THE CYBERNETIC BRAINS WERE ALIVE, ENSLAVED IN TORMENTIt was a super civilization, a Utopia. At its core were the Cybernetic Brains, brains taken from people after their death, dead brains that could feel nothing.Then engineer Al Demming discovers the truth accidentally, the terrible truth transmitted to him by one of the brains. The brains are in reality living slaves and in terrible torment. It was now up to Demming to stop the inhuman practice.Just when he planned to make the announcement to the Governing Board, Demming learned that the Board knew about the hideous living death. What was the real reason behind the facade? How could he convince the Board to suspend the system before the Brains revolted and destroyed the world?

When Ron Barron receives an invitation from his alien friend Clonar to visit the distant planet Rorla, he jumps at the opportunity. But the mystical world Clonar described is not what it seems. Resistance simmers beneath Rorla's utopian veneer. Powerful forces work against Ron and his family from the moment they arrive, determined to prove Earth unworthy of joining the Galactic Federation. Whispers spread that Earth's primitive civilization threatens galactic peace. After Ron's father is embroiled in an assassination plot, Ron realizes they are pawns in a dangerous game. He finds himself on trial for the fate of humanity, facing down accusations and prejudice from the highest levels of the Federation. With new revelations at every turn, Ron struggles to separate truth from deception on this planet of illusions. Will Ron exonerate Earth and himself while exposing Rorla's dark secrets? Can he still save the idealistic vision that first drew him across the stars? This thrilling sequel to Son of the Stars navigates intrigue and injustice on an interstellar scale.

Adventure stories don't normally make a point as well, but Raymond F. Jones is no ordinary adventure story writer. In this touching and beautiful tale, Morten Bradwell shares his son's adventures and learns a lesson he will never forget. Neither will you. For Morten Bradwell is one of the elite in a time and society where stupidity and ignorance have been conquered by genetic engineering. But his son Freeman is mentally challenged. The King of Eolim is the story of the Bradwell's search for a home that will truly be "home" for Free.