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Venus is a world that is colorful enough on its own, so why spend the extra money on a fully color book? Get all the information and excitement of the World Beneath the Clouds at an economy price. If Black and White meets your needs here is the version for you How great would be the desire in every admirer of nature be to view, if such were possible, the scenery of another planet? Charles Darwin Venus in 1883 has much to admire, and much to fear as well. Explorers of that world would be well advised to read this volume. In it they will find the details of climate, culture and creatures of that mysterious planet. Prepare yourself for a voyage through airless space aboard a Ewing and Stuart powered liner. make landfall by gliding down to the salt flats of Equatoria. Outfit your party in the shops of the International City. Learn of the deadly Sea Kings and the even more dangerous seas upon which they sail. Barter with the most greedy merchants in the solar system, the Naxlii, or explore the cloud forests with warriors of the Cloud Kingdoms. This source book for Stars of Empire will give game masters and players enough material for numberless adventures or campaigns. New rules cover the differences between characters raised on Earth and those born on Venus. Some of the deadliest creatures of Venus are described and the ecology of the world is well documented. This source book can be used for any campaign that seeks a well detailed and unique setting for planetary adventures.

Terry Sofian describes himself as a generalist in a world of specialists. After starting out as a naval architecture student at Michigan he (finally) earned degrees in anthropology (BA) and biology (MS) both from the University of Missouri at St Louis. He has worked as a genetic engineer, a radiopharmachemist, in disaster preparedness and homeland security management and in health, safety and environmental compliance for hospitals, nuclear waste cleanup sites and numerous industry clients. In addition to paid work he has a long history of community involvement as a volunteer Firefighter/EMT, Hazmat Team member and Vice Commander/Diver for his county’s Search and Rescue Team. Army National Guard/Reserves and the Navy Reserve as a Non-commissioned Officer complete his resume. Through all of this he has maintained his love of history and science and a vast curiosity about nearly anything. In his copious free time he reads voraciously and occasionally writes. He has had a novella Blackwater Ghosts published in Weird Tales and several non-fiction pieces in The Coast Artillery Journal and Warship International. A number of gaming articles have appeared in Challenge, Mars, Transactions of the Royal Martian Geological Society and several fanzines. His first complete game was No Sailor But a Fool published by Clash of Arms for their Admiralty Trilogy. His current projects include the Steampunk/Victorian Science Fiction setting of Stars of Empire, also know as Hive, Queen and Country. Merging his intricate back-story and universe with Black Pigeon Press’ incredibly adaptable Hacktastic game engine has produced Stars of Empire a detailed but flexible role playing setting that allows players to adventure in an altered Victorian era, facing threats from both Earth and Off-World. He is married to his amazingly intelligent wife Shannon and has an extremely bright daughter Kelly. In addition they share their home with four cats as well as a vast and ever increasing library.