Sabre - 1st Publication date 10th Feb 1997 United Kingdom William

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Sabre - 1st Publication date 10th Feb 1997 United Kingdom William Heinemann Ltd
Flight time from London to Sydney: ninety minutes. Sabre 005, a synergetic, air-breathing rocket
engine, will revolutionise air travel as the world knows it. Paul Santos, a French engineer, developed
the aircraft. A jet in the atmosphere and a rocket in space, Sabre 005 is set for its first evercommercial test flight- and its first fare paying passengers are already scheduled for one year's time.
Joe Yavanoski, a compulsorily- retired union boss, knows that the threat Sabre 005 poses. Its success
will spell the death of his country's former great aircraft industry and the loss of hundreds of
thousands of jobs. Including that of top engineer Jean Lesseps. Together, Yavanoski and Lesseps
hatch a plan to shatter the publics' confidence for ever- the perfect, undetectable bomb that will
wipe out Sabre 005 its passengers and its crew, once and for all. All they have to do is get it on
board.
U700 - 1st Publication date 1979 United Kingdom Weidenfeld
One of the most remarkable stories to come out of W.W.II. Based on the remarkable story of `The
U-boat that lost its Nerve'(formerly a radio play by James Follett) , U-700 is an account of the
surrender of a U-boat (actually U-570) to an RAF Hudson during World War II and the subsequent
illegal court martial of the U-boat's first officer by his fellow officers in a POW camp.
Dominator - 1st Publication date June 1984 United Kingdom Methuen
Hijacked- the world's most sophisticated weapon in space. High above the Earth's surface orbits one
of NASA's latest space shuttles, Dominator. But the crew and cargo onboard are beyond the control
of the US space agency. Dominator has been hijacked and a nightmare is about to unleashed.
How could it happen - and how will it end? James Follett's heart-stopping novel spans three
continents as it follows the fearfully possible outcome of a new deadlock between the warring
Middle East factions and the United States. Standing innocently at the centre is Neil O'Hara, exastronaut, ex-drunk, whose rare skills and debatable loyalties may ultimately be the only barrier
between us and the holocaust.....
Trojan - 1st Publication date 1 June 1991 United Kingdom Lime Tree.
Forced to confront the possibility of a contamination of the brilliant Kronos superchip technology,
Beverley Laine begins to suspect a plot to ruin her company, Nano Systems. With many lives and
millions of pounds at stake, the race is on to solve the mystery of the terrifying Trojan virus.
Doomsday Ultimatum - 1st Publication date 23rd July 1976 United Kingdom Weidenfeld
It is the mid-1970s. A group of disaffected politicians,businessmen, and servicemen -- fiercely
patriotic men and women with the right skills and ambitions -- plan and execute a bizarre operation
to stop Britain sliding into what they see as anarchy.
They seize a nuclear power station as a means of holding the government to ransom. The twist
ending comes as a complete surprise and demonstrates this new author's mastery of indirection.
Torus - 1st Publication date 31st January 1990 United Kingdom Methuen
22 000 miles above the earth a satellite somersaults along its orbit, out of control. Investigation by a
space shuttle reveals the awesome truth -- a hole has been punched through the bus-size satellite by
a beam weapon of awesome power and unheard of accuracy. Who has developed this new weapon?
And why?
Churchill’s Gold - 1st Publication date 1980 United Kingdom Weidenfeld
In 1941, before America entered the war, the last of Britain's dwindling gold reserves are held in
South Africa. It has to be moved to America to pay Roosevelt's `cash and carry' bills. The German
High Command learn of British shipping plans and resolve to stop it or capture it.
The Tiptoe Boys - 1st Publication date April 1982 United Kingdom Transworld/ Corgi
(Filmed as `Who Dares Wins')
Peter Skellen is thrown out of the SAS for serious misconduct. He resigns his commission and
becomes a gamekeeper -turned-poacher. His skills and inside knowledge of counter terrorism,
available to the highest bidder, make him a walking timebomb..
Those in Peril - 1st Publication date 1994 United Kingdom William Heinemann LTD
Its 1941 and the Royal Navy have dealt a massive blow to Hitler's campaign in the South Atlantic by
sinking his U-boat supply ships For Ernst Kessler, Commander of U-395, this creates a near
impossible situation- he's stranded six thousand miles from home, without fuel or supplies
responsible for hundreds of civilian survivors in lifeboats and an essential consignment of Brazilian
Quartz that was destined for Britain Kessler knows that he must pull off the most hazardous rescue
in maritime history - an impossible journey, towing the lifeboats and their survivors a Quarter of the
way around the world. Those in peril is a gripping real life story in which the true enemy is the
mighty Atlantic Ocean.
A Cage of Eagles - 1st Publication date March 1987 United Kingdom Methuen
The locals call it Hush Hush Hall. The British Army calls it No. 1 POW Camp (Officers) Grizedale Hall.
British Intelligence call it their Cage of Eagles. It is the biggest concentration of German prisoner-ofwar talent in wartime England. Gathered together are airmen, navigators, radio operators, and
U-boatmen. Over 100 skilled and determined men with one thought uppermost in their mind -escape.
A Cage of Eagles is a strange story that casts the British in the unfamiliar roles of guard and hunter.
Crown Court - 1st Publication date 14th October 1977 United Kingdom Weidenfeld
Based on the Granada TV series, this well-crafted book follows the fortunes of a down and nearly out
jurist who can hardly follow the court proceedings through worrying about his girlfriend's difficult
pregnancy. But, by the end of the week, he is caught up in momentous events in the courtroom that
imperil his life.
Earthsearch II – Deathship - Publication date 17 June 1993 United Kingdom Severn House.
