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The Carpet People (1971/1992) "In the beginning, there was nothing but endless flatness. Then came the Carpet... That's the old story everyone knows and loves (even if they don't really believe it). But now the Carpet is home to many different tribes and peoples - from the empire-building Dumii, to the nomadic Munrungs, the proud Deftmenes, and the terrible creatures from the Unswept Regions. And there's a new story in the making. The story of Fray, sweeping a trail of destruction across the Carpet. The story of power-hungry mouls - and of two Munrung brothers, who set out on an adventure to end all adventures when their village is flattened. It's a story that will come to a terrible end - if someone doesn't do something about it. If everyone doesn't do something about it..." [pb: Corgi, 04/1993; ISBN 0-552-52752-1; Cover Art: Josh Kirby (from 8th printing 10/1999 on with modified cover design, photo is of 9th printing)] [hc: Doubleday, 30/06/1992; ISBN 0-385-40304-6; Cover Art: Josh Kirby] [pb: "Die Teppichvölker", Heyne, Germany, 1994; ISBN 3-453-07369-X; Cover Art: Josh Kirby] |
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The Dark Side of the Sun (1976) "Dom Salabos had a lot of advantages. As heir to a huge fortune he had an excellent robot servant (with Man-Friday subcircuitry), a planet (the First Syrian Bank) as a godfather, a security chief who even ran checks on himself, and on Dom's home world even death was not alway fatal. Why then, in an age when prediction was a science, was his future in doubt?" [pb: Corgi, 1988; ISBN 0-552-13326-4; Cover Art: Josh Kirby] [pb: Corgi, 1988; ISBN 0-552-13326-4; Cover Art: Josh Kirby (slightly different)] [pb: NEL, 03/1978; ISBN 0-450-03298-1; Cover Art: Tim White?] |
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Strata (1981) "The Company builds planets. Kin Arad is a high-ranking official of the Company. After twentyone decades of living, and with the help of memory surgery, she is at the top of her profession. Discovering two of her employees have placed a fossilized plesiosaur in the wrong stratum, not to mention the fact it is holding a placard which reads 'End Nuclear Testing Now', doesn't dismay the woman who built a mountain range in the shape of her initials during her own high-spirited youth. But then came a discovery of something which did intrigue Kin Arad. A flat earth was something new..." [pb: Corgi, 04/1988; ISBN 0-552-13325-6; Cover Art: Josh Kirby (redesigned 1994)] [pb: Corgi, 04/1988; ISBN 0-552-13325-6; Cover Art: Josh Kirby] |
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The Nomes Trilogy:   |
Truckers (1989) "To the thousands of tiny nomes living under the floorboards of a large department store, there is no Outside. No Day or Night, no Sun or Rain. They're just daft old legends. Until the devastating news that the Store is to be demolished. Now the nomes have to think. And they have to think BIG..." [hc: "The Bromeliad - Truckers, Diggers, Wings", Doubleday, 1998; ISBN 0-385-410441; Cover Art: Josh Kirby] [pb: "Trucker", Heyne, Germany, 1993; ISBN 3-453-06263-9; Cover Art: Josh Kirby] [pb: Corgi, 09/1990; ISBN 0-552-52595-2; Cover Art: Josh Kirby (cover was redesigned with 15th printing 10/1999)] |
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Diggers (1990) "A Bright New Dawn is just around the corner for the nomes when they move into an abondened quarry. Or is it? For when humans turn up, they begin to mess everything up again. Now the nomes have two choices: to run or to hide. Or, maybe they could... fight. But for how long can they keep the humans at bay - even with the help of the monster Jekub?" [hc: "The Bromeliad - Truckers, Diggers, Wings", Doubleday, 1998; ISBN 0-385-410441; Cover Art: Josh Kirby] [pb: "Wühler", Heyne, Germany, 1993; ISBN 3-453-06264-7; Cover Art: Josh Kirby] [pb: Corgi, 04/1991; ISBN 0-552-52586-3; Cover Art: Josh Kirby (cover was redesigned with 10th printing 10/1999)] |
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Wings (1990) "It's a ridiculous plan. Impossible. To hitch a ride on a truck with wings - Concorde. And then steal one of those space shuttle things. But home is home, and the nomes want to get there. They don't mean to cause any trouble. Really..." [hc: "The Bromeliad - Truckers, Diggers, Wings", Doubleday, 1998; ISBN 0-385-410441; Cover Art: Josh Kirby] [pb: "Flügel", Heyne, Germany, 1993; ISBN 3-453-06265-5; Cover Art: Josh Kirby] [pb: Corgi, 09/1991; ISBN 0-552-52649-5; Cover Art: Josh Kirby] |
The Johnny Maxwell Series:  |
