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The Legends of Tomorrow enter the fray in this epic conclusion to the Crossover Crisis trilogy The Flash and his friends have defeated Anti-Matter Man, but the race to save the multiverse is far from over. As a threat looms large at the end of Time itself, Barry, his Kryptonian allies, and the Green Arrow seek help from the leading experts on time travel, the Legends of Tomorrow. Meanwhile, Cisco has been taken by a mysterious figure-and Owlman's plans for Madame Xanadu come to a thrilling head. Picking right up where Supergirl's Sacrifice left off, this action-packed adventure brings the Crossover Crisis to a dramatic conclusion beyond the end of the universe.

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Publié par	ABRAMS BOOKS
Date de parution	23 mars 2021
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781683359821
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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My name is Barry Allen, and I am the fastest man alive. A freak accident sent a lightning bolt into my lab one night, dousing me with electricity and chemicals, and gifting me with superspeed. Since then, I ve used my powers to fight the good fight, protecting my city, my world, and my universe from all manner of threats. I ve stared down crazed speedsters, time-traveling techno-magicians, and every sort of thief, crook, and lunatic you can imagine.
With the help of my friends and my adopted family, I run S.T.A.R. Labs, a hub of super-science, and use it as a staging base to keep Central City safe from those who would cause it harm.
I ve traveled to not one but two different futures, and I ve seen the amazing heights to which humanity will soar. In the present, I do everything I can to help get us there.
I am . . .

PUBLISHER S NOTE: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author s imagination or used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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ISBN 978-1-4197-4686-4
eISBN 978-1-68335-982-1

