Bøker av M J Dees

Frank, a resident of the Cave Court Care Home, spends his days trying to convince his fellow residents why socialism must replace capitalism.However, his audience is less than receptive to his political ideals.Sue and her fellow staff are overworked, understaffed and underpaid. Their life is a constant struggle to pay the bills and keep their heads above water.The Ragged Arsed Philanthropists follows the lives of the staff and residents of Cave Court.Will they overcome all the obstacles thrown at them as they navigate 2020s Britain.Based on the 1914 novel, the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell.

Pirate was a great explorer but he had a weakness, falling in love with the Ao-jun leader's partner who would stop at nothing to recover her love.Sgniwef had her love stolen before, she had fought a war for him then, and she was quite prepared to do it again, even if that meant coming out of hiding.The conflict escalated when the zoxans, from whom they were hiding, decided to take sides.Can the crew of the Mastery of the Stars escape with their lives for be pursued forever?Surviving the Zoxans is the fourth novel in M J Dees' light-hearted space opera series.

When their friends are kidnapped, Sevan and Nadio find themselves marooned on the tourist Planet of Pallene.Their predicament gets worse when Republic troops transport them to a prison planet from which no-one has ever escaped.But escape is exactly what Sevan must do if he is to save the life of his friend, Nadio.End of the Universe is the third novel in the light-hearted space opera series, Mastery of the Stars.

The planet Future, capital of the Republic... Ozli is the son of the ex-president of the Republic and the nephew of the current. When he receives a message pointing to his father's killer, Ozli searches for the truth. Convinced of his Uncle's guilt, Ozli plots revenge unaware that his own life is in peril. On a diplomatic mission to the Corporation, the Mastery of the Stars is attacked and crashes on a remote planet. Can he avenge his father's death, or will the President get him first? Funerals of the Presidents is the second novel in M J Dees' light hearded space opera series

Finding himself suspended upside down from a burning tree above a pack of ravenous beasts was a bit of a surprise for Sevan.It had been one heck of a week. One minute he'd been struggling to meet his Corporation targets, the next he'd been promoted...And then he'd found himself on a stolen freighter with the Resistance, on their way to find the President of the system.But sometimes, stuff like that just happens... right?When he discovers that the President is really a ball of gas, and the Corporation is trying to destroy the presidential cruiser on which he's trapped, that's when he starts to lose his sense of humour.It couldn't possibly get worse ... or could it?If this book was the illegitimate offspring of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Star Wars, they would probably put it up for adoption.Mastery of the Stars is the first novel in the light-hearted Mastery of the Stars space opera series.

What would you do if your partner went missing and you became the prime suspect?Unwanted Suspicion is set in the sprawling metropolis of São Paulo, Brazil. It tells the story of Teresa da Silva, an overweight, depressed, drink dependent, and her struggles in the city. Estranged from her daughter, who lives with the ex-husband in England, life seems to constantly deal Teresa a bad hand. She begins to wonder whether the mischievous character from Brazilian folklore, Saci, might have something to do with it. Events seem to be taking a turn for the positive when she meets Felipe, who asks her to marry him. But when he disappears, Teresa finds that she is the object of suspicion.

In a country divided by civil war, one city stands above the chaos.Since the system collapsed, citizens are struggling to survive. Marauders are destroying what little is left. However, not everyone is quite ready to surrender. The Alder and her loyal supporters find themselves caught in a life or death struggle to save, not only themselves but also those around them. The future of the nation is at stake. Insurgency is the third book in M J Dees' dystopian series set in a future where resources have all but run out. Read this book while there is still a future in which to read it.Previously published as `When the Well Runs Dry'

At a time of war, soldiers are not always the only casualties.On September 3rd, 1939, Fred knew he would have no choice but to go to France and fight. However, when he found himself among the thousands of men stranded after the Dunkirk evacuation, he had no idea when he would see his wife Leah and his two children again.Leah is left trying to raise her two children by herself but, even she can't stop the bombs from falling on her street.M J Dees' fourth novel and his first historical novel, Fred and Leah, is based on a real life love story of two people whose lives were irrevocably altered by war.

At a time of war, soldiers are not always the only casualties.On September 3rd, 1939, Fred knew he would have no choice but to go to France and fight. However, when he found himself among the thousands of men stranded after the Dunkirk evacuation, he had no idea when he would see his wife Leah and his two children again.Leah was left trying to raise her two children by herself and couldn't do anything about the bombs from falling on her street.M J Dees' fourth novel and his first historical novel, Fred and Leah, is based on a real-life love story of two people whose lives were irrevocably altered by war.