Five Star Five: The Battle for Kestra [NOVEL]

A brand new novelisation of the previously unreleased Gerry Anderson feature 'Five Star Five'.Five Star Five was Gerry Anderson's answer toStar Wars, and was on the cusp of entering production in 1978 when the financing for the feature collapsed.

The third release in the Five Star Five series completing the trilogy.A novelisation by Richard James followingJohn Lovell and the Zargon Threat, an original 1978 feature script by Gerry Anderson and Tony Barwick, andThe Doomsday Device by Richard James.

THE TIME: THE FUTURE
THE PLACE: THE UNIVERSE

As the Zargons prepare their last, desperate attempt to invade their
enemy planet, John Lovell and his gang of misfits stand accused of acts of
terror on Kestran soil. With a new President in place, the ‘Five Star Five’ are forced underground before they can confront the enemy within and thwart the Zargons' plans.

Author: Richard James
Cover Art: Marcus Stamps
Format: Hardback with dust jacket
Number of pages: 148
Language: English
Dimensions: 216 mm x 134 mm
Weight: 330g

About the Author
Richard James's association with the worlds of Gerry Anderson began with playing Officer Orrin in Space Precinct. Since then, he has novelised the pilot episode of Space Precinct, Demeter City, and written four new adventures for the officers of Precinct 88, Space Precinct: Revisited. His memoir, Space Precinct Unmasked, details his time spent filming Gerry's last live action series. He has also adapted a lost sit-com script from Gerry Anderson and Ronnie Cass, The Fat of the Land, as a play for the stage. Aside from his Anderson credentials, Richard has written a Victorian detective series following the fortunes of Detective Inspector Bowman of the Yard.