Bøger af Stanley Salmons

It's 2159 and Dan's friend Bunny Marshall leaves to establish an experimental colony on Jupiter's moon Io. Then, in a series of highly coordinated attacks, a shuttle is taken from Space Fleet's Test Establishment, California, munitions are stolen from a military depot in Scotland, and a giant E-class spacefreighter is hijacked from Earth orbit. What follows will call for all Dan Larssen's courage and resourcefulness as he prepares for a final showdown on Io. "The barren beauty of this place had a curious effect on Bunny. There was a timelessness about it. It had been here long before life appeared in the oceans of her home planet. Dinosaurs had roamed the Earth, successive ice ages had come and gone, and all the time this alien landscape was out here, four hundred million miles away, unobserved, unsuspected. She felt small and insignificant, a mote of dust in a vast universe, her life less than a blink in its history."

Saturn Run is the first book in THE PLANETARY TRILOGY. It is the 22nd century. There are colonies on the Moon and Mars, but the gap between rich and poor is wider than ever, and interplanetary crime syndicates operate behind legitimate fronts. Dan Larssen escapes a dirt-poor farming background to train at Space Fleet Academy. His life is full of promise - until it enters a downward spiral from which there seems to be no escape. In desperation he volunteers for a solo mission, taking a secret cargo a thousand million miles across space to a station orbiting Saturn. But Dan has an implacable enemy, and he is up against much more than he knows... This thriller is set in the future but it's based on credible science. Although it can stand alone, you'll want to follow Dan Larsson through Parts 2 and 3 of the saga!

Bummus McBaggus, a black-and-white moggy, joins a colourful community of cats in the Scottish highlands who have found refuge from rising sea levels. Each has a tale to tell, and he discovers that they live in fear of something, something only he will have the courage to face.

Mars Run is the second book in THE PLANETARY TRILOGY. It's 2155. The syndicate's drug factory orbiting Mars has been blown to bits, but production had already been moved. The problem is: where is the new factory, and can it be destroyed? BG Aerospace has designed the ultimate combat aircraft. The Morningstar is super-fast, super-agile, and can operate in any atmosphere. The problem is: can anyone fly it? Two problems with one solution. And Dan Larssen, now a test pilot with Space Fleet, will find the challenge hard to resist. Another thrilling adventure, staged in a future that's all too easy to believe!

The secret operating procedures of the Special Assignment Force (SAF) have been made public in a book. Then an SAF squad in Cameroon is ambushed and a popular officer is killed. An apparent trap is set for another squad. Someone is targeting the SAF, but who and why? And who is behind the devastating cyber attacks on the United States? With millions of lives at stake, Colonel Jim Slater follows the trail to the Yemen and finds himself in an underworld of espionage and cyber warfare. The fourth thriller in the Jim Slater series, set in the near future, raises issues that are alarmingly topical.

Forty-one stories in a variety of genres, including sci-fi, fantasy, crime, paranormal, humour, and drama. Ranging in length from flash fiction to a 15,000-word novella, these original and skilfully crafted tales will captivate, entertain, and linger in the memory.

The year is 2053 and Jim Slater, now a Colonel in the US Special Assignment Force, takes on a mission to protect the leaders of an American mining company as they meet with a ruthless Russian conglomerate. But when matters take a deadly turn, Slater finds himself powerless to act, frustrated by the conglomerate's political ties. His chance comes again after a malaria outbreak in Colombia sets him on the trail of an international racket in counterfeit drugs. This forces him into the role of lone vigilante - and a race against time to prevent a tragedy much closer to home. The second in the Jim Slater series takes him on a nail-biting journey to Tanzania, Colombia, Nigeria, India, and the Philippines. Unrelenting in its pace, it finds Slater up against the most powerful of adversaries - one who cannot be defeated by force alone.

August 25th, 79 A.D. On mountain slopes south of Pompeii a group of Roman citizens is fleeing the doomed city. Two thousand years later their footprints are discovered embedded in volcanic ash and a joint Anglo-Italian dig is set up. Eminent Oxford archaeologist Professor Julian Lockhart makes an exciting find, but then he vanishes mysteriously. English detectives Nick Roberts and Lucia Fabri fly out to help the Italian police investigate his disappearance, unaware of the sinister forces - both human and natural - that lie in wait for them. Their subsequent race for survival sweeps them up in an uncanny re-enactment of historical events."Salmons' vivid descriptions successfully depict the fear and uncertainty Pompeians must have felt over the eruption of Vesuvius. Craftily written, this mystery is full of absorbing puzzles and characters. Even though the main plot takes place in the present, history intertwines throughout, creating a fascinating look at Pompeii and its people." - Rebecca Roberts, Historical Novels Society

The year is 2056 and Colonel Jim Slater is now Commanding Officer of the US Special Assignment Force. A sergeant in Jim's command goes on a killing spree during a mission in the Honduras. A friend from Jim's days with the 22 SAS sets out on a murderous rampage in Nigeria. Coincidence? Jim doesn't think so. His investigation finds him pitched against a powerful adversary with an extreme right-wing agenda. Confined in Mexico, far from help, his chances of survival are slim. But there's more than his own life at stake and time is running out. The third book in the Jim Slater series faces the resourceful soldier with his biggest challenge yet. Although this thriller is set in the near future, the issues are frighteningly topical.

THE POWER TO BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE Shunned by the scientific community for being ahead of his time... brilliant maverick Rodge Dukas works in a damp basement surrounded by outlandish equipment. His discovery could propel humanity to a new Golden Age. But his student friend Mike Barrett thinks bigger - use the discovery to carry out the Perfect Crime and grow unfeasibly rich. The ensuing crime spree has the Police baffled. So why do we find Mike attending a memorial service for Rodge? And where is Suzy, Mike's girlfriend, who showed rather too much affection towards their 'mad scientist' housemate? THE MAN IN TWO BODIES is intriguing, lively SF that will have you questioning the integrity of society, science... and solid objects.