John Starr

After ten years, John Bryan Starr has thoroughly revised and updated his classic introduction to the background of, the data about, and the issues at stake in China's present and future. In the new edition, Starr seamlessly weaves in additional material on the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the Chinese government's ongoing efforts to curb the influence of the Internet, and the intensifying trade disputes between the United States and China. Succinct, modest,...

The Blue's fiercest warrior returns as FATHOM: KIANI vol 2 begins! In Volume One, she discovered her true identity. Later, she was labeled a dissident by her own people. Finally, she was killed by Aspen Matthews... Now, Kiani is back-and she's pissed! The searing wrath of Kiani starts now as one of the most popular-and dangerous-heroines in the Aspen Universe returns in this all new epic mini-series! The tides of war have settled between the race...

The Blue's fiercest warrior returns as FATHOM: KIANI vol 2 continues! In Volume One, she discovered her true identity. Later, she was labeled a dissident by her own people. Finally, she was killed by Aspen Matthews... Now, Kiani is back-and she's pissed! Kiani learns the fatal cost of her actions after the battle with Thalassar and his forces, as the devastating response from Siphon and the Elite Council is all but a certainty. Meanwhile, Siphon,...

The Blue's fiercest warrior returns as FATHOM: KIANI Vol. 2 begins! In Volume One, she discovered her true identity. Later, she was labeled a dissident by her own people. Finally, she was killed by Aspen Matthews... Now, Kiani is back-and she's pissed! This all-new Fathom saga kicks off with the return of one of the Aspen Universe's favorite heroines, Kiani, as she returns to the awe-inspiring underwater world of the Blue seeking vengeance for her...

Dissension reigns both above and below the surface as tensions reach a boiling point! Siphon's plan of action for the future of the Blue population sends ripples across the oceans and beyond - and everyone is choosing sides. Aspen and Cannon find their goals are once again aligned, while Kiani and Killian discover otherwise. Yet confrontation takes shape even in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean as Casque and Rahger differ on their necessary...

The Navy's leader Chris Calloway loses a very special prize, but also learns of a powerful new variable in his war against the Blue! Aspen and Chance deal with the aftermath of their encounter with Calloway and his new and improved Tigersharks. Plus, the Black continue their deadly onslaught on the surface world as they seek retribution for the humans' attacks on their way of life. This issue's ending will set an all-new precedent in the Fathom universe...

Death and destruction have risen above the surface behind the wrath of Killian and Kiani's bloody vengeance! With the aftermath of their attack on a historic American location sending ripples across the oceans and beneath, any hope for peace between the Humans and the Blue is completely lost as a new threat has emerged to lead the human invasion. Meanwhile, Aspen makes her return below the surface to Muria with Cannon and Chance, and encounters the...

The Blue leader of the Elite Council, Siphon, must begin the painful task of now bringing two worlds together. With both sides fearful of the other, it will stand as the defining task of his rule. Yet his actions are not supported by many on both sides of the ocean's surface-including Aspen Matthews. Meanwhile, the dissident Killian finally discovers there's something else, something more in his life worth fighting, and dying for. However, Killian's...

In his remote, mountainous base, Chris Calloway learns the hard way about the resilient nature of the Blue, as his war machines' plan of attack against them doesn't go exactly as planned. Aspen and Chance -- and their new captive prisoner -- have plans of their own as they attempt to free Aspen's brother Finn. Meanwhile, Siphon begins to ponder a course of action below the surface that could lead to disastrous results for the citizens of Muria. And...