Category Archives: Science Fiction

She Who Must Be Sailed

Novel, Science fiction, England Solo sailor, alpha (for arsehole) male, Colton follows clues to buried treasure in the Indian Ocean. What he finds makes him think he’s being head-hunted to be a space sailor and this is an aptitude test. He’s right, but now he’s got another woman in his life and she’s not like

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Future

Novel, light SF, 2360 By 2359ad only one colony has survived the Earth’s Great Wipeout. Leaders and hence factions and hence in-fighting are BAD but now they have to repopulate a wild surface they need strong, bad, leaders. The system selects a nerd who has to learn quickly. Twenty one today! Matt is is wearing

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Freddie the Teacher

Novel, light SF, England, dystopia, violence, 2075 Non-violent Freddie can’t avoid being a violent video game character in Colchester 2075. He gets sucked into brutality and betrayal to survive. He’s an inspiring teacher which leads loyal pupils into dangerous situations which allows them to show skills and resolution. Is there any way to beat violence,

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Desert Lighthouse

Novel, Adventure for boys, SF, 1865, ‘Tashkent’ Action for teenage boys. It’s about time we had something better than Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. It’s easy to follow but gradually the value of investigating, preparation and knowledge becomes clear. How do boys become men? Why is wisdom cool? Read this gentle adventure in 1860’s South

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Time and Again

Novel, Science Fiction On his sixteenth birthday, orphan Tristram finds he has a legacy of millions if he will undertake to research time travel. This book tells how he copes with the pressures, slowly learns about love and families, accepts having to make a horrible sacrifice as the nature of time becomes clearer. As he’s

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