A SCIENCE FICTION CLASSIC FROM A MASTER Celebrated author Gordon R Dickson&s classic novel pitting good against evil back in print The Sleeper Wakes The energy crisis has been solved Core Taps have been driven 300 miles into the Earth to tap into the subterranean power source at its core The only catch when activated the Core Taps disrupt brain waves sending everyone nearby into a deep forced sleep It’s a small price to pay for a world of plenty Or so it seems Rafe Harald is one of the few humans not affected by the Core Taps Back from the Moon where he has been preparing for humankind’s first trek into deep space he makes his way through a shadowy night world of induced slumber He’s come to discover the whereabouts of a missing colleague What he’ll find is a mysterious figure known as the Old Man—and a conspiracy so devious in its design he’ll wish it was a nightmare But soon the Old Man will discover that he has awoken a sleeping giant in Rafe Harald & on a planet of perpetual sleep a new day is about to dawn About the Author Gordon R Dickson (1923-2001) was one of the most prolific & popular science fiction writers of the 20th Century frequently nominated for the Hugo & Nebula Awards & winning three Hugos & one Nebula He also received the Jupiter August Derleth & Skylark Awards & was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame He published nearly fifty solo novels as well as several collaborations with such SF masters as Poul Anderson Ben Bova Keith Laumer & Harry Harrison & over one hundred & fifty short stories novelettes & novellas His most popular works were the novels & shorter pieces in the Childe cycle (which included the Dorsai stories) Also very popular was his Dragon series of fantasy novels which began with the award-winning The Dragon & the George & continued for a total of nine novels & the humorous Hoka stories co-authored with Poul Anderson