Written by the author of "Ender's Game", "Speaker for the Dead" and "Seventh Son", this futuristic adventure tells about the dangerous trek to the Rocky Mountains made by thousands so as to escape World War III. There are some people who just don't fit in. These are the folk of the fringe.
In Dinosaur's Day, children follow a day in the life of a gentle Triceratops, as he wanders away from his herd, has an encounter with a deadly Tyrannosaurus Rex, and a successful escape.
When Italy's most ruthless terrorist is captured, her lover uses a British businessman, who has been kidnapped in Rome, as a bargaining tool to free her and unleashes forces which threaten to escape everyone's control.
"I'm not a thief. I'm an innocent man," shouts Brown. He is angry because he is in prison and the prison guards hate him. Then one day Brown has an idea. It is dangerous - very dangerous."
Thinner tells the story of Billy Halleck, an overweight lawyer who gets distracted while driving home and accidentally runs down an old gypsy woman crossing the street. Halleck avoids what should have a manslaughter conviction because the judge is an old golfing buddy and lets him off the hook. But Halleck can’t escape the scales of justice. The ancient father of Halleck’s victim curses Halleck by laying a scaly finger upon him and uttering the single word, “thinner.”
