The power-mad Warlord stands poised to conquer-- or destroy-- the universe itself. Can anyone stand in his way? Enter the Sentinels: College student Lyn Li... Brilliant inventor and smart-alec Esro Brachis... Beloved national hero Ultraa... Flamboyant showman Damon Sinclair... and mysterious alien powerhouse Vanadium. When at last they clash atop the Warlord's floating city, can the world itself survive? The biggest and boldest superhero novel series ever written begins here! The first volume in the Sentinels Saga introduces the core of the team and the most dangerous-- and insane-- villain of them all: the Warlord! "Grandiose storytelling done with gusto and panache." --Ron Fortier, Pulp Fiction Reviews "Nobody--not even Abnett and Lanning-- is doing cosmic superheroes as well as Van Allen Plexico is doing them. Period." --Barry Reese, creator of the Rook