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Cover Illustration by Shawn M. Moll
Book design by Brenda E. Angelilli
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It s not the end of the world - it s the end of the worlds !
The villainous Crime Syndicate of America has escaped from the destroyed Earth 27, wreaking havoc on Earth 1. And with them come ten thousand innocent refugees, each imbued with superspeed! In Star City, the quite insane Ambush Bug has pranked the city into paralysis and now plans to unleash a horde of robot bees.
On Earth 38, the Flash, Green Arrow, Supergirl, and Superman managed to defeat Anti-Matter Man, at the cost of Supergirl s powers. And now breaches have opened throughout the Multiverse, randomly catapulting people from universe to universe.
Thanks to the Martian Manhunter, our heroes know that their foe is at the End of Time. Now they just have to get there . . .
THE FLASH (BARRY ALLEN)
GREEN ARROW (OLIVER QUEEN)
SUPERMAN (KAL-EL/CLARK KENT)
SUPERGIRL (KARA ZOR-EL/KARA DANVERS)
IRIS WEST-ALLEN
VIBE (CISCO RAMON)
AVA SHARPE
WHITE CANARY (SARA LANCE)
HEAT WAVE (MICK RORY)
THE ATOM (RAY PALMER)
MADAME XANADU
OWLMAN (BRUCE WAYNE)
PLUS:
SPECIAL GUEST STARS GALORE!
IN A PLACE AT A TIME
Hello.
I have gone by many names, but I am most often and most familiarly known as . . . the Phantom Stranger. For untold years following interminable years, I have walked the world and the worlds, known to many, friend to none. I help those I can, sometimes through direct intervention, more often through the timely and prudent injection of information, of truth, of perception. Cursed to wander for all eternity, I do what I can to lessen the pain of mere living.
In my time, I have witnessed the rise of tyrants, the fall of empires, the glory of peace, and the horror of war.
Never have I seen impending doom such as I see now, spreading throughout the Multiverse from its origin point at the End of All Time. Fissures in the very fabric of reality have opened, and the barriers between universes-once fortified and difficult to traverse-have frayed. Ordinary people find themselves transported from one universe to another, many of them lost in worlds they cannot comprehend, at risk of losing their sanity or even their lives.
What of our heroes, you wonder? Surely their puissance is high enough to meet the challenge?
They, sadly, believe they understand the contours of their challenge, the perimeter of its dangers.
They do not.
Their foe is no ordinary enemy. Their foe perceives all of reality from the vantage point of its ending. All of history is at the enemy s command . . . and the threat is larger than anyone could imagine, encompassing not merely the reality of the book you hold in your hands, but the other reality as well!
The threat of Anti-Matter Man took almost all the power of our heroes to defeat. And he was merely the first salvo.
Worlds will live. Worlds will die. And the DC Universe-this one, at least-will never be the same again.
Perhaps you have heard these words before. Perhaps you scoff.
Do so at your own risk.
Now, Dear Reader, turn the page. For the story is about to begin. And end.
Time s an enemy and a friend.
- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN , Visitation at Fort Horn
1
Supergirl folded her arms over her chest as she sat up in the recovery bed at the Fortress of Solitude. I should be the one going! she complained.
Her cousin shook his head. No, said Superman. You re still recuperating from your battle with Anti-Matter Man. Your powers haven t even begun to return yet.
It was true. With the entire world on the precipice of destruction due to the corrosive powers of Anti-Matter Man, a synthetic life-form/weapon from the anti-matter universe, Supergirl had risked her life and sacrificed her powers. Channeling all her powers into a Super Flare, she d funneled so much energy into Anti-Matter Man that the construct had exploded. The world was saved, but at the cost of Supergirl s powers. They would return . . .
Eventually.
With a frustrated groan, Supergirl sank back against the pillow. Man, I never get to save the Multiverse.
Next time, Superman promised with a grin. In the meanwhile, J Onn, Brainy, and Jimmy will keep the peace until you recover.
Her eyes clouded over. How is it out there? Temporarily bereft of her super-senses, Supergirl could not see or hear through the walls of the Arctic Fortress of Solitude in order to make an assessment of the world at large. She d been told that since her defeat of Anti-Matter Man, breaches had begun opening all over the world. People from Earth 38 were being sucked in, and people from other Earths were being spat out. It was chaos.
But thanks to J Onn J Onzz s mental link with Anti-Matter Man, they at least had an inkling of how to stop things: Anti-Matter Man had been released from his prison inside the moon of Qward in the antiverse by a force at the End of Time. Her friend Barry Allen-the Flash-thought that he knew of a way to get to the End of Time, but they would have to return to Earth 1 first. Superman insisted on joining them.
Between Flash and Green Arrow, they have speed, power, brains, and talent, Kal told her. But I think they could use a little super-boost.
He was right, she knew. The Flash and Green Arrow and their respective teams had bravery, intelligence, and wits to spare, but their enemy in this case could project its power through the time stream, create breaches at will, and break open a moon. Speed and arrows could go only so far; Kryptonian strength and stamina would be a big help.
Be careful, OK? she told him. I didn t blow myself up just so that you could go flying off to the End of Time and get killed.
Kal grinned. Don t worry, cousin. Lois would never forgive me if I didn t come back. She s already read me the riot act. Go do your hero thing, Smallville, but don t forget you have two thousand words on the mayoral election due to Perry by Thursday.
Smiling, Kara allowed herself to relax. I knew there was a reason I liked her. Good luck, Kal. Go with Rao.
He winked at her. Enjoy the next twenty-four hours of bed rest. It ll be the only rest you get for a while, I suspect.
Ever made the Multiverse transit before? Barry asked the Man of Steel.
Superman tilted his head this way and that, as though not entirely sure how to answer the question. I ve been places, he said.
They stood atop the DEO building in National City. Brainiac 5 had reverse-engineered the transmatter device Cisco Ramon had invented so that it could project a large enough breach for the Flash, Green Arrow, and Superman to travel to Earth 1.
At the same time, Brainy said, I believe I may be able to use this technology to begin closing breaches from other Earths to Earth 38. He paused. But this is only theoretical at this point in time.
And we still need to identify the strays from other Earths . . . Alex Danvers put in.
And track down the people from Earth 38 who ve ended up on other Earths . . . J Onn added.
Gathered on the roof, the team exchanged a group look of exhaustion.
Our best bet, Superman told them with a sunny confidence that seemed both out of place yet wholly earned, is to track down the villain behind this and stop him.
Or her, Alex said, fuming. Women can be world-conquering, time-traveling, universe-distorting menaces, too, you know.
Superman nodded. Point well taken. I apologize. Once we confront and stop him or her, the quantum breaches should halt. Then we ll have a finite number of Multiversal refugees to locate and return.
Assuming we can identify all of them and figure out where they re supposed to be, Oliver said somewhat dourly. It s a big, complicated Multiverse out there.
There were, so far as they knew, fifty