Asgard's Secret

ASGARD’S SECRET

THE ASGARD TRILOGY

BOOK ONE

BRIAN

STABLEFORD

Five Star • Waterville, Maine

Copyright © 2004 by Brian Stableford.

Previously published by DAW Books, Inc., under the title “Journey to the Center” copyright © 1982 by Brian Stableford.

All rights reserved.

This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination, or, if real, used fictitiously.

No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the express written permission of the publisher, except where permitted by law.

First Edition

First Printing: October 2004

Published in 2004 in conjunction with Tekno Books and Ed Gorman.

Set in 11 pt. Plantin.

Printed in the United States on permanent paper.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Stableford, Brian M.

Asgard’s secret / by Brian Stableford.— 1st ed. p. cm.

Completely rev. ed. of: Journey to the center. ISBN 1-59414-211-4 (hC : alk. paper) I. Stableford, Brian M. Journey to the center. II. Title. PR6069.T17A94 2004

823’.914—dc22 2004053347

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