In this introductory story to the Dave Hogarth space adventures trilogy he joins the first small party to experience a grand tour of the planets of a distant star system. The variation in the conditions on these alien worlds and the creatures to be found dwelling upon them is weird and often amusing. However, there is a hidden agenda by some of the party as well as some astonishing finds which bring the holiday tour to an unexpected conclusion.

In this second book of the Dave Hogarth space adventures trilogy, Dave returns to a world light years from Earth as part of a team investigating the apparent murder of an eminent Egyptologist. The list of suspects is weird and it takes a strange twist to reveal the truth.

In this final book of the Dave Hogarth space adventures trilogy, Dave returns to the scene of his previous exploits, a world many light-years from Earth. This time he is accompanying a glamorous and successful writer, ostensibly to advise on her new biographical book in which he will feature. As their relationship develops, Dave still finds time to pursue a theory with which he is obsessed - that the pharaohs of ancient Egypt were also space travellers and that they had visited this very planet. The final revelation on this comes in a startling climax.

This book has a two-fold purpose ... to help chess players who would consider themselves to be average or below to improve their playing skills; and secondly - and equally important - to entertain The first of these will be achieved it is hoped through an analysis of 'ordinary' games (those well below grandmaster level, although they feature one by a youthful Nigel Short and other games by up-and-coming GMs, Hebden, Flear). 67 games played by the author at club and county level in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire are dissected and the lessons that can be learned from each one are...