Peter G. Bailey

In the Planet Earth Year 3400pc the Earth Federation dispatched Spaceship Odysseus on a galactic exploration mission intended to locate viable planets suitable for the resettlement of Planet Earth's surplus populations. Two years later, at the edge of the stagnant zone, Planet Cimarron appeared to be an ideal location, but all was not what it seemed. Crew personality conflicts and accidents intervened to bring disaster and rewards as the survivors established themselves and refused to be rescued.

Two paragraph synopsis:- An escaped British political prisoner becomes involved with group of mercenaries formed to eliminate weapons of mass destruction wherever they can be found. The plot, set against a backdrop of post-communist political unrest in Russia, is complicated by an American President desperate to gain a second term in office at any cost.

A cowboy decides that the only way to get rich is to rob a bank. The decision was easy to make, but the task proved difficult to achieve.

Seeking to turn the clock back several centuries, a dedicated group of intellectuals and servicemen set out to restore English royal prerogatives and regain lost colonies and dominions by taking advantage of political unrest in a number of countries. Through intrigue, guile, patronage, flattery and inducements they achieve some of their aims, but emotional problems frustrates others and personal ambitions intrude fatally. The tense action is gripping, unpredictable and exciting. Women readers will love the high emotion involvement as much as the men strive to keep up with plots twist and turns. Definitely a him and her narrative with lots to discuss and fight over: better buy two books or get the spare room ready.

One line synopsis:- Private morality triumphs over international inertia and bigotry. One-paragraph synopsis:- Two journalists and an errant scientist collide with international religious terrorism that no government will admit exists.