Ace Books.

Ace Books

c/o Penguin Group (USA)

375 Hudson, New York NY 10014

www.penguin.com

Greg Cox's COUNTDOWN (9780441017188, $15.00) is based on the DC Comics series and provides a cast of comic book figures, from Jimmy Olsen and Mary Marvel to Jason Todd and ex-superheroes forced to retire and rejoin humanity--until all the superheroes are called upon to save the world. Kristin Landon's THE DARK REACHES (9780441017348, $7.99) tells of the remnants of the human race who seek refuge on the Hidden Worlds only to find that after six centuries, word comes that humans may have survived in Earth's own solar system. The Cold Minds have returned to ferret them out, and it's up to a renegade pilot to help save the worlds. Patrice Sarath's RED GOLD BRIDGE (9780441017355, $7.99) tells of a portal between our world and another, where two girls journey and return after paying a price--with a young man in tow. Colar doesn't fit in on Earth--and war threatens to embroil both universes.