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y separately published work icon Beloved Son George Turner , London : Faber , 1978 Z112561 1978 single work novel science fiction

'Forty years after his starship escapes from an apocalyptic Earth, Commander Albert Raft and his crew return to a much younger and violent Earth society that wants to embrace Raft as a god because of his telepathic powers.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Avon reprint).

London : Sphere , 1979
y separately published work icon The Rim of Space A. Bertram Chandler , New York (City) : Avalon Books , 1961 Z810937 1961 single work novel science fiction
— Appears in: Cosmo : I Capolavori della Fantascienza , August no. 54 1966; (p. 3-93)

— Appears in: Science Fiction : The Gold Collection, Volume II 1996;

— Appears in: Legendy Prigranich'ya 2003; (p. 7-86)

— Appears in: A Galaxy Trilogy : Volume 4 2009;

A Rim Worlds story based around the adventures of Derek Calver, The Rim of Space sees Chandler's hero determined to join the Rim Runners in their exploration of desolate planets. He joins the crew of Lorn Lady and sets forth for Mellise, a planet inhabited by intelligent amphibians. He later visits Groller, where the natives have just qualified as humanoids; Stree, with its tea-loving lizards; and Tharn, the home of a pre-industrial civilization.

London : Sphere , 1981
Bring Back Yesterday A. Bertram Chandler , New York (City) : Ace Books , 1961 Z810988 1961 single work novel science fiction detective
— Appears in: Legendy Prigranich'ya 2003; (p. 87-217)
'Second Officer John Peterson is finished as far as the Galactic clippers are concerned. Branded a deserter, stranded on Carinthia and desperate for a job, there are few places left to go. Private detective Steve Vynalek needs Petersen. Has a fanatical scientist on the planet Wenceslaus really found a way to beat the time travel problem, a way to bring back yesterday?' (www.bertramchandler.com)
London : Sphere , 1982
y separately published work icon Vaneglory : A Science Fiction Novel George Turner , London Boston : Faber , 1981 Z111572 1981 single work novel science fiction

"One of the few survivors of a destroyed human race, Will Santley of the newly emerging Ethical Culture is caught up in the mysterious biopolitical affairs of radioactive immortals and must remember his frightening past in order to survive."

Source: Bookseller's website.

London : Sphere , 1983
y separately published work icon Yesterday's Men George Turner , London : Faber , 1983 Z111260 1983 single work novel science fiction

'On a futuristic Earth where the repressive leaders of the Ethical Culture attempt to control the aggressive instincts of the human race, part-Cyborg Peter Corrigan becomes a part of a secret government experiment.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Avon reprint).

London : Sphere , 1984
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