James Lay: 7 books

Outwards to the Stars is Vol. 2 of the Galactic Rescue Inc. Series. Here we find the intrepid 'heroes' returning to space with an additional crew member. Follow the adventures of the unwary explorers and see how they solve many of the riddles of the Universe. All is not sunshine and roses - they come...

Way Beyond Infinity is Vol.3 of the Galactic Rescue Series. This Series is becoming endless; as the adventurers continue to go ever-outwards. Carl, one of the pair of space explorers, is out by himself during the early part of this novel. He experiences alien races not really to his liking - initially...

Prelude is Vol.1 of the Galactic Rescue Series. The tale begins with two friends going for a walk in the Brunei jungle. From there to seeing one of the friends being sliced open from stomach to throat with a 'laser' knife would be enough for anyone! But accompanying that, we find that the two friends...

This anthology collects all 25 original stories from the fourth year of Diabolical Plots, an online magazine of science fiction and fantasy. Manuals for memory tourism, a secret order of monks that tries to use a scriptural technicality to put off the end of the world indefinitely, a friendly nonbinary...

Rock the Boat is a modern interpretation of the best selling Victorian classic 'Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome. We follow a fame hungry teenage rock band along The River Thames on route to play at the famous music event 'Reading Festival'. The problem is, they're not booked to perform and...

To preserve the memory of their service during the tumultuous decade since their commissioning as Army officers, members of the West Point class of 2004 have written The Strong Gray Line. This class suffered the highest casualty rate since those that graduated during the Vietnam War. In this book,...

Metal ions play key roles in biology. Many are essential for catalysis, for electron transfer and for the fixation, sensing, and metabolism of gases. Others compete with those essential metal ions or have toxic or pharmacological effects. This book is structured around the periodic table and...