VII, Winter 1986); "Not for Country, Not for King" by Joel Rosenberg; "Lifeguard" by Doug Beason; "The Graphic of Dorian Gray" by Fred Saberhagen; "Rank Injustice" [Retief] by Keith Laumer.ARTICLES: ..."
"With his secret betrayed to the Emperor, Marcus is banished—to do the impossible.Book Four of The Videssos CycleIn Videssos the city, tribune Marcus Scaurus was bored. The legion that had been magically transported to this strange world was far away. But the Emperor's niece Alypia was near—and willing.When their secret trysts were betrayed, Emperor Thorisin Gavras was forced to condemn Marcus as a traitor—but with a promise of freedom a ..."
An Emperor for the Legion(Reprint) (Videssos Cycle) by HarryTurtledove Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 1987 by Del Rey ISBN-13: 978-0-345-33068-0, ISBN: 0-345-33068-4
"With the Emperor slain by sorcery and a craven betrayer on the throne, to what future did the Legion march?Book Two of The Videssos CycleFoul sorcery had slain the Emperor. Now the army of Videssos, betrayed by one man's craven folly, fled in panic from the savage victors. But there was no panic in the Legion, mysteriously displaced from Gaul and Rome into this strange world of magic.Wearily, Tribune Marcus Scaurus led his men through t ..."
The Legion of Videssos(Reprint) (Videssos Cycle, Book 3) by HarryTurtledove Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 1987 by Del Rey ISBN-13: 978-0-345-33069-7, ISBN: 0-345-33069-2
"Videssos was not like Marcus Scarus’ native Rome. But he found politics and intrigue the same—deadly!Book Three of The Videssos CycleSince the Roman legion had been mysteriously transported to this world of magic, tribune Marcus Scaurus had served the rulers of war-torn Videssos well. He had been largely responsible for ousting the Pretender and putting Thorish Gavras on the throne. That, of course, made him a hero.Rome or Videssos, how ..."
Noninterference(1st Edition) by HarryTurtledove Paperback, 213 Pages, Published 1987 by Del Rey ISBN-13: 978-0-345-34338-3, ISBN: 0-345-34338-7
"The bureaucrats of the Survey Service try to cover up one of their agent's unauthorized interference on the planet Bilbeis IV"
Agent of Byzantium(1st Edition) (Isaac Asimov Presents Series) by HarryTurtledove Hardcover, 210 Pages, Published 1987 by Congdon & Weed ISBN-13: 978-0-86553-183-3, ISBN: 0-86553-183-8
"In a universe where Mohammed became a Christian, the Byzantine Empire has not only survived, it flourishes--developing technology at an earlier date than in our universe. But Byzantium has many jealous enemies, and thus Basil Argyros, Byzantium's version of 007, has his hands full thwarting subversive plots."
The Misplaced Legion(Reprint) by HarryTurtledove Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 1987 by Del Rey ISBN-13: 978-0-345-33067-3, ISBN: 0-345-33067-6
"As they faced one another in a duel of survival, the Roman tribune Marcus Scaurus held the spell-scribed sword of a Druid priest, and the Celtic chieftain Viridovix held a similar sword, bespelled by a rival Druid sorcerer. At the moment they touched, the two found themselves under a strange night sky where no stars were familiar and where Gaul and Rome were unknown. They were in an outpost of the embattled Empire of Videssos--in a worl ..."