James Goode

Aladdin is a shiftless good-for-nothing boy until he unwittingly acquires a magic lamp inhabited by a genie - and the adventure that follows both makes his fortune and makes him a man.

George and Annie, with the help of their computer genius friend Emmett, must use the supercomputer to travel into space. First stop Mars, then on to the very edge of the known galaxy as they follow one clue after another on a fabulous treasure hunt across the cosmos.

Take a rollercoaster ride through the vastness of space and, in the midst of an exciting adventure, discover the mysteries of physics, science and the universe with George, his new friends next door - the scientist Eric and his daughter, Annie - and a super-intelligent computer called Cosmos, which can take them to the edge of a black hole and back again. Or can it? And who else would like to get their hands on Cosmos?

A funny and hugely informative romp through space, time and the universe.

Barrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life. Born in Antigua, he's lived in Hackney since the sixties. A flamboyant local character, Barrington is a husband, father and grandfather - but he is also secretly the lover of his childhood friend, Morris. When his marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away?

On the 17th June 1940, the Lancastria, a 16,000-ton liner was anchored off the port of St-Nazaire with thousands of fleeing Allied troops on board when the ship was bombed by the Luftwaffe; 4,000 died. This is the story of the people involved and the cover-up that ensued.

Martinique, 1765: Brothers Emile and Lucien are charged by their French master to return to Grenada, the island they once called home, and smuggle back the slaves claimed by English invaders. Emile has no illusions about the dangers they will face as he sets out with his brother on this 'reckless venture.’