The Amtrak Wars - Book 6 - Earth-Thunder

By: Patrick Tilley

Synopsis:

As the great mountain in the west speaks to the sky with a tongue of

flame, the Talisman Prophecy is on the verge of fulfilment.

The rulers of the Federation believe that Clearwater's unborn child is

the Thrice-Gifted One, and they hold both in their power. Cadillac and

Roz, who have combined their formidable talents, are determined to free

her, but Steve, lured by the prospect of a dazzling career within the

First Family, is no longer certain who to support or betray. He has

little time left in which to decide, for in Ne-Issan, home of the Iron

Masters, a lone woman intent on avenging her dead lover, is about to

plunge her nation into a civil war that will set the whole continent

ablaze.

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 5 DEATH-BRINGER MISSION FADEOUT STAR

WARTZ

The Amtrak Wars Book 6: Earth-Thunder

PATRICK TILLEY

ORBIT

An Orbit Book

First published in Great Britain by Sphere Books Ltd 1990

Reprinted 1990, 1991, 1992

Reprinted by Warner Books 1993

Reprinted 1995, 1996

Reprinted by Orbit 1998

Copyright ?Patrick Tilley 1990

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The following list is a guide to the Iron Master, Mute and Federation

names for key locations mentioned in EARTH-THUNDER:

Aron-giren (Long Island, New York)

Awashi-tana (Washington, D.C.)

Banti-moro (Baltimore, Maryland)

Beoisha - Post-house Inn (Bishop, Maryland)

Bei-poro (Bellport, Long Island)

Bei-shura (Bay Shore, Long Island)

Beni-tana - Toh-Yota Palace (Benton, Connecticutt)

Big White Running Water (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

Bu-faro (Buffalo, New York State)

Cape Fear, North Carolina

Cloudlands - First Family enclave, Houston, Texas

Govo-nasa (Governor's Island, New York)

Grand Central (Houston, Texas)

Korina-gawu (Collingwood, Ontario)

Lake O-neida (L. Oneida, New York State)

Lake Ona-taryo (L. Ontario)

Mana-tana (Manhattan Island, New York)

Mira-bara (Millsboro, Delaware)

Monroe/Wichita - Divisional Base (Wichita, Kansas)

O-shawa (Oshawa, Ontario)

Osa-wego (Oswego, New York State)