Sci-Fi/UFO

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  • On a distant planet in the distant future...When all the galaxies are colonised... John Craig, a young space diplomat, is captured by interplanetary pirates and sold into slavery. On Kossr, where boredom and absolute power have driven the rulers to a special kind of madness, Craig is auctioned off to the exquisite Lady Morgan Sidney, a beautiful, sensual woman. He soon makes his way from the hellish slave mines into her bed in the tower of her castle. And it is here, under the strange castle, that he finds the secret that may bring about the end of man in the galaxy. Cover art by Larry Kresek. ADVISORY: The author was the father of the former U.S. Attorney General William Barr and was headmaster of Manhattan's Dalton School from 1964-74. It seemed he preferred to write rather than teach and just before his tenure ended, Jeffrey Epstein became a maths and science teacher there. The novel, first published in 1973,  references a strange mineral called Weinsteinite...draw your own conclusions, Dear Reader.
  • The Asthsheans are, literally, little green men, dwelling peacefully among the forests of their world. The culture places great emphasis on the importance of dreaming: their experiences while dreaming and awake are both considered to be real and valid. Their society is peaceful and gentle: murder and war are unknown. To most of the human colonists, the planet - which they know as 'New Tahiti' - is there to be plundered of its valuable timber.  The Asthsheans are contemptuously known as 'creechies', to be exploited as slave labour, to be pushed out of their homes and slaughtered without thought when they protest. A few men, such as Raj Lyubov, try to stand up for the Asthsheans - but they are greatly outnumbered by the crazed Colonel Davidson, to whom the only good creechie is a dead creechie. Inevitably, despite the efforts of Raj Lyubov and those like him, the Asthsheanshave to learn to fight back against their oppressors. And they do - causing changes in their traditional way of life forever.
  • Fun fantasy and time stories: I Love Galesburg in the Springtime: A town does not want to forget its past and begins producing random - and physical - 'memories'. Love, Your Magic Spell Is  Everywhere: What happens when two work colleagues find a novelty shop - with a difference. Where the Cluetts Are: A couple find their perfect house in an old blueprint - and the house seems to have found the perfect owners. Hey, Look At Me!  A shy young author dies, but still wants to leave his mark on the world...The Coin Collector: A man picks up an odd coin in his change - which allows him to visit a parallel universe and live two different lives. The Love Letter: When a young man buys an old desk and finds a young lady's letter to an unknown lover, he answers it - and gets a reply. Also in this volume: A Possible Candidate For The Presidency; The Prison Legend; Time Has No Boundaries and The Intrepid Aeronaut. A book for the serious collector - very hard to get.
  • An in-depth, comprehensive guide to the world of Pandora, written as a protest against exploitation of the planet. Between the calls to action, there's plenty of information on James Cameron's creation. Flora, fauna, food, the Navi and the things they create is here in meticulous details. There is also a great many details on the Earth technology that came to Pandora: ships, guns,  survival equipment and more.  There is also information on faster than light travel and what makes Unobtanium so valuable.With plenty of colour plates from the film and other illustrations.
  • Doctor Who: Virgin New Adventures No. 56.  "If you step into history," said the Doctor, "I won't be able to protect you." "This isn't history," said Roz. "This is family." The Earth Empire -  the Imperium Humanum, upon which a thousand suns never set -  is dying. The Great Houses of the Empire manoeuvre and scheme for advantage; alliances are made; and knives flash in the shadows. Out among the moons of Jupiter, another battle is just beginning, as an ancient brotherhood seeks limitless power and long-overdue revenge. The Doctor returns to the thirtieth century, searching for the source of a terrifying weapon. He fears a nightmare from his own past may be about to destroy the future. Nothing must be allowed to get in his way. But the Doctor has reckoned without the power of history - which has its own plans for the wayward daughter of the House of Forrester. Cover art  by Jon Sullivan.
  • In this volume: Marooned Off Vesta; Nightfall; C-Chute; The Martian Way; The Deep; The Fun They Had' The Last Question; The Dead Past; The Dying Night; Anniversary; The Billiard Ball; Mirror Image. Cover art by Patrick Woodroffe.  This is a very scarce volume.  The most recently sold copy, with a dust jacket rated as 'poor',  sold for approximately 1230.00 AUD.  Later issued in two paperback volumes.