Arc: 99 books

George Moreton practices warefare, guile and the gentle art of blackmail on Iron Age savages and Twenty-second Century sophisticates in order to get his newly acquired fiancee back safely to earth - only to discover a sinister plot that forces them to flee back into space.

It's the devil of a job being Number Two when your superior is a real demon. It's even worse when you find yourself unexpectedly in the middle of a complicated conspiracy organised by "Him" and you have to cope as best you can with no resources, few operatives, and ever increasing targets...

When Sir Ralph Gifford finds himself in church in his nightgown, his first thought is to damn the Puritans for whitwashing over his Doom. But then things get stranger as he finds himself flying to Stonehenge but unable to find his young wife, the beautiful Bess. To his dismay he discovers that she...

Henry Crane wants to make the most realistic robots in the world, but the actual plastic and metal is easy. The hard part is getting a pleasant and reliable personality - being sued if one of his robots runs amok would ruin him! The solution is a virtual world where personalities can be generated,...

Light Weaver is a contemporary story with a fantastical twist set in the English Lake District. It’s a tale about love, transience, and the nature of reality. What if your world was no longer what it seemed? Strange and inexplicable things are happening in the Lakeland fells …...

This is a rollicking "Boys' Own" tale of the Crusades with battles, sieges, spies and an imperious, red-haird girl who knows what she wants and goes for it. Those who worry about such things can rest assured that it all ends happily - well, more or less happily. Boy gets girl, girl gets boy, with lots of adventures along the way.

Johnny and Jumi make a nice couple, especially after Johnny's somewhat messy divorce, but Jumi has a problem: she doesn't know the correct puja for her husband's god. She fears that without it, the gods will take her husband from her because of her bad karma. Things come to a head when Johnny comes...

Jonathon Appleton celebrates his retirement with a leisurely tour of America, which means he has the time, as well as the curiosity, to investigate the skinny girl with the crying baby. His attempt to help lands him with the girl and her baby and the three travel across America, getting to know the...

It's not the perfect job for an idealistic young psychologist, but with the right-wing revolution in power in Britain, Steve Russell is grateful for a post as Penal Education Officer. His clients are what you would expect: a mix of the criminal and the unfortunate, with attitudes ranging from dumb...

When Nick Hawthorne makes a killing on shares in Martian Zinc, he celebrates by buying Cherie Bonson, the famous pop star - or at least, the Robomate version, complete with "Genuine People Personality". And that is the start of his problems, because Cherie Bonson is vain, volataile...

Just as Charles is thinking of running away and starting afresh, he gets the chance, with a beautiful young woman and her delightful daughter. The only problem is, can Charles keep up the impersonation with all the pressures he faces as child-minder and computer expert combined. The tale is, of...

With the Iron Curtain in tatters, William Hughes, psychologist, decides that the time is ripe to take a holiday in Poland. He returns with an unusual souvenir - a girl who has been tortured and abused by a gang of criminals. As the months pass, he finds himself falling in love with his purchase,...

The book follows the months of the year providing plenty of inspiration for life's celebrations, big and small. There's everything from weddings, a party at the local community center, and a guys' party in the garage, as well as more intimate and romantic dinners, all of them making use of seasonal materials....

The focus of this book is the authentic, primitive life found in summerhouses, allotment gardens, and other wonderful and peaceful spots around Denmark. To us, they are the most AMAZING RETREATS in existence. They're neither new nor flashy. They are more personal, quirky and individual than most other...