Four million years ago the crew of the starship Challenger abandoned the search for their home
Earth - the birthplace of their grandparents - and settled on the third planet of a solar system on the
fringe of the galaxy, leaving Angel One and Angel Two, the Challenger's control computers, to
continue the search in the starship.
The four settlers called their new home Paradise. With seven-tenths of its surface covered in water,
deep blue skies, and an abundance of lakes, rivers and lush forests, the planet is unlike the Earth
that the four settlers used to study in the Challenger's vast hologram and video library.
But after four years, they are learning to accept its differences... It is home...
ICE - 1st Publication hardback date 27th April 1978 United Kingdom Weidenfeld
Beneath the desolate wastes of the South Atlantic lurks a malign force of unimaginable power. The
top brass of Western Intelligence are badly rattled when transatlantic cables are inexplicably and
provocatively cut, and Russian and American relations reach freezing-point when a luxury ocean
liner and a Soviet supersub go down in a sea like honey. Only Glyn Sherwood and Julia Hammond,
two scientists working on the Antarctic can dare guess the identity of an enemy well outside the
diplomatic compass. It is a gargantuan slice of the glacial continent bearing millions of tons of rock in
its grasp. Swathed in its own fog, the frozen colossus triggers a series of disasters as it drifts
inexorably north. On collision course with New York and impervious even to nuclear blast it has the
seismic force to cause Manhattan to shake like a dog.
Mindwarp - 1st Publication date 20 May 1994 United Kingdom Severn House.
There is a legendary place in the culture of Arama whose origins are lost in pre-history. It is a place
outside the great caverns of the known world. An unimaginable place peopled with demons and the
damned. A place so steeped in fears and superstitions that the dread consequences of being
banished there are enshrined in children's nursery rhymes.
But two students, Jenine and Ewen, believe that such a place really exists. They are destined to
become technicians- the elite band of holy men and women that rule Arama- and yet they abandon
their studies and become fugitives in a terror-filled relentless quest.
They don't know what they are looking for.
They don't even know what it looks like.
All they know is its name: The Outdoors.
Mirage - 1st Publication date May 1988 United Kingdom Methuen
1967-1969. Based on the true story of how Israel's Mossad agents stole three tonnes of Mirage
fighter drawings following General de Gaulle's disastrous ban on the supply of these aircraft that
were vital to Israel's defence.
Wicca - 1st Publication date 24th November 2000 Severn House Publishers
This is a science-fiction thriller based in a West Sussex village, which becomes cut off from the rest of
the world after a UFO incident. A local dignitary takes advantage of an obscure Act of Parliament to
seize power and impose his rule on the local population. The community descends into moral
anarchy and a civil war breaks out - culminating in the trial of one villager for witchcraft.
Savant - 1st Publication date 24 Jan 1993 United Kingdom Heinemann.
While gathering information in Riyadh after the Gulf War, an arms developer hears of a miraculous
Iraqi tank which survived all the West's weaponry. The link between this phenomenon and an
unsmiling 16-year-old girl is the key to this thriller by James Follett.
Second Atlantis - 1st Publication date August 1998 Severn House
Millions of years ago, meteorological changes caused giant Antarctic icebergs to leave footprints of
their meanderings like mighty plough marks carved in the floor of the Southern Ocean. One even
crossed the equator long before humans appeared.
Geologist Glyn Sherwood is convinced such a catastrophe could happen again, but not even he is
prepared for the consequences when the ice sheet finally spawns its ‘Second Atlantis’. Larger than
Belgium, so vast it creates its own climate, the immense frozen mass confounds experts who said it
would melt long before it could pose a major threat to New York; Second Atlantis is melting, but not
fast enough …
Swift - 1st Publication date August 1985 United Kingdom Mandarin
Swift is the satellite communication system that handles interbank transactions. It is hack-proof. Or
is it? A group of determined computer experts set out to penetrate the satellite communication
system that controls the transfers of billions of dollars each day.
Temple of the winds - 1st Publication date 1st May 2000 Severn House
This is a science-fiction thriller based in a West Sussex village, which becomes cut off from the rest of
the world after a UFO incident. A local dignitary takes advantage of an obscure Act of Parliament to
seize power and impose his rule on the local population. The community descends into moral
anarchy and a civil war breaks out - culminating in the trial of one villager for witchcraft.
The Silient Vulcan - 1st Publication date August 2002 Severn House Publishers
It is over six months since the West Sussex community of Pentworth became isolated from the rest
of the world by a mysterious force wall. Beyond the strange, dome-like barrier lies the unreachable
world of the bleak steppes of Europe of 40,000 years ago. Equally unreachable are the visitors
responsible for the creation of the force wall, sheltering in their UFO in a deep swamp. The visitors
have largely ignored the imprisoned inhabitants with the exception of sixteen-year-old Vikki Taylor.
She alone holds the key as to why the visitors have come. But the revival of ancient superstitions in
Pentworth have made Vikki and her friends fugitives, accused of witchcraft.
The Silent Vulcan opens with Pentworth on the brink of a bloody civil war between town and
country and concludes with the visitors finally showing their hand and revealing the extraordinary
reason for their arrival in their "Silent Vulcan".
A Forest of Eagles - 1st Publication date July 2004 United Kingdom Severn House
It is 1942, and senior German officer, U-boat "ace" Otto Kruger finds the PoW officers under his
command are impatient with his autocratic regime, which forbids escape unless it has been properly
planned. A battle of wits between Kruger and his captors follows.
Return of the Eagles - 1st Publication date December 2004 United Kingdom Severn House
It is 1945 and the end of the war spells new problems for Otto Kruger and his fellow officers now
being held as 'special category' prisoners of war. What the British have in store for them and why
they were not sent to Canada like all the other prisoners of war is a mystery.
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