The Frozen Planet of Azuron (Science fiction) by Sir Fred Hoyle

Professor Gamma

by Fred Hoyle

Ladybird Books 1st edition.

Genres: Science Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Professor Sir Fred Hoyle was one of the most distinguished, creative, and controversial scientists of the twentieth century. He was a Fellow of St John’s College (1939-1972, Honorary Fellow 1973-2001), was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1957, held the Plumian Chair of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy (1958-1972), established the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in Cambridge (now part of the Institute of Astronomy), and (in 1972) received a knighthood for his services to astronomy.

Hoyle was a keen mountain climber, an avid player of chess, a science fiction writer, a populariser of science, and the man who coined the phrase 'The Big Bang'.

Reviews

[Rosella Hart]

Holy god. So many drugs taken by publishers in the late 70s lead to this insanity being preserved for posterity. My 13 year old loves it when ruthlessly rip the piss out of each page as a bloodsport. I intended to cut the book up to use the genuinely dadaist illustrations for collage but I'm unable to destroy this brilliant gem e g. "He watched the ghostly creature proceed to stuff Kiryl's body into the bag. As if it wasn't enough the shadowy form also flowed into the bag, until it too was all gone. Then in a sudden glow of light, both the carpet bag and the now lackluster dog vanished without a trace"

[Simon Bostock · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bored during a Christmas break, William decides to go looking for wolves as he heard that some have escaped. During his seach ends up chased by a large sparkling dog. He witnesses Kiryl being abducted, he then goes with Professor Gamma to find Kiryl.

The second of the adventures with Professor Gamma, this one themed around light and heat. I really enjoyed the illustrations and how action-packed the story was despite its length, with a satisfying conclusion.

[Andrew]

What just happened to my eyes??? Christmas present and utterly bonkers.

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Carbon melts the absolute zero villain.