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The Amtrak Wars - Book 5 - Death-Bringer

By: Patrick Tilley

Synopsis:

With Clearwater now safely in their hands, the Federation hatches a

plan to capture Cadillac and Mr Snow and annihilate the Clan McCall: a

plan which forces Steve to continue his double role as loyal agent of

the Federation and blood-brother to the Mutes. The First Family is

hell-bent on exacting retribution for past defeats but the

twice-bloodied House of Yama-Shita is also thirsting for vengeance.

Both parties blindly pursue their own ends unaware that the outcome is

governed not by force of arms but by the irrevocable power of

prophecy.

Also by Patrick Tilley."

THE AMTRAK WARS BOOK 1: CLOUD WARRIOR THE AMTRAK WARS BOOK 2: FIRST

FAMILY THE AMTRAK WARS BOOK 3: IRON MASTER THE AMTRAK WARS BOOK 4:

BLOOD RIVER THE AMTRAK WARS BOOK 6: EARTH-THUNDER MISSION FADEOUT STAR

WARTZ

The Amtrak Wars Book 5: Death-Bringer

PATRICK TILLEY

ORBIT

An Orbit Book

First published in Great Britain by Sphere Books Ltd 1989

Reprinted 1990 (twice), 1991

Reprinted by Warner Books 1995

Reprinted 1995

Reprinted by Orbit 1998

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to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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

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on the subsequent purchaser.

A ClP catalogue record for this book is available from the British

Library.

ISBN 1 85723 539 8

Printed in England by Clays Ltd. St Ives plc

Orbit

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For

Patrick, Freddie and Sean the next generation who were into computers

before they were out of nappies and have now come to grips with

karate.

From the way things are shaping up this looks like a good career move

for anyone with a ticket to the 21st Century.

Good luck, boys. Carry the torch. Hold it high.

CHAPTER ONE

In the spring of 2991, Mr Snow, wordsmith of the Clan m'call, faced a

difficult decision. Should he accompany the clan's delegation to the

trading post on the shores of the Great River - or should he stay

behind in the hills of Wyoming in case the cloud-warrior returned with

Cadillac and Clearwater?

Two winters had passed since his charges had flown into the Eastern

Lands and it was almost a year since the cloud-warrior had gone in

search of them. Brickman had promised to help them escape from the

Iron Masters but that was easier said than done. The Dead-faces were a

fearsome race who lived behind closed borders. No Plainfolk Mute taken

away on the wheel-boats had ever regained his liberty. But Cadillac