Chapter 2 The Academy The voices were not a distraction, neither were the figures coming closer to lean over his shoulder and inspect his work. He ignored them all, his eyes focussed on the screen as equations appeared in rapid succession. There was no sigh of satisfaction as the final question flashed up; his fingers typed the answer without a moment’s hesitation, the screen closed and he leaned back, wondering…
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Glitch in the Machine – An (chapter 7)
If the world was truly a rational place, men would ride sidesaddle. “So what do you think this is?” Foster asked Straker in a quiet aside, both of them saddling their horses. The alien device had gone into one of the electronics chests with Foster’s help. “Mind or mood altering rays,” Straker shrugged. “It’s not the first time they influenced the human psyche. Let’s wait and see what Jackson…
The Shepherd – Grafted (Conclusion and Author’s Notes)
Chapter 13 Alec opened his eyes. Darkness. Coldness and darkness. He tried to reach out, but his wrists were restrained. Uncomfortable restraints that bit into his skin, tight on the bones underneath. Pain in his head. He turned his face to one side, but a hand hit his cheek, the unexpected slap stinging his skin. He could feel his pulse beating hard, almost erratically, could sense the strangeness of his…
Space 1999: Nighthawks 2 by Norbert Steinert
In November 2012 Norbert Steinert emailed me, giving his permission to post both this picture and the previous one, UFO: After Work. I heard no more from him and it was only today, while searching for his ‘pseudonym’ on Facebook that I discovered he had died in May 2013. I wish I had known earlier that he was ill. These are lovely pieces of work and a small tribute to his…
Room 5:28
‘Room 28. Level 5.’ ‘Yes? Is there a problem?’ ‘It’s locked.’ ‘Is it?’ Straker didn’t look up. ‘Any particular reason? I mean.. does anyone ever go down there? The lower levels? It’s all distribution rooms and redundancy back-up systems.’ ‘So?’ ‘So why lock one room?’ ‘I don’t know. Maybe the janitor stores his collection of porn magazines there.’ Straker laid a hand on the map he was studying. ‘Looks as…
‘Fight or Flight’
Dear Dr. Jackson As a new Lt. who is very shy when first meeting new people, can you give me any advice re the following: I am due to see Commander Straker tomorrow and it will be my first day on the job at SHADO H.Q. fresh out of recruit training. When I am nervous I tend to freeze in stressful situations and meeting the commander I fear will be…
First Impressions
A serious look at ‘The Responsibility Seat’ In the Carlton boxed set of UFO dvds, The Responsibility Seat is listed as the tenth episode, and indeed it was the tenth episode to be filmed, with production starting on August 21st 1969. However, the ‘film order’ of UFO was never clearly established and the Century 21 UFO synopsis for ITC has The Responsibility Seat in seventeenth place in the list –…