Everyday we see that what was once declared 'impossible' by scientists has become part of our everyday lives: glass sky-scrapers, gas-powered automobiles, and a worldwide communications network. This work takes us on a journey to the frontiers of science and beyond, giving us an insight into what we can really hope to achieve in the future.

Someone is threatening Number One's supremacy - very dangerous. The same person is trying to kill Otto, star pupil of H.I.V.E. - even more dangerous, in this hilarious, thrilling and villainous sequel - to H.I.V.E., action-packed and more fun than Charlie Higson.

From the bestselling author of Ceres Celestial Legend comes a new series about a shy young girl and the boyfriend she could only dream about.

A comic novel by ex-Python and comedian Eric Idle, set in the 22nd century. It tells the story of two comedians on a vaudeville circuit of the solar system, with a robot who is writing a thesis on the nature of comedy. They find themselves caught up in a murder mystery and a terrorist plot. A romantic love story also features.

Eager comes out of hiding regularly to visit his friends, the Bell family, and with him comes his 'nephew' Jonquil, Professor Ogden's intelligent invention. Fleur Bell is now grown up, with a daughter, Ju. Fleur's husband works in a space station, and things take a worrying turn when he appears not to be his usual self.

Now that computer games have come to stay, tin toys have become obsolete for children. This book is of special interest to anyone fascinated by early space travel and technology, those who simply want to wax nostalgic about a bygone era of their youth, and to collectors and fans of 50s and 60s tin toys.

From the bestselling author of Ceres Celestial Legend comes volume 4 in a new series about a shy young girl and the boyfriend she could only dream about.

A brand new all-original graphic novel Futurama thrill-ogy taking the old series into the future.

Volume 3 in the Absolute Boyfriend series from Viz Media and Simon & Schuster UK.

After using his refurbished government weapon of mutant destruction to make himself popular, you'd think Juston Seyfert would be on top of the world. Instead, he's run away from home, torn by the guilt brought on by his selfish acts. Now in search of his mother, who left his family at an early age, Juston must figure out what to do with his life.

Explores the disappointments of early adulthood by following the lives of three characters: Jim, a rabbit struggling to pay his rent; Andy, a novelist dealing with rejection; and The Robot, a machine who wants to be a better man. This work mixes sadness, sweetness, and humor to tell a story of pride-swallowing, fake moustaches, and friendship.

While the US sponsors robot-on-robot destruction contests, Japan's feature tasks that mimic non-violent human activities. Why is this? What accounts for Japan's unique relationship with robots as potential colleagues in life, rather than potential adversaries? This book answers this query by looking at Japan's historical connections with robots.

Astro Boy's spacecraft collides with an alien spacecraft, sending him and the pilot fifty years into the past, and forcing him to find a way back to the future before his power runs out.

Volume 2 in the bestselling Absolute Boyfriend series from the author of Ceres Celestial Legend.

The assassination of an important senator threatens an important conference between Earth and the "Spacers," settlers who want to bring positronic robots back to Earth, in a science fiction novel based on Isaac Asimov's Robot universe, by the author of Compass Reach. Reprint.

Explains electronics from static electricity (rubbing a balloon) to developing robots. This book includes the tools necessary for the reader to create the projects in the book at little cost or inconvenience. It is divided into 19 sections, each one with two or more projects.

Experiments in synthetic psychology.

This all-new edition contains previously censored pages never before seen outside Japan and is presented in traditional Japanese style, reading right to left.

Walter Tevis is the acclaimed author of The Hustler and The Man Who Fell to Earth, both memorably filmed