Search Worlds Without End

A freak explosion blasts the moon out of orbit. And the men and women of Moonbase Alpha unwittingly become courageous travelers on man's first intergalactic odyssey.

Joy turns to terror when Alpha's first infant grows up in a matter of second... an alien "gift" tranforms the barren moon into a sunny Eden... a deadly but primitive rocket from Earth makes Alpha the target for mass revenge... and the interstellar journey becomes a personal hell for the crew when they see how their lives might have been.

Hurled from her ancient orbit by a nuclear holocaust, the Moon has become an interstellar wanderer. In their search for a new home planet, the personnel of Moonbase Alpha must now explore every possibility, no matter how bizarre or dangerous it might appear.

When the red planet glowed on the black velvet pad of Main Mission's big scanner, their hopes were raised again. But as approach and reconnaissance procedures were begun, three alien ships in tight formation streaked into view -- bringing a message of doom from their mothership, a mobile arsenal capable of blasting the entire Moon to dust.

The undaunted Alphans are threatened by alien terrors as they challenge the ghostly forces of the galaxy.

When an ancient space scientist dies, he leaves Alpha his legacy -- a futuristic Frankenstein whose need for companionship may trap John Koenig for eternity... Alpha answers a cry for help and boards a huge vessel swarming with natives whose survival is horrifying... Emotions explode when four Alphans meet an uncanny space demon and only one lives to tell about it... And the Alphans discover the desolate planet that spread the first seeds of life on Earth.

The mysterious planet Pelorus stared out of Main Mission Control's star-scanning screen like a monstrous orange unblinking eye. Is it daring Alpha to make the first move?

Or is Pelorus -- millions of light years from Mother Earth -- their long-awaited new home?

The Alphans make their fateful choice, and they are thrust into the heart of an android world where superhuman beings wield bizarre weapons. Their only chance of rescue is to trust a humanoid tribe whose friendly smiles hide a secret of devastating impact.

Stepping out of the wreckage of Eagle Seven, Commander John Koenig knew they were in deep trouble. Trapped on a hostile post-apocalyptic world, the Alphans were caught bang in the middle of a centuries-old battle between the peace-loving free people of Hyria and the violent mind-controlled citizens of Caster. If this was truly to be their new home, Koenig knew, for a start, he must end the conflict and bring freedom back to Caster.

But there was another power on the planet, one which had the knowledge of the past and its own plans for the future.