Opening sentences alert you to what is ahead for you to step into, or not! It lets you know that you have a reading experience that may impress you or even change your way of thinking! Words from fictional stories, essays, memories and poetry; each has its own unique emotion to share with you. Do you dare to step inside the mental workings of another? Are you up for the challenge? This wide collection of writings may make you smile, cry, laugh, cry, shout in horror or make you feel warmly ...

“Those people are no-hopers.”“And what does that make me?”In a bitterly divided nation where security trumps civil liberty, unemployed David is on the verge of sinking into the ‘Zeroes’ – a destitute underclass numbering millions. But then JobNet's advanced virtual reality world offers him a gateway to a worthwhile future, and a chance to rejoin society.But David is an unwitting pawn in a deadly conspiracy to topple the Government: he's the ideal carrier for an intel...

“Humanity built its monolithic spires of hopes and dreams and tried to believe that the whole sordid mess actually meant something.”Terapolis is an urban sprawl of global proportions. The vast city state has smothered whole nations, liberated humanity from the tides of history; the place is ripe with secrets...Here, billions of people live only to give themselves to The Gestalt. An esoteric technology, said to unlock the secrets of creation, it offers humanity the ...

A fast paced sci-fi adventure, A Game of War blends dizzying excitement with a whirlpool of emotions to keep you gripped from beginning to end. Like ‘The Hunger Games'? You'll love this.A Game of War so far:Ally flies and dad shoots. She’s got a gift for flying, always has, even before she joined the Game.The Game?A weekly contest between slaves, winner takes all, losers get to walk home, assuming they survive that i...

“This is a real page turner, characters you can believe in, horrible bad guys and cool action. Perfect for fans of Suzanne Collins or anyone who likes their sci-fi to have a human edge.”"Free at last, Ally and Stem have reached the war, but nothing is as it seems.In part three of A Game of War, Ally discovers just how big the universe is; makes a friend who helps her discover the true extent of the power that she has locked within; and is introduced to The ...

This is the gripping story of the collision between two vastly different human civilisations. One is Earth in the early 21st century, rushing toward self-inflicted nuclear doom. The other is the distant world of Mollan, whose inhabitants have achieved great longevity and the power to transport themselves instantly from star to star.Bob Shaw's novel unfolds a tale which spans thousands of years and the reaches of interstellar space. On Earth's side, there is Denny Hargate, whose ind...

Part five of A Game of War is here!A fast paced sci-fi adventure, A Game of War blends dizzying excitement with a whirlpool of emotions to keep you gripped from beginning to end. Like ‘The Hunger Games’? You’ll love this!It turns out Stem wasn’t paranoid…Ally is trapped and Stem is lost, floating in space and low on air. The evil controller of Station Nephal has Ally caught in her collection with no way out. But the people ...

Part six of A Game of War blows Ally’s world right open as she realises just how big the universe is and wonders whether she’ll live to see it.Just when Ally thought she’d escaped the Atrile…Ally and Stem have broken out of Station Nephal and are on their way to Earth, but a brief stop at Gateway brings them face to face with their greatest enemies. The Atrile have long memories and big ships and won’t stop until Ally and her friends are dead.Gatewa...

The TARDIS is diverted to England in 1572, and the Sixth Doctor and Peri meet John Dee – ‘mathematician, astrologer, alchemist, magician, and the greatest mind of our time’. (‘Only of your time?’, the Doctor asks, unimpressed.) But what brought them here? When the Doctor discovers that Dee and his assistant have come across a ‘great disturbance in the cosmos, in the constellation of Cassiopeia,’ he realizes that they are all in terrible danger.

‘One of the world's sanest, smartest, kindest, funniest voices’ – Independent on SundayThis 42nd Anniversary Edition includes exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives, and an introduction by Simon Brett, producer of the original radio broadcast.*******In Life, the Universe and Everything, the third title in Douglas Adams' blockbusting sci-fi comedy series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

For a man who started a celestial war, Rupert Wong, Seneschal of Kuala Lumpur and indentured cannibal chef, isn’t doing too badly for himself. Sure, his flesh-eating bosses inexplicably have him on loan to the Greek pantheon, the very gods he thrust into interethnic conflict. Sure, the Chinese Hells have him under investigation for possible involvement in the fracas. And sure as hell, he’s already elbow-deep in debt with the Sisyphean gambling ring. But Rupert is alive. For now.

‘Sheer delight’ – The TimesThis 42nd Anniversary Edition includes exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives, and a new introduction.*******So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish is the fourth installment in Douglas Adams' bestselling cult classic, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 'trilogy'.**There is a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and mis...