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Issue Details: First known date: 2001... 2001 Hal Spacejock
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y separately published work icon Hal Spacejock: 0 Simon Haynes , Belmont : Bowman Publishing , 2020 19615486 2020 single work novella science fiction young adult humour

'Hal Spacejock loves to watch cargo ships taking off for distant star systems.

'One day, he promises himself. One day I'll leave this dump of a planet and explore the galaxy!

'But Hal's not supposed to watch the ships. No, his job is to load cargo into them... and he's not very good at it.

'After a particularly bad mixup, Hal flees from his boss, certain he'll get the sack. Instead, he runs smack-bang into an adventure that will alter the course of his life.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

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y separately published work icon Hal Spacejock Simon Haynes , Bentley : Simon Haynes , 2001 Z1025460 2001 single work novel science fiction humour

'Hal's an upright sort of guy, and he won't take jobs from gun runners, drug smugglers or politicians. On the other hand, the finance company's brutal enforcer is on his doorstep, and Hal has barely twenty-four hours to pay him off. Miss the deadline and he - and his ship - will go under. Way, way, under.' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Hal Spacejock : Second Course Simon Haynes , Bentley : Bowman Publishing , 2003 Z1251501 2003 single work novel science fiction humour

'Rex Curtis is trying to save his freight company from bankruptcy, and the last thing he needs is a cheeky freelancer stealing his best customers.

'Hal Spacejock, cheeky freelancer, is fighting for survival in the cut-throat interstellar cargo business. The last thing he needs is a powerful enemy.

'Two headstrong men on a collision course, in a Galaxy barely room enough for one.' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Hal Spacejock : Just Desserts Simon Haynes , Bentley : Bowman Publishing , 2004 Z1251514 2004 single work novel science fiction humour

'Planet Cathua has a proud history where robots are concerned. Their legendary factories produced the best, the fastest, the most efficient robots in the Galaxy ... but no longer.

'Now they must go cap in hand to neighbouring planets, haggling and bartering for the very robots they used to be so famous for.

'One Cathuan patriot is determined to reverse this embarrassing situation, and Hal Spacejock lands in the middle of his sinister plot ...' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Hal Spacejock : No Free Lunch Simon Haynes , North Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 2008 Z1505080 2008 single work novel science fiction humour

'Hal Spacejock is a loner, struggling to make his way in a huge, uncaring galaxy. His occasional brushes with the law have left him wary and suspicious of authority.

'The Peace Force is a proud and dedicated body of humans and robots who work together to solve crimes and keep the Galaxy safe.

'Now, one of them desperately needs the other.' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Hal Spacejock : Baker's Dough Simon Haynes , Belmont : Bowman Publishing , 2012 7324083 2012 single work novel science fiction humour

'Robots have a tough life in Hal Spacejock's universe: as second-class citizens they have no rights, and most are overworked, mistreated, and recycled at the drop of a hat.

'When Kim Baker, a wealthy industrialist, leaves his vast fortune to an elderly robot, it's front page news.

'Unfortunately, the robot hasn't been seen for decades ... ' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Hal Spacejock : Safe Art Simon Haynes , Belmont : Bowman Publishing , 2013 7323939 2013 single work novel science fiction humour

'A wealthy patron is sponsoring a series of art exhibitions, and Hal Spacejock has been employed to transport valuable pieces from one venue to the next.

'The only question is which of them will last longest ... Hal or the artworks?' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Hal Spacejock : Big Bang Simon Haynes , Belmont : Bowman Publishing , 2014 7324363 2014 single work novel science fiction humour

'A house clearance job sounds like easy money, but rising floodwaters, an unstable landscape and a surprise find are going to make life very difficult for Hal and Clunk.' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Double Trouble Simon Haynes , Belmont : Bowman Publishing , 2018 14900699 2018 single work novel science fiction humour

'Hal Spacejock lands on planet Alteia, where he's so distracted by his own problems that he forgets to collect Clunk from the luggage rack. Not to worry, because a couple of old friends free Clunk from the spaceport ... only to reveal a great big ulterior motive: they want him to join their gang ... er, group.

'Meanwhile, Hal's remembered his trusty co-pilot at last ... but only because everyone's trying to kill him, and Clunk is big and metal and bulletproof-ish.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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y separately published work icon Albion Simon Haynes , Belmont : Bowman Publishing , 2018 14900776 2018 single work novella science fiction humour

'Hal takes an odd call from a team of scientists, and minutes later he and Clunk are boarding a shuttle for the nearby orbiter. Turns out the scientists need some vital information, and only Hal can help.

'Before long he's embroiled in a new adventure, and this one's really dangerous.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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y separately published work icon Max Damage Simon Haynes , Belmont : Bowman Publishing , 2018 18962204 2018 single work novel science fiction humour

'Hal Spacejock and Clunk return in an all-new novel!Hal and Clunk answer a distress call, and they discover a fellow pilot stranded deep inside an asteroid field. Clunk is busy at the controls, dodging incoming rocks, so Hal dons a spacesuit, takes the jetbike and sets off on a heroic rescue mission.If he'd only known the trouble he was getting himself into, he wouldn't have bothered...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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y separately published work icon Cold Boots Simon Haynes , Belmont : Bowman Publishing , 2019 18962279 2019 single work novel science fiction humour

'The Spacers' Guild needs a new president, and Hal Spacejock is determined to cast his vote... even though he's not a member.

'Meanwhile, Hal's latest cargo job belongs to someone else, his shiny new ship is losing money hand over fist, and doing a good favour could turn out to be the biggest mistake of his life.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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First known date: 2001

Works about this Work

(Practically) Giving Them Away Eamon Evans , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 88 no. 6 2009; (p. 9)
In the Entainment Game : Interview with Simon Haynes Russell B. Farr (interviewer), 2006 single work interview
— Appears in: TiconderogaOnline , Summer no. 10 2006;
SF Files Jason Nahrung , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26-27 November 2005; (p. 4)

— Review of Hal Spacejock Simon Haynes , 2001 series - author novel
SF Files Jason Nahrung , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26-27 November 2005; (p. 4)

— Review of Hal Spacejock Simon Haynes , 2001 series - author novel
(Practically) Giving Them Away Eamon Evans , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 88 no. 6 2009; (p. 9)
In the Entainment Game : Interview with Simon Haynes Russell B. Farr (interviewer), 2006 single work interview
— Appears in: TiconderogaOnline , Summer no. 10 2006;
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