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The Amtrak Wars - First Family - Book 2

By: Patrick Tilley

Synopsis:

After countless years of fighting - of pitting sophistticated

technology against the primitive surface-dwelling people who seemed to

possess supernatural powers - the Federation was still no nearer to

ending the battle with the Mutes. But then a lone flier was hauled

into one of its underground bunkers - a man whose very existence was a

challenge to the all-pervading wisdom of the First Family. A man whose

destiny would determine the future for both the Federation and the

Mutes...

Also by Patrick Tilley

THE AMTRAK WARS - BOOK 1: CLOUD WARRIOR THE AMTRAK WARS - BOOK 3: IRON

MASTER THE AMTRAK WARS - BOOK 4: BLOOD RIVER THE AMTRAK WARS - BOOK 5:

DEATH BRINGER THE AMTRAK WARS - BOOK 6: EARTH-THUNDER DARK VISIONS: AN

ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE AMTRAK WARS MISSION FADEOUT STAR WARTZ Book 2:

First Family

Patrick Tilley

lO R B I TI

An Orbit Book

First published in Great Britain 1985 by Sphere Books Ltd Reprinted

1986, 1987 (twice), 1988 (twice), 1989, 1990 (twice), 1991

Reprinted by Orbit 1998

Copyright ?1985 by Patrick Tilley All rights reserved.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval

system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior

permission in writing of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in

any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published

and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed

on the subsequent purchaser.

Printed and bound in Great Britain by

Mackays of Chatham ,[c, Chatham, Kent

ISBN 1 85723 536 3

Orbit

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Little, Brown and Company (ilK)

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To my sons, Pierre-Andre, who solved the problem of the wagon-trains

and Bruno-Christian, whose photographs gave me the key to the

overground.

THE TRACKER PRAYER (Offered thrice-daily to images of the

President-General) Hail to the Chief!

All-seeing Father, Leader and Sage With our hand on our heart We praise

and salute you.

Glory be to the First Family!

Gift of Ages Past, Rulers till the end of Time Bedrock of Amtrak,

Founders of the Federation Guardians of the Earth-Shield Chosen

Saviours of the Blue-Sky World Creators of the Light, the Work and the

Way Keepers of all Knowledge, Wisdom and Truth In whom the Seven Great

Qualities are enshrined And from whose sacred lifeblood our lives

spring All-seeing Father, Leader and Sage Chief among the Chosen,

Creator of Life This day you have given us we dedicate to you Let your

wise counsel guide our thoughts Let your power strengthen our hands and

hearts So that we may strike down those who oppose Your Will Teach us

to follow the glorious example Of the Minutemen and the Foragers So

that we may serve you better through all our days The life you gave us

we gladly offer up again Use it as you will so that, by the manner of

our dying We may honour their great sacrifice Just as you will honour

ours at the Final Victory.

Amen