The Last Days of Krypton - Kevin J. Anderson [1]
CHAPTER 54
The next day, the scarlet beams shot downward again, and…
CHAPTER 55
As he left the mountain installation long before the Commissioner’s…
CHAPTER 56
Since being asked to write the official history according to…
CHAPTER 57
After discovering that Tyr-Us was truly gone, Zor-El did not…
CHAPTER 58
No matter how carefully she applied her brushstrokes to the…
CHAPTER 59
Though he had grave concerns about the Commissioner, Zor-El wasn’t…
CHAPTER 60
As night fell after a long day, Jor-El and Lara…
CHAPTER 61
Under a clear, star-filled night sky, Alura and Charys went…
CHAPTER 62
With a tremendous sense of urgency, Jor-El went to see…
CHAPTER 63
Seeing Zod’s reactionary response to the growing defiance of other…
CHAPTER 64
Inside Zod’s newly designated war room, Aethyr and Koll-Em studied…
CHAPTER 65
After warning his brother about Loth-Ur’s Hammer, Jor-El ignored all…
CHAPTER 66
While the foolish dissidents in other population centers were shocked…
CHAPTER 67
After the annihilation of Borga City, all those who had…
CHAPTER 68
After humiliating General Zod in such a spectacular and public…
CHAPTER 69
The time for subtlety had passed. Now that he had…
CHAPTER 70
The female doctor pronounced Lara’s baby healthy and strong in…
CHAPTER 71
Looking down at the contoured gel model of Argo City…
CHAPTER 72
Zor-El knew that General Zod’s army would be coming with…
CHAPTER 73
After Zod took his army on the march, the only…
CHAPTER 74
Like a slap in the face, the force-field dome over…
CHAPTER 75
General Zod’s army swept back into Kryptonopolis like a swarm…
CHAPTER 76
Blinding shafts of yellow light and fire spat from exhaust…
CHAPTER 77
In the confusion and chaos after the missile launches, Jor-El…
CHAPTER 78
Zor-El’s allied rebels were converging on Kryptonopolis when they saw…
CHAPTER 79
Despite their exhaustion, Zor-El and his rebels spent many hours…
CHAPTER 80
General Zod seethed inside the transparent prison. Together, defeated, he…
CHAPTER 81
In the middle of the Square of Hope the broken…
CHAPTER 82
After so many nightmarish months, Jor-El wished he could just…
CHAPTER 83
The day after the new government was formed, Zor-El bid…
CHAPTER 84
Jor-El retreated from public view for a few days after…
CHAPTER 85
In the few weeks since defeating General Zod, Argo City…
CHAPTER 86
The huge telescope dishes stood as silent sentinels, still watching…
CHAPTER 87
The red sun of Rao dawned on the last day…
CHAPTER 88
To Zor-El, the impending loss of Argo City, of Krypton,…
CHAPTER 89
Kryptonopolis began to fall. The people in the glorious new…
CHAPTER 90
The lone crystal-studded ship sailed off into space, escaping Krypton’s…
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Credits
Copyright
About the Publisher
To Julius Schwartz
I’ve always considered Julius Schwartz, or “Julie,” as his friends called him, to be Superman’s “fairy godfather.” He worked for DC Comics for forty-two years and edited the line of Superman comics from 1971 through 1985, and after that he was a fixture at many conventions and gatherings. Years ago he gave me a gold Superman “S” pin at the San Diego Comic Con, and then when he saw me again months later he scolded me severely for not wearing it. I certainly learned my lesson, and I made a point of wearing that gold pin at every convention where our paths crossed (and he made a point of tracking me down to make sure I was). Julie died in 2004. Since I can’t give him a signed copy of The Last Days of Krypton, I can at least put his name here. Thanks for everything, Julie!
FOREWORD
Science fiction fandom began in the 1930s, and two such fans were Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the former a writer, the latter an artist. From their singular passion came the ultimate science fiction creation, Superman, that strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond… No reason to continue; you know the rest. Everyone knows the rest.
Superman was born out of a love for