The Last Days of Krypton - Kevin J. Anderson [0]
Kevin J. Anderson
Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
Contents
TO JULIUS SCHWARTZ
FOREWORD
CAST OF CHARACTERS
CHAPTER 1
The red sun of Krypton loomed in the sky, an…
CHAPTER 2
Working with her fellow apprentice artists around the wonderfully exotic…
CHAPTER 3
Rao’s turbulent storm created a silent light show of auroras…
CHAPTER 4
Kandor’s grand stadium was a perfect ellipse with high walls,…
CHAPTER 5
Even in Zor-El’s beloved Argo City, most Kryptonians were too…
CHAPTER 6
Even though he viewed the world in terms of mathematics…
CHAPTER 7
Two blocks from the majestic governmental ziggurat, the Commission for…
CHAPTER 8
After Jor-El departed in frustration, Zod could barely control his…
CHAPTER 9
The arena stables were Nam-Ek’s own place, and he enjoyed…
CHAPTER 10
When his battered silver flyer finally arrived back in Argo…
CHAPTER 11
Angry, but not surprised that Commissioner Zod had confiscated the…
CHAPTER 12
As soon as Jor-El had departed for Kandor, Lara began…
CHAPTER 13
From atop the Council temple the holographic image of Rao…
CHAPTER 14
Jor-El arrived back at the estate long after the artists…
CHAPTER 15
Without sending a message ahead through the communication plates, Zor-El…
CHAPTER 16
The pulsing red heat of early afternoon drove most Kandorians…
CHAPTER 17
When Jor-El came back to the estate, Lara could tell…
CHAPTER 18
On her own in the wilderness, surviving by her instincts…
CHAPTER 19
During their time together, Lara had seen more of the…
CHAPTER 20
Once his brother had listened to his story and interpreted…
CHAPTER 21
The arrival of the alien visitor threw all of Kandor…
CHAPTER 22
Though uneventful, the trip from Kandor aboard Donodon’s vessel was…
CHAPTER 23
He had already made up his mind that the alien…
CHAPTER 24
Returning home, Zor-El drew a deep, exhilarating breath of Argo…
CHAPTER 25
In the fresh early morning light, Jor-El finished adjusting the…
CHAPTER 26
The Kryptonian Council reacted to Donodon’s death with horror, disbelief,…
CHAPTER 27
Disgraced, Jor-El saw no alternative but to place himself in…
CHAPTER 28
Xan City was a metropolis of ghosts and ruins and…
CHAPTER 29
Lara contacted her parents in Kandor to announce that she…
CHAPTER 30
Only seven days remained before the scheduled inquisition. Jor-El had…
CHAPTER 31
Zod and Nam-Ek flew back to Kandor at night in…
CHAPTER 32
The palace of solitude in the arctic snowfields was breathtaking.
CHAPTER 33
Zod stood by himself on the edge of the vast…
CHAPTER 34
All of Krypton reeled from the sudden loss of the…
CHAPTER 35
Jor-El and Lara’s brief bit of solitude and joy in…
CHAPTER 36
Even as the people of Argo City pulled together to…
CHAPTER 37
While he waited for Aethyr to arrive for their special…
CHAPTER 38
Now unexpectedly exonerated, Jor-El began to assist Commissioner Zod in…
CHAPTER 39
Hoping to secure his power base, Commissioner Zod had already…
CHAPTER 40
After the setback from the severe quake, Jor-El revised his…
CHAPTER 41
By the time Zod returned from Xan City, satisfied and…
CHAPTER 42
When the distant early-warning outpost was completed on the empty…
CHAPTER 43
The next day, Jor-El went to his father’s enigmatic translucent…
CHAPTER 44
The next day Nam-Ek arrived at the estate, brusquely handing…
CHAPTER 45
Commissioner Zod’s announcement that he would reestablish his capital at…
CHAPTER 46
The city grew with remarkable speed. With so many political…
CHAPTER 47
Lara loved watching the wheels turn in Jor-El’s mind as…
CHAPTER 48
On the night before Jor-El was to return, Commissioner Zod…
CHAPTER 49
After a rushed two days, Jor-El returned from the arctic…
CHAPTER 50
The visitor came to Argo City in secret. After crossing…
CHAPTER 51
From memory, Jor-El redrew his plans for the Rao beam,…
CHAPTER 52
While Jor-El was gone for weeks setting up the huge…
CHAPTER 53
The intense red beams continued to pound into the crater