Books (Fiction): Novels
Dark Side of the Sun (US edition)
by Andrew Dymond

ISBN 0-765-34001-1
copyright 2000
Tor Books, $6.99 U.S./$8.99 Canada

Lost and alone in an uncharted region of space, American astronaut John Crichton has found refuge of a sort aboard Moya, a living starship sheltering a fractious band of bizarre alien beings. But now Moya is dying of a pernicious infection, and the only cure in light-years belongs to the leader of a vicious band of space pirates. Crichton and his mismatched companions must strike a bargain with the dreaded Free-Trader, Jansz, or else perish along with their vessel.

An already perilous situation escalates to open warfare when Rygel XVI, deposed ruler of a vast interstellar empire, discovers that his long-lost love is being held captive by the pirates. Will Rygel let his own pride and passion place Crichton, Aeryn, and the others in mortal jeopardy?

Of course he will...

Dark Side of the Sun (UK edition)
by Andrew Dymond

ISBN 0-7522-7234-9
copyright 2000
Boxtree Books, £5.99

Lost and alone in an uncharted region of space, American astronaut John Crichton has found a refuge of sorts aboard Moya, a living starship sheltering a fractious band of bizarre alien beings. But now Moya is dying of a pernicious infection, and the only cure in light-years belongs to the leader of a vicious band of space pirates. Crichton and his mismatched companions must strike a bargain with the dreaded Free-Trader, Jansz, or else perish along with their vessel.

An already perilous situation escalates to open warfare when Rygel XVI, deposed ruler of a vast interstellar empire, discovers that his long-lost love is being held captive by the pirates. Will Rygel let his own pride and passion place Crichton, Aeryn, and the others in mortal jeopardy?

You bet he will...

  

House of Cards (US edition)
by Keith R. A. DeCandido

ISBN 0-812-56162-7
copyright 2000
Tor Books, $6.99 U.S./$8.99 Canada

The pleasure planet Liantac was once the greatest gambling resort in the Uncharted Territories. Even now, having fallen on hard times, it remains a spectacle of glitz and greed. Astronaut John Crichton and his fellow interstellar fugitives see Liantac as the source of much-needed supplies -- except for Rygel, whose boundless avarice is tempted by the promise of easy riches.

Imagine his shock, then, when he loses their starship, Moya, in a game of chance!

To discharge the debt, and liberate their ship from the planetary authorities, Crichton, Aeryn, and the others must take on a number of challenging assignments. But all is not what it seems, for treachery and deadly intrigue hides with this...House of Cards.

House of Cards (Advance Reading Copy)
by Keith R. A. DeCandido

House of Cards (UK edition)
by Keith R. A. DeCandido

ISBN 0-7522-1917-0
copyright 2001
Boxtree Books, £5.99

CASINO!

When Moya picks up Rari, a passenger headed for his home planet Liantac, a planet that suffers from an atmospheric abnormality that prevents any mechanical propulsion system from operating within its orbit, it is obvious that Moya's organic propulsion system will be invaluable. Rari promises to pay them handsomely and Liantac is a good supply source so Moya and her motley crew agree to take him home. Upon arrival Rygel makes a beeline for the planet's main attraction: the Casino. He quickly gets involved in a high stakes Tadek game with the Casino's owner and ends up betting Moya against the Casino...

  

Ship of Ghosts (US edition)
by David Bischoff

ISBN 0-765-34002-X
copyright 2001
Tor Books, $6.99 U.S./$8.99 Canada

Lost and alone in unknown territory, astronaut John Crichton has found a refuge of sorts aboard Moya, a vast living starship sheltering a fractious band of bizarre alien fugitives. Now Moya and her squabbling inhabitants have run afoul of a mysterious space vessel that only seems to be deserted. In truth, the ship belongs to a race of strange astral entities who lure the unlucky wayfarers into their clutches.

Desperate to fulfill an ancient prophecy, the crew of the "ghost ship" will stop at nothing to escape their limbo-like existence, forcing Crichton and the others to brave the mystic terrors of an alien realm in order to free the restless spirits -- not to mention themselves!

Ship of Ghosts (UK edition)
by David Bischoff

ISBN 0-7522-7233-0
copyright 2001
Boxtree Books, £5.99

DISTRESS CALL!

John Crichton, Earth astronaut lost in a universe he never new [sic] existed, would have answered the call for altruistic reasons alone. However, his desperate alien shipmate fugitives on the living ship called Moya had other plans. Survival!

Then Rygel XVI, the deposed ruler now on the throne of his own mind, recognized the ship's markings. This race knew the starways like the back of its ventral tentacle! However, inside the alien ship the crew found instead a mystery wrapped inside an enigma and shunted into a ghost-universe.

Would Crichton the wandering Earthman, Rygel the power-mad schemer, Ka D'Argo the haunted warrior, Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan the exotic blue priest, and Aeryn Sun the ex-Peacekeeper at war with herself find the key that would take them home? Or would the ship of dreams and ghosts add their troubled souls to its grisly collection in a galaxy beyond Death itself?

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