Dogged Persistence — Kevin J. Anderson

This short story collection is from the bestselling author well known for his novels based on Star Wars and The X-Files. The title story is a gritty tale of the ultimate use of nanotechnology� -- immortality. �"Human, Martian� -- One, Two, Three” is a novella-length story about the terraforming of Mars. In addition to Anderson's original fiction, this collection features his shared writing, including the first new Dune fiction, the story �"A Whisper of Caladan Seas,” cowritten with Brian Herbert. Also included are the horrific tale �"Drumbeats,” written with drummer Neal Peart of the band Rush, and �"Prisoner of War,” a sequel to Harlan Ellison's classic Outer Limits teleplay, �"Soldier.”