Nostradamus wrote prophetic visions, in quatrains organized by century. Scholars and lay readers have been poring over his strange predictions for generations, attempting to interpret their meaning, connecting his words with events of our own time, events past, or events anticipated in the near future. In this unusual collection, some of today's most innovative minds in science fiction take their turns interpreting verses of the prophecies, spinning possible scenarios that take their inspiration from the master's eerie quatrains. "The Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus" includes such imaginative tales as: "Not the German Mountains" - Can an evolved human race uncover the ultimate secret of survival? "Last of the Red-Lead Fleet" - When the whole world agrees to nuclear disarmament, will one man's madness change the entire course of the future? "Waging Peace" - Some people are born to lead, no matter the cost to themselves