Paterson Joseph

When presented with a mysterious object Henderson can't help but try to return it to its rightful owners despite York's warnings that it's a classic hero trap.

Commander Henderson and his crew must persuade alien cultures to move their businesses to the Peterborough enterprise zone, while lethal a man-eating parasite is loose on the ship.

Henderson is invited to join Britain's premier space-o-batics team led by Squadron Leader Mason who twenty years ago had a fling with Teal.

Teal is delighted to be promoted in York's place and is left in charge of the ship. Unfortunately, one of the most dangerous alien races in the universe is about to attack.

Entrusted with leading the convoy guarding Britain's new super-weapon, the Camden's Lock position is betrayed. There is a traitor aboard and all the officers are under suspicion.

First contact with the alien civilization of Queppu and Commander Henderson breaks the rules by falling for the alien princess. Meanwhile, the ship is left under the charge of Jeffers.

Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the best-selling children's books of all time, "Wonka" tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. This irresistibly vivid and inventive big-screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas...

"A dazzling collection of eleven interconnected stories from the bestselling, award-winning author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After Life, with everything that readers love about her novels--the inventiveness, the verbal felicity, the sharp observations on human nature, and the deeply satisfying emotional wallop. In this brilliant volume, nothing is quite as it seems. We meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over...

A #1 New York Times Bestseller!
Based on the major motion picture—an intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humor—Wonka introduces readers to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time . . . proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything...

Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the jewel in the Roald Dahl crown and one of the bestselling children's books of all time, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician, and chocolate maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. This irresistibly vivid and inventive big-screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock full of ideas...