Only You Can Save Mankind - If Not You, Who Else? (1992) "IF NOT YOU, WHO ELSE As the mighty alien fleet from the very latest computer game thunders across the computer screen, Johnny prepares to blow them into the usual million pieces. And they send him a message: We surrender. They're not supposed to do that! They're supposed to die. And computer joysticks don't have 'Don't Fire' buttons... It's hard enough, trying to save Mankind from the Galactic Hordes. It's even harder trying to save the Galactic Hordes from Mankind. But it's only a game, isn't it. Isn't it?" [pb: Corgi, 09/1993; ISBN 0-552-13926-2; Cover Art: David Scutt (new cover art from 13th printing 10/1999 on by John Avon)] [hc: "The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy - Only You Can Save Mankind + Johnny and the Dead + Johnny and the Bomb", Doubleday, 11/1999; ISBN 0-385-60080-1; Cover Art: John Avon (comprised from John's paintings for all three books)] |
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Johnny and the Dead (1993) "Sell the cemetery? Over their dead bodies... Not many people can see the dead (not many would want to). Twelve-year-old Johnny Maxwell can. And he's got bad news for them: the council want to sell the cemetery as a building site. But the dead have learned a thing or two from Johnny. They're not going to take it lying down... especially since it's Halloween tomorrow. Besides, they're beginning to find that life is a lot more fun than it was when they were... well... alive. Particularly if they break a few rules..." [pb: Corgi, 1994; ISBN 0-552-52740-8; Cover Art: John Avon (2nd printing 1994)] [pb: Corgi, 1994; ISBN 0-552-52740-8; Cover Art: John Avon (7th printing)] |
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Johnny and the Bomb (1996) "There was a flash of light, the air flickered... and the world changed. It's May 21, 1941, thought Johnny. It's war. Johnny Maxwell and his friends have to do something when they find Mrs Tachyon, the local bag lady, semi-conscious in an alley... as long as it's not the kiss of life. But there's more to Mrs Tachyon than a squeaky trolley and a bunch of dubious black bags. Somehow she holds the key to different times, different eras - including the Blackbury Blitz in 1941. Suddenly now isn't the safe place Johnny once thought it was as he finds himself bound up more and more with then..." [pb: Corgi, 1997; ISBN 0-552-52968-0; Cover Art: John Avon] [hc: Doubleday, 04/1996; ISBN 0-385-40670-3; Cover Art: Larry Rostant] |
Cooperations / Standalone Books:  |
The Unadulterated Cat (1989, with Jay Jolliffe) The compulsory book about cats every author of some status has to do at some point in their career... This one, however, is even funny. "Can you recognise a real, unadulterated cat when you see one? Or have you too grown used to the boring, mass-produced cats the advertising industry adores? Real cats never eat from bowls (at least not the ones marked CAT). Real cats do eat quiche. And giblets. And butter. And anything else left on the table. They can hear a fridge door opening two rooms away. Real cats don't need names. But they often get called them. "Yaargeroffoutofityarbastard" does nicely." [pb: Gollancz, 09/1992; ISBN 0-575-05369-0; Cover Art: Jay Jolliffe] [large pb: Gollancz, 10/1989; ISBN 0-575-04628-7; Cover Art: Jay Jolliffe] "the real cat... Real cats never eat from bowls (at least not the ones marked CAT). Real cats never wear flea collars ... or appear on birthday cards ... or chase anything with a bell in it. Real cats do eat quiche. And giblets. And butter. And anything else left on the table. They can hear a fridge door opening two rooms away. Real cats don't need names. But they often get called them. "Yaargeroffoutofityarbastard" does nicely." [pb: Orion, 12/1999; ISBN 0-75283-715-X; Cover Art: Jay Jolliffe] |
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Good Omens - The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (1990, with Neil Gaiman) "According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter - the world's only totally reliable guide to the future - the world will end on a saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just after tea... CAVEAT: Kids! Bringing about Armageddon can be dangerous. Do not attempt it in your own home." [pb: Corgi, 1991; ISBN 0-552-13703-0; Cover Art: Graham Ward] [hc: Gollancz, 05/1990; ISBN 0-575-04800-X; Cover Art: Chris Moore] [pb: "Ein gutes Omen", Heyne, Germany, 1997 (translation 1991); ISBN 3-453-12677-7;Cover Art: Josh Kirby] (Comment on behalf of the German edition: If you have any chance and ability to get and read the original, go for it. The translation of Good Omens is probably the worst work of this special translator I've seen so far (he translated all German editions of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books). He got a bit better some books later, though.) [New release: pb: Ace, USA, 12/2001; ISBN 0-441-00861-5; Cover Art: ?] |
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