1. Lotus World
2. Lair of Mano-Nui
3. The Ancient Mariners
4. Storm Menace
5. Time Wrecked
6. Loketh the Useless
7. Witches' Meat
8. The Free Rovers
9. Battle Test
10. Death at Kyn Add
11. Weapon from the Depths
12. Baldies
13. The Sea Gate of the Foanna
14. The Foanna
15. Return to the Battle
16. The Opening of the Great Door
17. Shades Against Shadow
18. World in Doubt
There was a shading of rose in the pearl arch of sky, deepening at thehorizon meeting of sea and air in a rainbow tint of cloud. The lazyswells of the ocean held the same soft color, darkened with crimsonveins where spirals of weed drifted. A rose world bathed in softsunlight, knowing only gentle winds, peace, and—sloth.
Ross Murdock leaned forward over the edge of the rock ledge to peer downat a beach of fine sand, pale pink sand with here and there a glitter ofa crystalline "shell"—or were those delicate, fluted ovals shells? Eventhe waves came in languidly. And the breeze which ruffled his hair,smoothed about his sun-browned, half-bare body, caressed it, did notbuffet on its way inland to stir the growths which the Terran settlerscalled "trees" but which possessed long lacy fronds instead of truebranches.
Hawaika—named for the old Polynesian paradise—a world seeminglywithout flaw except the subtle one of being too perfect, too welcoming,too wooing. Its long, uneventful, unchanging days enticed forgetfulness,offered a life without effort. Except for the mystery....
Because this world was not the one pictured on the tape which hadbrought the Terran settlement team here. A map, a directing guide, adescription all in one, that was the anci