Puffin Books 1984 Text - Jamie Thomson & Mark Smith Illustrations - Bob Harvey Cover - Peter Andrew Jones
The once peaceful world of Orb is in terrible danger!
Dark forces are at work to unleash the awesome might of the Evil One, but their plans cannot be completed without the legendary Talisman of Death. YOU are the one who carries the Talisman, and only YOU can stop the dark forces. YOUR mission is to destroy the talisman before the dark lord’s minions reach you. But beware! Time is running out!
Cover from 1988 reprint kindly lent by Vishal Nanda.
Space Assassin
Puffin Books 1985 Text - Andrew Chapman Illustrations - Geoffrey Senior Cover - Christos Achilleos
Looming above your home planet is the vast hulk of the starship Vandervecken. Aboard, the crazed scientist Cyrus is planning to unleash a gruesome experiment upon your world, which will destroy all life as it is known, leaving only hideous mutations in its wake. YOU are an assassin and your mission is to stop him - before it is too late!
Cover 1985 kindly lent by Vishal Nanda.
Freeway Fighter
Puffin Books 1985 Text - Ian Livingstone Illustrations - Kevin Bulmer Cover - Jim Burns
Devastated by a killer virus, the world you once knew is a wilderness.
Life is lawless and dangerous. Survivors like you either live in scattered, fortified towns or roam outside as bandits. YOUR mission is to cross the wilderness to the far distant oil-refinery at San Anglo and bring vital supplies back to the peaceful town of New Hope. Even in the armed Dodge Interceptor you are given, the journey will be wild and perilous. Will YOU survive?
Temple of Terror
Puffin Books 1985 Text - Ian Livingstone Illustrations - Bill Houston Cover - Chris Achilleos
The dark, twisted power of the young Malbordus is reaching its zenith!
All Malbordus needs now is to retrieve the five dragon artefacts which have been hidden for centuries in the lost city of Vatos. Each day that passes brings him closer to them and only YOU can stop him! YOUR mission is to reach Vatos first and destroy the treasures Malbordus seeks. Each step you take leads you closer to your doom...
Cover courtesy of my local library!
The Rings of Kether
Puffin Books 1985 Text - Andrew Chapman Illustrations - Nik Spender Cover - Terry Oakes
Corruption is rife in the Aleph Cygni system and the flow of the illicit narcotic Satophil-d from the spaceports of the planet Kether has grown to enormous proportions.
Several attempts have been made to crack the notorious drug rings of Kether, with no success. Now the Galactic Federation has entrusted YOU with this dangerous undercover mission in this wild and lawless placed. But will YOU succeed?
Seas of Blood
Puffin Books 1985 Text - Andrew Chapman Illustrations - Bob Harvey Cover - Rodney Matthews
The city of Tak is the greatest den of thieves, pirates and cut-throats that the civilised world has ever seen!
In this city of scum there are two pirates infamous for their ruthless greed, their daring raids and their countless skirmishes with death. One of these villains is Abdul the Butcher. The other is YOU! Only one of you can be King of the Pirates. A wager is laid, a race is on. But which of you will win?
Cover from 1987 reprint kindly lent by Vishal Nanda.
Appointment with F.E.A.R.
Puffin Books 1985 Text - Steve Jackson Illustrations - Declan Considine Cover - Brian Bolland
Tough, courageous, incorruptible champion of law and order, YOU are the Silver Crusader, using your super powers to protect the innocent citizens of teeming Titan City from the terrorism, violence, kidnapping and corruption of a host of super-villains.
Your mission is to discover the location of the top-secret F.E.A.R. meeting, capture the Titanium Cyborg and hi cohorts and bring them to justice.
There are Hero points to be won and lost, clues to follow, dangers to face and horrific villians to fight.
Cover 1985.
Rebel Planet
Puffin Books 1985 Text - Robin Waterfield Illustrations - Gary Mayes Cover - Alan Craddock
As the might of the alien Arcadian Empire tightens its hold on our galaxy, the leaders of the secret Earth organization, SAROS, gather their slender resources into one last daring and foolhardy mission to strike at the heart of the invaders’ home planet.
YOU are their last hope. Trained in all the martial arts, equipped with a forbidden laser sword, your mission is to seek out the underground resistance and piece together the vital code you need to destroy the enemy. But time is running out and only YOU stand in the way of the Arcadians’ complete domination of the galaxy!
Cover from 1985 reprint kindly lent by Vishal Nanda.
Demons of the Deep
Puffins Books 1986 Text - Steve Jackson Illustrations - Bob Harvey Cover - Les Edwards
As the dread pirate ship Troll strikes, you know that you are doomed. Captain Bloodaxe - the terror of these seas - is known to give no quarter. But you and your crew are hardy sailors, courageous too, and are determined to go down fighting.
The skirmish is swift and deadly. When it is over, YOU are th eonly survivor from your ship. But Captain Bloodaxe has a terrible fate in store for you - one which will take you into the coral caverns beneath the waves and into the dens of the demons of the deep, in search of the mysterious Black Pearls, which are your only hope for survival!
Sword of the Samurai
Puffin Books 1986 Text - Mark Smith & Jamie Thomson Illustrations - Alan Langford Cover - Peter Andrew Jones
The land of Hachiman is in grave danger. The Shogun’s control is slipping. Bandits roam the land freely and barbarian invaders have begun to raid across the borders. All this because the Dai-Katana, the great sword, Singing Death, has been stolen from the Shogun.
YOU are the Shogun’s champion, a young Samurai. Your mission is to recover this wondrous sword form Ikiru, the Master of Shadows, who holds it hidden deep in the Pit of Demons.
