Robert Helm thought he had lots of life left. Then he was confronted with the possibility that he might be wrong. On a whim,... More > he chose to try to cram as much as possible into whatever time was left, knowing that no matter how much trouble he got himself in to, he might not have to live long with the consequences. He opted for a wild ride, which took him from England to Greece, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Italy. He moved among men worth millions, and even billions, and he staked his life for so many thousands of dollars that the numbers began to lose all meaning. Helm became involved in games, some with a deadly purpose, and international conspiracies, one of which was aimed at saving the world with an act of monumental destruction. His initial object was to raise enough money to enjoy himself in case he received bad news from his doctor. He soon found out that he had no guarantee of staying alive to spend his earnings; unless he got really creative. < Less

Johnny Royle, a man born without a conscience, could deal ruthlessly with trouble but he had a dangerous tendency to be... More > over-confident; which helped him earn a good living as a drug courier. Royle led a fairly untroubled life. Then outsiders began to trespass on his personal space and take a very inconvenient interest in what he was up to. Some of them were doing it for the money that came through the post along with Royle's photograph and his name and address. Someone wanted him dead.
The police joined the list of unwelcome intruders following an encounter with a professional assassin, whose marriage Royle had broken up. Unable to part with more than a fraction of the truth, Royle had to stonewall relentlessly. But then, along came a £50,000 invitation and some revealing answers. < Less

In the world of the Night Flowers, there are major companies at war over the right to reclaim refuse and generate power from... More > the discards. That vicious commercial war is being waged in a society which has already taken a plunge into lawlessness on a grand scale. People carry arms quite legitimately because there are plenty of others ready to take advantage of them if they are unprepared, or unwilling, to defend themselves. Citizens at every level of this society will circumvent taxes perceived to be unjust, but, as always, the many are going about their lives and creating a framework of normality, through which the lawless carve an extraordinary path. < Less

Themes large and small, new concepts, new directions - this collection is full of fascinating stories from exciting new... More > authors. The authors explore their preoccupations from making lots of easy money to wiping out most of human life on the Earth. < Less

A contemporary history of the 21st century presented in newspaper form from an unconventional viewpoint. Some of the authors... More > describe it as mainly fact and valid comment, some as a novel populated by versions of real people. < Less

Jeremy Haig had achieved success as a treasure hunter while working closely with academics. He had made himself a lot of... More > money but he had retained respectability. Haig was the sort of person who uses a metal detector to uncover history because that is his main interest. He was pleased to discover ancient gold and silver, but the real treasures, for him, were artifacts of baser metals.
The Fantony brothers had the potential to create a great deal of wealth for themselves if they could only find a way to turn stolen bullion into something apparently more respectable. They knew that the easiest way to make money is to adapt an existing money-spinning idea.
Finding a good idea to use as a starting point was proving to be very hard work. Haig was to become their unwitting model, an inspiration for the conversion of new into old and a guide to the way to retain possession of what looked like a chance discovery. < Less

What happens at the end? This question has exercised the minds of humans constantly through the ages. For some, the end of... More > life is a transition to a post-dead state. They become Survivors; no longer part of the world but able to interact with it. Frosch, the most enterprising, began to build a business empire with the assistance of his companions. Survivors have abilities which are not available to the pre-dead, and they are able to use these abilities to simulate advanced technology. Frosch's imagination gave the group access to as much entertainment and adventure as they could handle. And then events took a darker turn . . . < Less

This book is the ultimate collision of the Rock 'n' Roll lifestyle with lots of money and even more weirdness. Musician Pete... More > Astor writes a number which is so good that it gets his ass fired off a tour and out of his band. His recording company is worried about being sued by the grasping relatives of impressionable people who take his brand of Black Magic Rock too seriously, and not prepared to take any risks.
Astor has allies, however. One of them provides material support for his schemes to go his own way and create trouble, the rest are more than willing to join in the trouble-making. But on that front, there are people with their own agendas, who are eager to make trouble for Pete Astor. < Less

Successful interstellar travel relies on both the human and technological resources working together. When one fails, it... More > might be possible to rely on the other. When both fail, everyone is in a lot of trouble. This is the story of how the crew of Mjeltan Star responded to their catastrophic double failure. < Less

World War Two hidden history concerning Adolf Hitler, the doubles who took his place and the men who protected both Hitler and the doubles