The human race had divided into two species. One had created the other - normal humans had experimented in forced evolution and had produced the ler, a sort of supermen race, but pacifistic and contemplative. The ler fled from the turbulent worlds of homo sapiens and established their own quiet planetary colonies. Which made it all the more inexplicable when reports came in of fierce planetary marauders, looting and burning, who were of ler ancestry. The existence of barbarian lers was a contradiction in terms. And the search for their reasons for existence was to take a human male and a ler female into an expedition into strange worlds and the unsuspected bypasses of all the systems of science and philosophy.

Out of print since 1985, these three classic novels form a trilogy that chronicles the history of an alternate human race, the Ler, from their origins as a bioengineered "superhuman" race on Earth to their complex civilizations in space. Together, the books form a challenging examination of what it means to be human.

His name was Meure and he hired out on an alien ship to see the universe. There were ler aboard that vessel - transmuted humans who were partial supermen - and specifically there was the ler girl Flerdestar who had a mission.When Meure and Flerdestar were marooned on the world called Monsalvat, they were confronted by a planetary enigma involving time and space. For Monsalvat had a myriad human species, all alien to each other, and all in awe of the Mystery that dominated their isolated planet.Here is the long-awaited major novel by the author of THE GAMEPLAYERS OF ZAN and WARRIORS OF DAWN. It is a masterwork of alien wonders, human ingenuities, of the past invading the present, and of the perverted legacy of the legendary mistress of the first starship, the mad ler Sanjirmil...

The ler had been genetically created to be a new race of supermen, and the experiment had not been entirely successful. They were superior to normal humans in certain ways, but all too human in others.Grudgingly, suspiciously, the overpopulated billions of Earth allotted the families of the ler a special reservation - a last wilderness where they could live their odd lives, contribute their talents to humanity's desperate needs - and yet be under constant surveillance.For the ler the situation was precarious and their future dubious. And with the disappearance of a ler girl outside the reservation, the explosion point had been reached.

Jayla I've known Zach since I was nearly six years old. He was my first crush. My first kiss. My first love... my only love. He was my guy. But then everything changed. A year ago, Jayla King, had the world at her fingertips. A loving family. Two amazing best friends. A promising music career. And the heart of the only boy she's ever loved. Until her world came crashing down around her. Zach I've known Jayla since I was six years old. She was my first crush. My first kiss. My first love... my only love. She was my girl. But then everything changed. A year ago, Zach Easton thought he had it all. A promising football career, friends, and after the best summer vacation of his life, he had the girl of his dreams. His girl. Or so he thought. After professing their love to each other, she disappeared without a word. Now she's back and living in his hometown. And Zach wants answers. *Not recommended for readers under the age of 18 due to language, sexual references, and mild violence. Jaybird is a standalone in a series.

The classic science fiction trilogy in an omnibus edition. Back in print after two decades! To the totalitarian state of Oerlikon, change is the most fearsome enemy. So a secret weapon was created to preserve the status quo-the Morphodite. A bioengineered and laboratory-raised super assassin, the Morphodite was designed to scent out and destroy subversive conspiracies. A unique being, it can change its sex, identity, and even its genetic code as a defense. But its creators did not foresee that this untraceable, powerful assassin would morph into a true revolutionary hero-that would turn against the police state that created it.

How do you destroy a conspiracy without making waves? Because every such underground movement has a key person, the subtle way is to remove that keystone and watch the rest of the organization fail apart.Their world was ultra-conservative, isolated, opposed to change. Their secret police had tried many means to keep it that way. Now they had contrived their cleverest secret weapon. This was a genetically-patterned, laboratory-raised human genius, the Morphodite.The Morphodite needed no computers to detect the key to any conspiracy - the know-how was structured into his/her brain. The Morphodite needed no assistance to make a foolproof escape after such an assassination. The know-how was built into his/her body.But the Morphodite had one defect it's "gestapo" parents had not planned. He/she could think for itself. And its thoughts were total subversion.