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Resurgence

Resurgence

Even though he has deciphered the ancient mysteries of the huge Artifacts and conquered the warlike Zardalu, Hans Rebka is faced with yet another challenge when a mysterious force begins destroying stellar systems, forcing Rebka and his band of humans and aliens to save the galaxy. Reprint.


“That’s a whole lot of ifs you got there.”

“True. But which would you prefer, Louis Nenda?” Atvar H’sial rose from her crouched position. “A substantial set of contingent possibilities, or a single unpleasant certainty?”
Source: The Heritage Universe, Resurgence (2002), Chapter 32, “Escape Clause” (p. 385)

“You crazy? You’ve got me confused with a guy who cares about other people.”

Source: The Heritage Universe, Resurgence (2002), Chapter 30, “Stripping the Ship” (p. 368)

“When you had little or no information, it was unreasonable to have any expectations. But somehow you did, even if they were often wrong.”

Source: The Heritage Universe, Resurgence (2002), Chapter 20, “Tally on Down” (p. 246)

“Idle wishing for circumstances different from what you had was a waste of time.”

Source: The Heritage Universe, Resurgence (2002), Chapter 20, “Tally on Down” (p. 245)

“I do not like to concatenate implausibilities.”

Source: The Heritage Universe, Resurgence (2002), Chapter 16, “And Then There Were None” (p. 188)

“As you will one day discover, a leader is not a leader because of the way that he or she behaves. He is a leader only because of the way that he is treated by others.”

Source: The Heritage Universe, Resurgence (2002), Chapter 16, “And Then There Were None” (p. 187)

“When you have something to do, do it. When you have nothing to do, sleep.”

Source: The Heritage Universe, Resurgence (2002), Chapter 4, “Sleepless in Miranda Port” (p. 33)

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