**Book file has been updated to correct formatting issues. 12/7/2011**Colonists on the far-off planet Avalon fought a terrible, bloody war against a native species they named Grendels (THE LEGACY OF HEOROT) and, almost 20 years later, are afraid to leave the "safe" island of Camelot to journey to the mainland. Their children, however, are restless. Under the influence of a charismatic but ruthless leader, they employ sabotage to establish a colony on the mainland. But the native ecology there has terrors in store unimagined even by the young people's more cautious parents. A science fiction thriller that Library Journal called "Panoramic sf adventure at its best"."Few writers have a finer pedigree than those here ... As one might suspect BEOWULF'S CHILDREN is seamless ... absorbing, substantial ... masterful novel." - Los Angeles Times"Panoramic SF adventure at its best."- Library JournalOn THE LEGACY OF HEOROT: "Page-turning action and suspense, good characterization and convincing setting … may be the best thing any of those authors has written.”- The Denver PostOn THE LEGACY OF HEOROT: “Outstanding!…The best ever, by the best in the field … the ultimate combination of imagination and realism.”- Tom Clancy, author of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER and RED STORM RISING On THE LEGACY OF HEOROT: “THE LEGACY OF HEOROT is well written, action-packed and tension filled … makes ALIENS look like a Disney nature film."- The Washington PostOn THE LEGACY OF HEOROT: “Spine-tingling ecological tale of terror… A story as relentless as the Great White Shark of JAWS.”- Locus Magazine