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A book from the Space:1999 universe
A complete history of the TV programme detailing how the show evolved from earlier Anderson productions, and the difficulties involved in selling a show to various networks. Also included is an episode guide covering the two seasons of the show and analysis of the merchandise. This is an ideal book for the fan of the show that wants a boo...

A book from the Foundation universe
After ten thousand years of history, the Galactic Empire of Mankind is beginning to crumble, but only a visionary scientists sees the signs of impending doom. A group of scientists, allegedly sent to the remote world of Terminus to create an Encyclopedia Galactica containing the full knowledge of the human race, will become his unwitting p...

A book from the Alpha Centauri universe
A sourcebook for Steve Jackson's GURPS (Generic Universal Role Playing Sytem) game. This sourcebook allows play in the world of Alpha Centauri with information on the timeline of the game and factions.

A book from the Empire from the Ashes universe
Colin McIntyre has become Emperor of the brand-new 5th Imperium, and Earth is busy spreading off-world colonizing Birhat and other 4th-Imperium star systems. However, McIntyre has to now deal with both civil and military problems, as the 5th Imperium seeks to revive the derelict 4th Imperium Battle Fleet. Domestically, religious and terorist assoc...

A book from the Trigan Empire, The universe
Covers the stories Victory for the Trigans, Elekton in Danger and Crash in the Jungle. This book was the first of the reprints. It was published by Fleetway in the United Kingdom, and Chartwell Books in the United States.

A book from the Battletech universe

A book from the Empire from the Ashes universe
Lt. Commander Colin McIntyre is orbiting the Moon on a survey mission when he is kidnapped by the Moons-sized starship DAHAK. A sentient starship capable of destroying Earth, DAHAK informs him of humanity's true origins from the interstellar polity of the Fourth Imperium. 52,000 years ago, a mutiny occured aboard DAHAK, and the captain ordered DAHA...

A book from the Red Dwarf universe
Dave Lister is stranded on Ganymede, one of Jupiters moons after mysteriously appearing there after blacking out after an all night drinking binge. He decides to join the Space Corps to try and work his passage home after unsuccesfully trying to raise money by being a cab driver. Unfortunately, between the crew of the ship d...

A book from the Red Dwarf universe
Dave Lister, the last human alive, finds himself imprisoned on a Gelf penal colony for a crime that he hasn't committed. Correction, he has been sentenced for a crime that he WILL commit, according to the seers of the Gelf settlement. Lister is puzzled, but add in the fact that there are two Listers, quite different running ...

A book from the Space:1999 universe
Shortly after the release of the Space:1999 series, a number of novelisations were released. As is suggested by the title, this novel covers episodes of the TV series. They are as follows. Breakaway (The Pilot)A Matter of Life and DeathRing Around the MoonBlack Sun These novels are still quite easy to get in used ...

A book from the Space:1999 universe
The second novelisation of the First series of Space:1999. Like the earlier books, some details might be slightly different from the episodes due to script differences that were later changed. The main reason for this is that changes happened in the scripts between novel adaptation and filming. Like the rest of the series, these books ar...

A book from the Space:1999 universe
The fifth book in the series, this was another collection of short novelisations of the year 1 episodes.  Some minor details are sometimes changed. They were printed in the UK and US primarily, though other countries did print them. Since reprinted by Powys media in an omnibus edition. The episodes adapated were as follows....

A book from the Space:1999 universe
Like most books of this series, these were adaptations of the series episodes. Some small alterations were made to character names and certain events were changed slightly. These books have been reprinted by Powys Media. This was the last of the Orbit print books to feature episodic adaptations, there were a number of books after...

A book from the Starship Troopers universe
The original novel which is vastly different from the 1997 Paul Verhoeven film.

A book from the Star Trek universe
Started before the first Star Trek film was announced, this book contains designs of other Federation ships and installations not depicted in the series at the time. It also has an exhaustive list of starship names and dates of construction. The book is presented as 'classified' information found in 1970, having got into milit...

A book from the Trigan Empire, The universe
Features the stories, The Revenge of Darak, the Three Aliens, Battle for Trigan City, Voyage to the Moon Bolus, and the Three Princes. Stories in this publication are also supposedly cut.

A book from the Empire from the Ashes universe
DAHAK has lefta hastily-united Earth behind them, governed by now-Captain McIntyre's closest friends and allies. They struggle to build a defense network capable of defending Earth against the Achuultani, while DAHAK goes to warn the Fourth Imperium of the threat. The 4th Imperium had known of the Achuultani through legend and rumor, and had spen...

A book from the Black Hole, The universe
Novelisation of the film.

A book from the Dune universe
Written as a historical book set during the latter events of the Dune Universe, the Dune Encyclopedia is a comprehensive and much sought after book. Containing many details from well known characters bios like Paul Atreides to the obscure, there has been an almost constant campaign to get this book republished which have come to nothing so...

A book from the Star Trek universe
A concise encyclopedia of the Star Trek universe in a simple A-Z listing. Listed are a wide variety of entries including ship classes, individual ships, organisations, flora and fauna, characters and events. Diagrams are shown of ship classes and uniforms and each entry usually has a point of reference to a particular series episode or fi...