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Cover by Michel Borderie kindle nook epub or pdf through personal e-mail delivery (please specify which format you prefer when you order): $5.99   THE GARDENS OF THE APOCALYPSE by Richard Bessière adapted by Brian Stableford It was then the something emerged from a deeper pool and suddenly loomed up in front of them. At the tip of a vegetable stem, formed of little scaly protuberances with yellow and black spots, an almost-human head was swaying feverishly. It was unthinkable, astounding, at the very limits of possibility and horror. The humans froze, as if fascinated by that atrocious, bloated head bristling with long, dull, flowing hair. It was half-way between human and animal, to judge by the expression in its large, almond-shaped eyes, and the powerful fangs that bordered a lipless mouth in the form of a sucker. US$ 20.95 /GBP 12.99 5x8 tpb, 260 pages ISBN-13: 978-1-935558-68-2 Richard Bessière made his mark on 1960s French science fiction through a number of novels that featured an original blend of horror and SF. Two of his best works of the period are The Seven Rings Of Rhea (1962), in which Earth is described as seven concentric spheres with Hell at its core, and The Gardens Of The Apocalypse (1963) picturing a nightmarish post-cataclysmic Earth invaded by alien life forms, where survival is all but impossible. This edition also includes an illustrated bibliography and introduction by French SF scholar Rémy Le Chevalier. Brian M. Stableford has been a professional writer since 1965. He has published more than 60 science fiction and fantasy novels, as well as several authoritative non-fiction books. He is also translating the works of Paul Féval and other French writers of the fantastique for Black Coat Press. Contents: The Seven Rings Of Rhea [Les Sept Anneaux de Rhéa] (1962) The Gardens Of The Apocalypse [Les Jardins de l'Apocalypse] (1963) Introduction by Rémy Le Chevalier. Bibliography