Golden Apple Wallasey: 43 books

In the wasteland of thirteenth century Wirral, Wallasey, the old Island of Strangers, was a forgotten corner of a struggling kingdom. Some liked it that way. Safe, out of reach of the King's law. A tough-minded man like Sir Guy of Barndon could run his affairs in any way he chose. If he believed...

What is BAZOZZ ZZZ DZZ? The answer--a collection of bizarre, disturbing, out of this world short stories written by one of the most influential SF writers of the last forty years. Stories where the hero doesn't always get the girl! This collection of stories first appeared in the classic American and British SF magazines of the 60's and 70's--the Golden Age of SF.

Mike Finnigan was a natural-born trouble-maker. This put him very much at odds with his world for a starter. Because his world was geared not to allow trouble for its inhabitants. Specifically, humans wore a built-in wristband which monitored their emotional state at all times. Came trouble, and...

Paradise City had come of age in its own right. Complexity born of complexity had given it a mind of its own, which could be served well enough by the androids who had been created to relieve the inhabitants of the boring routines of admin. Now the time was ripe for the human element to be phased...

Dag Fletcher, seconded from European Space Corporation to do his regulation six year military stint for the Inter Galactic Organization, was regarded as one of the best corvette commanders around. First choice for the difficult and bizarre missions, he had all the skills to get the job done. It was...

In 'The Fletcher Chronicles' we follow Dag Fletcher's extraordinary career in a collection of short stories. As Controller and trouble-shooter for European Space. Through his six year military stint with the Inter Galactic Organisation. His rise to Chairman in the Space Corporation. And, finally,...

Tuo Yaw is a collection of possibilities played out in alternative landscapes. Time shifts, paranormal happenings, bio-mechs, mind control, battles with state and authority. This collection encompasses the range of writing for which Douglas R. Mason has become renowned. "In these future worlds,...

Captain Dag Fletcher was about to try out his diplomatic skills. After the recent I.G.O.-O.G.A. confrontation, European Space had been given back their company office on Fingalna and he had the tricky task of smoothing the way for a full return. Then there was the minor task of looking after a high...

Returning from an I.G.O mission with his co-pilot critically injured, Sam York had got this far in his battered Interceptor. The last thing he needed was a close call on planetfall with a merchant ship - especially one captained by a former service rival, George Dumalin. With a growing series of...

In opposing the Triopus project, Grant Kirby was one by himself. Powerful commercial and political lobbies saw him as a threat and wanted him silenced. Was there in fact, a menace in the green planet or was he rationalizing his own growing disillusionment with Earth and its social pattern? Kirby...

Gunnar Holt was different. He was a throwback, head and shoulders taller than his fellow humans on Horizon Delta. For a long time it had kept him out of trouble with the androids, programmed to control those of shorter dimensions. It meant that Gunnar could roam at will, pretty much; and he was curious....

In the troubled politics of the Rim, the Inter Galactic Organisation's peace-keeping force had a hard row to hoe. Adam Dalton, trading in and out of Outer Galactic Alliance space in his small starship had a clearer view than most of the problems. When asked to revert to I.G.O. service to pull an...

Dave Pitman was at rock bottom in emotional stasis. After a gruelling mission, that left his ship in a heap of charred ash, he took the co-pilot slot in the I.G.O. frigate Diomed to fill time that no longer meant anything to him. He was on search and destroy mission--mopping up the remnants of the...

There was no hiding place in Carthage either physically or mentally. And the power crisis didn't help the situation. The monitoring complex had a big reserve setup, but the authorities were making stringent economies right now. Every last watt had to accounted for and the president had to have his...