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'Hal Spacejock loves to watch cargo ships taking off for distant star systems.

'One day, he promises himself. One day I'll leave this dump of a planet and explore the galaxy!

'But Hal's not supposed to watch the ships. No, his job is to load cargo into them... and he's not very good at it.

'After a particularly bad mixup, Hal flees from his boss, certain he'll get the sack. Instead, he runs smack-bang into an adventure that will alter the course of his life.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

'Hal's an upright sort of guy, and he won't take jobs from gun runners, drug smugglers or politicians. On the other hand, the finance company's brutal enforcer is on his doorstep, and Hal has barely twenty-four hours to pay him off. Miss the deadline and he - and his ship - will go under. Way, way, under.' (Publication summary)

'Rex Curtis is trying to save his freight company from bankruptcy, and the last thing he needs is a cheeky freelancer stealing his best customers.

'Hal Spacejock, cheeky freelancer, is fighting for survival in the cut-throat interstellar cargo business. The last thing he needs is a powerful enemy.

'Two headstrong men on a collision course, in a Galaxy barely room enough for one.' (Publication summary)

'Planet Cathua has a proud history where robots are concerned. Their legendary factories produced the best, the fastest, the most efficient robots in the Galaxy ... but no longer.

'Now they must go cap in hand to neighbouring planets, haggling and bartering for the very robots they used to be so famous for.

'One Cathuan patriot is determined to reverse this embarrassing situation, and Hal Spacejock lands in the middle of his sinister plot ...' (Publication summary)

'Hal Spacejock is a loner, struggling to make his way in a huge, uncaring galaxy. His occasional brushes with the law have left him wary and suspicious of authority.

'The Peace Force is a proud and dedicated body of humans and robots who work together to solve crimes and keep the Galaxy safe.

'Now, one of them desperately needs the other.' (Publication summary)

'Robots have a tough life in Hal Spacejock's universe: as second-class citizens they have no rights, and most are overworked, mistreated, and recycled at the drop of a hat.

'When Kim Baker, a wealthy industrialist, leaves his vast fortune to an elderly robot, it's front page news.

'Unfortunately, the robot hasn't been seen for decades ... ' (Publication summary)

'A wealthy patron is sponsoring a series of art exhibitions, and Hal Spacejock has been employed to transport valuable pieces from one venue to the next.

'The only question is which of them will last longest ... Hal or the artworks?' (Publication summary)

'A house clearance job sounds like easy money, but rising floodwaters, an unstable landscape and a surprise find are going to make life very difficult for Hal and Clunk.' (Publication summary)

'Hal Spacejock lands on planet Alteia, where he's so distracted by his own problems that he forgets to collect Clunk from the luggage rack. Not to worry, because a couple of old friends free Clunk from the spaceport ... only to reveal a great big ulterior motive: they want him to join their gang ... er, group.

'Meanwhile, Hal's remembered his trusty co-pilot at last ... but only because everyone's trying to kill him, and Clunk is big and metal and bulletproof-ish.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Hal takes an odd call from a team of scientists, and minutes later he and Clunk are boarding a shuttle for the nearby orbiter. Turns out the scientists need some vital information, and only Hal can help.

'Before long he's embroiled in a new adventure, and this one's really dangerous.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Hal Spacejock and Clunk return in an all-new novel!Hal and Clunk answer a distress call, and they discover a fellow pilot stranded deep inside an asteroid field. Clunk is busy at the controls, dodging incoming rocks, so Hal dons a spacesuit, takes the jetbike and sets off on a heroic rescue mission.If he'd only known the trouble he was getting himself into, he wouldn't have bothered...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The Spacers' Guild needs a new president, and Hal Spacejock is determined to cast his vote... even though he's not a member.

'Meanwhile, Hal's latest cargo job belongs to someone else, his shiny new ship is losing money hand over fist, and doing a good favour could turn out to be the biggest mistake of his life.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.