Trillions of miles from an Ea rth in political and ecological tu rmoil，Captain Leo Davidson has crash Ianded Off a diffe rent worId—a terrifying place where people are in chains…and apes rule．Here，beneath fwin suns．humans are lower creatures to be cornered，captured and broken．suitable only for the amusement 0f their simian masters；for hard Iabor,laboratory experimentation，and breeding．Buf Leo Davidson has brought something unthinkable to the Planet 0f the Apes：rebellion．And in fhe a11．consuming fire to come，a future will be determined…and a past as well．

The chimp’S shiny black gaze flashed across the captured humans，passed on，then suddenly swept back as the general riveted his full attention on Davidson．For a long instant the two were frozen．their gazes locked as surely as any duel．Then the chimp’S eyes widened in outraged surprise．He threw up one long arln and pointed a stiif,quivering finger at Davidson．