Dark Labyrinth 1 (9 page)

His voice crackles out like a dry wind. Victor, face shining with perspiration, leans closer to hear.

“My name is Legion,” the creation says. “For we are many.”

He grabs Victor’s throat with the hand of a strangler. With all the lives inside him, he finds it very easy to squeeze.

The End

About the Author

Kevin J. Anderson is the author of nearly 100 novels, 48 of which have appeared on national or international bestseller lists; he has over 20 million books in print in thirty languages. He has won or been nominated for the Nebula Award, Bram Stoker Award, the
SFX
Reader’s Choice Award, and
New York Times
Notable Book.

Anderson has co-authored eleven books in the DUNE saga with Brian Herbert. Anderson’s popular epic SF series, The Saga of Seven Suns, is his most ambitious work, and he is currently at work on a sweeping fantasy trilogy, Terra Incognita, about sailing ships, sea monsters, and the crusades. As an innovative companion project to Terra Incognita, Anderson co-wrote (with wife Rebecca Moesta) the lyrics for two ambitious rock CDs based on the novels. Performed by the supergroup Roswell Six for ProgRock Records, the two CDs feature performances by rock legends from Kansas, Dream Theater, Asia, Saga, Rocket Scientists, Shadow Gallery, and others.

His novel
Enemies & Allies
chronicles the first meeting of Batman and Superman in the 1950s; Anderson also wrote
The Last Days of Krypton
. He has written numerous STAR WARS projects, including the Jedi Academy trilogy, the Young Jedi Knights series (with Moesta), and Tales of the Jedi comics from Dark Horse. Fans might also know him from his X-FILES novels or
Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Prodigal Son
.

His Web site is www.wordfire.com.