American intelligence experts uncover a successful plot by a British businessman and a government minister to assassinate Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.

David Mason was a science-fiction writer, who published in pulp fiction magazines.In this collection, you will find three short stories by this author, full of innovation, adventure and mystery.

Pru'ut is a small hot planet, covered with fern forests and swamps, and inhabited by one of the innumerable primate-human species of the universe. It was also inhabited, for a while, by one Terran, James Grady. The natives called their world Pru'ut, Grady called it The Mud Hole. He was the sole human on the planet, and his job was to pay the natives to collect the native plants and have them picked up 3 times a year. The company turned them into an array of wonderful drugs for the rest of ...

In the late 1950s and early 1960s the drug Thalidomide (marketed in the UK by Distillers Company without sufficient testing) was a sedative and medication prescribed for morning sickness. The Thalidomide tragedy is the story of one of the worst disasters ever inflicted by medicine which led to thousands of babies worldwide being born with a range of birth defects.‘The ugly story of a good fight’Fifty years after its first publication in 1976 Routledge is now reissuing T...

An American President anxious about his re-election needs publicity. An American Indian Tribe is found who have not signed a treaty with the Government. He can't travel to the other side of the country; the Army won't help,he promotes a Midshipman to form an escort of Sailors, led by a clerk from the Dept., for Indian affairs who turns out to be the Widow of an Army Colonel......a tough cookie. A truly unusual and fascinating story.

From Connecticut in 1902 to the UK, then back to the US. "California here I come" was the dream that kept her going through the depression and WW2. A Fascinating life story.

"Witty and heartfelt essays, shaken and stirred."—Kirkus Reviews"David Mason believes in literature as a weather event—even an extreme one. He reads to be changed—drenched, burned, blown away. He has no wish to have his standing position confirmed, and is alert to the ways in which his subjects are changed, both by their writing and its reception. These essays move comfortably from the lines of a Nobel Prize-winning poet to...

These interesting short stories are specifically for youngsters with a sensed of humour. Ideal for holidays or bedtime reading. Nobody will ever become bored when reading this book, the tales are so funny, you do have to laugh.

One of those handy little books you can turn to at any time. Collected poems, short stories, even a play or two. The perfect bedside table book.

Road Stop by David Mason is a suspenseful and thought-provoking story that transforms an ordinary roadside pause into a moment of unexpected tension and revelation. With sharp narrative focus and atmospheric precision, David Mason crafts a tale where a seemingly simple stop along a lonely highway becomes the gateway to something far more mysterious and unsettling.At its core, Road Stop thrives on the power of setting. A quiet roads...

FORMER COLORADO POET LAUREATEFrom the volcanic landscapes of the Pacific Rim to the mythic echoes of Greece and India, Cold Fire is a radiant meditation on memory, nature, and the enduring sparks of love and creation.David Mason’s poetry circles the globe. The urgent and beautiful poems of his new book, Cold Fire, have settings in Australia, India, Greece, Turkey and the American West. A t...

The Long Question by David Mason delivers a deeply reflective and intellectually engaging science fiction narrative that explores humanity’s search for meaning, truth, and ultimate understanding. Mason crafts a story where one profound question stretches beyond time and space, challenging characters to confront existence itself. As the narrative unfolds, readers are drawn into a thoughtful journey filled with curiosity, discovery, and philosophical tension...