War is declared, and Biggles is ready for action!September 1939. Britain has declared war on Germany. Major James Bigglesworth, known to his friends as 'Biggles', is eager to get straight into the action alongside old friends Algernon 'Algy' Lacey and 'Ginger' Hebblethwaite. They don't have to wait long.The British government has covertly acquired a small island in the Baltic, off the north coast of Germany. The island is unremarkable save for one feature: a natural sea c...

Biggles is arrested for murder and theft!Answering a call for help from an old friend, Biggles, Algy, Ginger and Smyth fly to Fort Beaver in Canada. There they intend to meet up with Wilks, or Captain Wilkinson of 187 Squadron as he used to be known.Wilks has started a small airline business called 'Arctic Airways' but is having problems with a man named Jake 'Brindle' McBain and his cronies.But when they arrive, Wilks is nowhere to be found, and Biggles gets an u...

The war is over What next for Biggles?With the excitement of the war now past, Biggles and the gang cool their heels at headquarters, bored.But then former Air Commodore Raymond, newly returned to his civilian position in Scotland Yard, pays them a visit. There has been a spate of seemingly impossible heists recently, which can only have been pulled off by a gang of highly able pilots, with access to cutting-edge aircraft. Scotland Yard needs their help.Biggles ma...

Biggles dogfights over the trenches as World War 1 takes to the skies!The war is in its final two years. The frontline is static, bogged down in mud and warrens of trenches, neither side able to advance.But it's a different story in the skies. Dramatic dogfights and daring deeds dazzle the soldiers watching from the ground, as British and German pilots scrap for control of the air.Biggles, Algy and introducing, 'The Professor' along with the rest of 266 Squadron, ...

The final book in Captain W.E. Johns' space adventure series takes Tiger even further into the cosmos!When the crew of the Tavona discover a body floating in space - and wearing a kilt, no less! - they know at once the man must be from Earth. But how? As far as they know, only they have access to the technology for travel. Once they return home they discover the man's identity, and that he isn't the only man who has gone missing. Were they victims of alien abduction? By wh...

The Tavona is called to action once again!When signals from space summon Vargo, the Professor joins the crew to conduct more research into the alien races their adventures have introduced to them. This journey takes them into the unknown reaches of the galaxy, trying to find a planet which has shifted orbit between solar systems. On their way they face snake aliens, tiny meteorites, and worlds where the air itself is deadly.The eighth instalment in Captain W. E. Jo...

When Group-Captain Timothy 'Tiger' Clinton and his son Rex take a holiday in Scotland, they expect to spend time in the great outdoors.Instead, lost in the fog while deer-stalking, they find themselves at the door of a mysterious, lonely castle, the home of a brilliant Professor. A brilliant Professor who has been building something incredible . . . a spaceship.Recruited to the Professor's schemes, Tiger and Rex conquer the newest frontier - SPACE.These classic ...

The Tavona and its crew of intrepid heroes, led by Tiger Clinton, are back and exploring the galaxy once again.On a routine trip to Mars, a chance visit to a new planetoid leads to kidnap! Another planet is populated entirely by identical twins. Even simple streams are not as they appear, and everything holds hidden and unexpected dangers.Using their wits, their skills, and with the help of friends made on their travels, Tiger Clinton and his team are ready to face...

Tiger Clinton and his crew return for more adventures in the distant stars!With their allies from space, they travel first to Mars to see the results of their aid, and then onwards - further into the unknown.Stumbling across a peaceful planet, however, the explorers and their shop the Tavona find themselves in the middle of an invasion by aliens with superior firepower. Can they use Earth's technology to help? Or are even they outmatched by this unknown foe?

Continuing their mission to explore the galaxy and find new worlds for man to conquer, Captain Timothy "Tiger" Clinton, the Professor, Toby Paul and Rex are ready for whatever challenges the stars have to throw at them.From Mars to Mino, Unkos to Lin, they explore planets and planetoid alike, encountering tree-dwelling creatures, lizard-people, watery worlds and spider-like aliens. As they try to communicate with civilisations trapped under ice, or escape cannibals, no adventure is...

Biggles turns double agent!Biggles is in London on leave from the Front when he is approached by a stranger who greets him as 'Captain Brunow'. Curious, Biggles plays along with the mistaken identity, and is quickly offered the chance to become a spy for the Germans!Reporting the encounter to Air Staff Intelligence, Biggles is encouraged to seize the opportunity and find out all he can about a German known only as El Shereef, operating somewhere in PalestineBiggle...

Biggles makes a name for himself as a crack fighter pilot.The insanity of World War One shows no sign of letting up, and for the pilots of 266 Squadron the missions over No Man's Land continue.But, not one to let a bad situation get him down, Biggles and his pals find ways to keep themselves entertained. From rustling a turkey for Christmas dinner to staging competitions to see who can drop propaganda leaflets furthest over the Lines, the pilots revel in the thrills of fl...