Leigh Brackett's most famous character, Eric John Stark, grew up savage on hostile Mercury before transforming into a powerful warrior on the Red Planet of Mars. Stark returns for another thrilling science fantasy adventure in The Hounds of Skaith!Now leader of the fierce Northhounds-nine huge creatures he commands through a telepathic bond-Stark races against time and brutal enemies to the starport of Skaith. But the treacherous Wandsmen stand between him and the only chance of escape from a dying planet at the edge of the known universe.Will Stark and his army of alien warriors battle their way to freedom before it's too late?