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Space 1889
Series · 3 books · 2005

Books in series

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#1

Red Devils

2005

In 1889, the ether ship Perbindesh approaches the red planet, her passengers an assembly of the great and the good. Skerrun, a Martian princeling, returning from a sojourn on Earth; Henry Routledge, the new governor of the British colony. Professor Golightly, a renowned authority on the red planet. But everyone has a secret. The Perbindesh carries a cargo of conspiracy and intrigue. And not all aboard will live to see Mars… The game's afoot, and it is the greatest game of all! Everything Jules Verne should have written. Everything H.G. Wells could have written. Everything Arthur Conan Doyle thought of, but never published - because it was too fantastic. Starring the Voice Talents of Jo Castleton, Rupert Wickham, Anthony Daniels, Katarina Olsson, Kevin Murphy, Ivor Danvers, Ian Brooker and Tam Williams Written by Jonathan Clements Directed by John Ainsworth
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#2

The Steppes of Thoth

2005

In Syrtis Major's corridors of power, a threat to the British Empire's dominion over Mars is close to discovery, and Governor-General Sir Henry Routledge faces ruin if it ever comes to light. In the wilderness of the Thoth Steppes, enemy powers, savage tribesmen and even nature herself bar the way to the wreckage of a lost Ether Flyer, and the secrets it hides. For Captain Roger St. John Ffolkes, it is a mission he cannot refuse; for the adventuress Georgina Golightly, a journey that will risk all - and for Mars, it is the chance to save a world...or ignite a war. Everything Jules Verne should have written. Everything H.G. Wells could have written. Everything Arthur Conan Doyle thought of, but never published - because it was too fantastic. Directed by John Ainsworth Starring Simon Williams (Captain Roger St. John-Ffolkes), Ivor Danvers (Sir Henry Routledge), Ian Brooker (Professor Golightly), Jo Castleton (Miss Georgina Golightly), Sam Peter Jackson (Hauptmann Werner Lenz), Toby Longworth (Sergeant Horace Carstairs), Jon Weinberg (Mr. Lucas Tyler), Tam Williams (Prince Skerrun), Robert Curbishley (Captain Archer), Christopher Fletcher (King Daryoon), Katarina Olsson (Miss Charlotte Wong), & Philip Madoc (General Karl Heinz Hagen)
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#4

The Lunar Inheritance

2005

Her Majesty's Ship, The Indomitable, is sent to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Doctor Cyrus Grant whilst journeying to Earth's dead satellite. The crew soon discover that Luna is not so lifeless after all... An alien weapon manned by enemies of the Empire; strange creatures hiding in the lunar catacombs; a lost civilisation with technology beyond the wit of Earth. Captain Nathaniel Blake and lunar expert, William Brooker, must brave all these and more to rescue the missing scientist and his niece. New friends and old enemies play their parts as the two men uncover exactly what the lunar inheritance means to the future of the British Empire, and even Earth itself...

Authors

James Swallow
James Swallow
Author · 97 books

James Swallow is a New York Times, Sunday Times and Amazon #1 bestselling author and scriptwriter, a BAFTA nominee, a former journalist and the award-winning writer of over sixty books, along with scripts for video games, comics, radio and television. DARK HORIZON, his new stand-alone thriller, is out now from Welbeck; OUTLAW, the 6th Marc Dane novel, is published by Bonnier, and the 4th book in the series - SHADOW - is available in the USA from Forge. His writing includes the Marc Dane action thrillers, the Sundowners steampunk Westerns and fiction from the worlds of Star Trek, Marvel, Tom Clancy, Warhammer 40000, Doctor Who, 24, Deus Ex, Stargate, 2000AD and many more. For information on new releases & more, sign up to the Readers’ Club here: www.bit.ly/JamesSwallow Visit James' website at http://www.jswallow.com/ for more, including ROUGH AIR, a free eBook novella in the Marc Dane series. You can also follow James on Twitter at @jmswallow, Bluesky at @jmswallow.bsky.social, Mastodon at @jmswallow@mstdn.social and jmswallow.tumblr.com at Tumblr.

Jonathan Clements
Jonathan Clements
Author · 51 books
Jonathan Clements is an author, translator, biographer and scriptwriter. His non-fiction works include biographies of Confucius, Marco Polo, Mao Zedong, Koxinga and Qin Shihuangdi. He also writes for NEO magazine and is the co-author of encyclopedias of anime and Japanese television dramas.
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