Mutant Empire

They live as outcasts, hated and feared by the very humanity they protect. They are mutants, born with strange and wonderful powers that set them apart from the rest of the human race. Under the tutelage of Professor Charles Xavier, they are more than mutants. They are the X-Men. Magneto, the X-Men's oldest, deadliest foe, has taken over a top-secret government installation that houses the Sentinels, powerful mutant-hunting robots. The X-Men must fight to keep this deadly technology out of Magneto's hands. But the Acolytes, Magneto's fanatical mutant followers, stand between the X-Men and victory-a victory that's quickly slipping away-for a more ruthless enemy, the U.S. government, holds the X-Men responsible for the installation's takeover! This electrifying new novel by acclaimed author Christopher Golden is the ultimate adventure that no X-fan should be without!

They live as outcasts, hated and feared by the very humanity they protect. They are mutants, born with strange and wonderful powers that set them apart from the rest of the human race. Under the tutelage of Professor Charles Xavier, they are more than mutants. They are the X-Men. Magneto, the X-Men's oldest, deadliest foe, has taken over the entire island of Manhattan and declared it a haven for mutants. Ruled by Magneto and his Acolytes, and enforced by reprogrammed Sentinels-powerful giant robots-the haven is the first step in Magneto's ultimate goal of world domination: the Mutant Empire. Now only the X-Men stand between Magneto and that goal. But the road to victory will not be an easy one, as half the X-Men are trapped in space-and mutants from all over the world are flocking to Manhattan and taking Magneto's side against the X-Men. This electrifying new novel by acclaimed author Christopher Golden is the ultimate adventure that no X-fan should be without!

They live as outcasts, hated and feared by the very humanity they protect. They are mutants, born with strange and wonderful powers that set them apart from the rest of the human race. Under the tutelage of Professor Charles Xavier, they are more than mutants. They are the X-Men. Manhattan is in the hands of the evil Magneto and his Acolytes as he executes the first step in creating the Mutant Empire. Half the X-Men have been captured, and Magneto's law is enforced by an ever-growing army of mutants and the powerful robotic Sentinels. The remaining X-Men must stop Magneto by turning the reprogrammed Sentinels against him to defeat the man himself. To do that, they must join forces with the U.S. government-who view the X-Men as being as much of a menace as Magneto-and with one of their oldest foes, the Juggernaut!