It delivers the heady mix of SF, horror, and thoughtful philosophy that the series had at its best. This is my favorite piece of short (prose) fiction in the Space: 1999 universe. (I deducted a star because it's inconsistent with-and partly undermines-the events of one of the TV episodes.) Set during breakaway, this is the story of the reconciliation of a guilt-ridden character with someone who has reason to hate him. This tells the tragic, but heroic, story of the death of a well-beloved character who was only seen once in the series. 'Fallen Star' (4 stars-but I can't be objective). This details a painful story in the background of one of the main characters. Here are my ratings (on the Goodreads scale) of the stories.

It also contains a two-page 'About the Authors' section. 'Fallen Star' by Albert Leon, Ken Scott, Lindsey Scott-Ipsen, and Raja Thiagarajan 'The Touch of Venus' by John Kenneth Muir The book contains a foreword by publisher Mateo Latosa and the following nine stories: The book assumes some familiarity with the characters and settings of Space: 1999 since I memorized the series in my childhood, I'm not sure how accessible it would be to non-fans. (Since William Latham acted as the editor for our collaboration, I suspect he edited the book as a whole, but that's just a guess.) Rather annoyingly, the book doesn't have the name of any of its contributors on the cover nor does it name the editor anywhere. This is the first official, licensed anthology of short fiction set in the Space: 1999 universe. Later: I received the check a little earlier than promised, and got the balance by Paypal almost instantaneously afterwards.) (Well, it'll be paid when the check arrives I declined the publisher's offer of receiving money through Paypal.

Disclaimer: This book contains my first paid fiction sale, a four-way collaboration.

Space by John Kenneth Muir