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The Gap Cycle ( published 1991  1996 by ___MASK55___ and reprinted by Gollancz in 2008 ) is a science fiction story , told in a series of 5 books , written by Stephen R . Donaldson . It is an epic set in a future where humans have pushed far out into space in the name of commerce and follows two concurrent story arcs . The first concerns an ensign in the United Mining Companies Police ( UMCP ), Morn Hyland , who is attempting simply to stay alive after being captured by a marauder named Angus Thermopyle . The second follows the fate of three people who are affected by the Byzantine political maneuvering of the head of the UMCP , Warden Dios , as he attempts to thwart the machinations of his boss , the CEO of United Mining Companies ( UMC ) itself , Holt Fasner . Science fiction ( often shortened to SF , sci - fi or scifi ) is a genre of speculative fiction , typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology , space travel , time travel , ___MASK14___ travel , parallel universes , and extraterrestrial life . Science fiction often explores the potential consequences of scientific and other innovations , and has been called a " literature of ideas ." It usually avoids the supernatural , and unlike the related genre of fantasy , historically science fiction stories were intended to have a grounding in science - based fact or theory at the time the story was created , but this connection is now limited to hard science fiction . New Mexico is a state located in the southwestern region of the ___MASK30___ . It was admitted to the union as the 47th state on January 6 , 1912 . It is usually considered one of the Mountain States . New Mexico is fifth by area , the 36th - most populous , and the sixth - least densely populated of the 50 United States . This Day All Gods Die , officially The Gap into Ruin : This Day All Gods Die , is a science fiction novel by Stephen R . Donaldson , being the final book of The Gap Cycle . Stephen Reeder Donaldson ( born May 13 , 1947 ) is an American fantasy , science fiction and mystery novelist , most famous for " The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant ", his ten - novel fantasy series . His work is characterized by psychological complexity , conceptual abstractness , moral bleakness , and the use of an arcane vocabulary , and has attracted critical praise for its " imagination , vivid characterizations , and fast pace ." He earned his bachelor ' s degree from The ___MASK100___ and a Master ' s degree from ___MASK70___ . He currently resides in New Mexico . ___MASK55___ is an American publishing house owned entirely by parent company ___MASK12___ , a subsidiary of ___MASK91___ ___MASK12___ ; it is an imprint of the ___MASK12___ Publishing Group . It was formed in 1945 by Walter B . Pitkin , Jr ., Sidney B . Kramer , and Ian and Betty ___MASK87___ . It has since been purchased several times by companies including National General , Carl Lindner ' s American Financial and , most recently , Bertelsmann ; it became part of ___MASK12___ in 1998 , when Bertelsmann purchased it to form Bantam Doubleday ___MASK5___ . It began as a mass market publisher , mostly of reprints of hardcover books , with some original paperbacks as well . It expanded into both trade paperback and hardcover books , including original works , often reprinted in house as mass - market editions . ___MASK70___ ( KSU ) is a public research university in Kent , Ohio , United States . The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally . Regional campuses are located in Ashtabula , Burton , East Liverpool , Jackson Township , New Philadelphia , Salem , and Warren , Ohio , with additional facilities in Cleveland , Independence , and Twinsburg , Ohio , New York City , and Florence , Italy .