Bøger af Jane Killick

Now in its fifth hit season, Babylon 5--TV's hottest interstellar science-fiction phenomenon--has spawned its own series of definitive episode guides! Catch up on all the action, show by show, from the very beginning with the Babylon 5: Season by Season guidebooks. Babylon 5: The Coming of Shadows, opens with "By Any Means Necessary: Making Babylon 5 on a Budget," a behind-the-scenes account of how series creator J. Michael Straczynski and his production team bucked the system to create the extraordinary twenty-first century world that would change the face of sci-fi TV. Then, in a thrilling second season overview, experience the arrival of Bruce Boxleitner as John J. Sheridan, new captain of the Babylon 5 station, and the looming threat of the sinister Shadows. In-depth, episode-by-episode summaries--with detailed analysis by author and B5 expert Jane Killick--cover all of the second season's twenty-two shows, including "Points of Departure," "Spider in the Web," "Comes the Inquisitor," and the dramatic season finale, "The Fall of Night." Veteran viewers or first-time fans, relive the adventure--or find out what you've been missing--with the complete companions to Babylon 5!

En asteroide slår ned i en forskningsstation på Mars’ overflade og slår en tekniker ihjel. Er det en ulykke – eller foregår der noget mere dystert blandt de magtfulde koncerner, der arbejder på at gøre den røde planet beboelig?Terraforming Mars – I skyggen af Deimos er skrevet af den britiske forfatter Jane Killick, der tidligere har arbejdet med bl.a. Babylon 5 og Red Dwarf.Romanen bygger på Terraforming Mars’ realistiske forskning og teknologier og udvider på den måde oplevelsen for spillerne med et ekstra lag historiefortælling. Den forudsætter imidlertid ikke kendskab til spillet og kan fint læses af alle med interesse for rumforskning og klassisk krimi-underholdning.

Caught in the crossfire of brotherly rivalry, a spaceship captain must risk her life to save an entire planet.Torn between her love for Prince Stephen and her love for her freelance career in space, Cassy lives her life in limbo. But when a madman hijacks her spaceship and burns all her valuable fuel, circumstances compel her to accept a job from Stephen.Her mission: spy on his brother James.Going undercover on Prince James's spaceship, Cassy travels to a planet on the verge of collapse. James, in covert negotiations with the ruling president, offers a radical solution to their problems, but the details remain locked out of Cassy's reach. To discover them, she must delve deeper into the lives of the planet's desperate population. But the horror of what she finds becomes overshadowed when she reveals the terrifying truth about Prince James's future plans. Cassy must race across the galaxy and enlist the help of an old friend to stop a planetary disaster - unless James captures and kills her first.A page-turning space adventure where action and intrigue fight alongside love and betrayal. The unmissable sequel to Traitor's Code.

When a dying fugitive entrusts Cassy with a forbidden code, she must protect a secret which promises to save humanity - and threatens to get her killed.Freelance spaceship captain "Cassy" Cassandra investigates the mysteries of a code stolen from the Fertillan royal family while Prince Stephen, the head of its security service, pursues her.Evading soldiers, fighting pirates and calling in favours, Cassy returns to her home planet of Fertilla where her past and its connection to a dead king wait for her. Realising the key to both lies with Prince Stephen, she closes in on her enemy. But, what begins as a clandestine probe for information, turns to love as she discovers the real man behind the military uniform.Until Cassy cracks the code and understands she must escape Fertilla to bring salvation to the galaxy. Stephen follows, under orders to stop her, and only the final battle will decide if Cassy and the code survive.A page-turning space adventure, Traitor's Code mixes murder and intrigue with the heartache of impossible love in the first, unmissable instalment of the Freelancer trilogy.

Based on interviews with the cast and crew, this book goes behind the scenes of the successful space comedy, Red Dwarf. With chapters on every episode, it reveals how the series was made, and tells the stories of what happened on and off set. Why did Holly leave? How did Cat lose his teeth? What happened when the writers split up? All these questions are answered, and more.With:¿ Episode synopses¿ Behind the scenes details on every episode¿ Overviews of every series¿ Quotes from cast and crewStasis Leaked Complete reveals how the show was made, examines the ideas behind the episodes, and illustrates them all with anecdotes from the people who were there.Including bonus chapters on:¿ Red Dwarf Special Effects¿ Red Dwarf¿s Missing Episodes¿ Red Dwarf USA¿ and the ill-fated Red Dwarf MovieJane Killick is a journalist and author who has written extensively about Red Dwarf in science fiction magazines, and was the main feature writer for the Red Dwarf Smegazine. She has spent time on set and on location with the production, conducted many interviews with the cast and with key members of the crew. This book is based on those interviews, and concentrates on the BBC years, while also covering episodes produced by digital channel, Dave, including a full episode guide to Red Dwarf X.