Dolen and the Stardust Gypsies

The three rockets have taken off from the deserted and tragically wasted planet with a new crew member on board.

The Gypsies have landed on the remains of a deserted planet. They have found a tape recording detailing the final disasters which overtook the planet and the mass exodus, for an unknown destination, upon which the survivors embarked.

The Gypsies have landed on a planet which appears to have been abandoned in a hurry by its inhabitants, who resemble man to an extraordinary degree.

Dolen, Crispin Lobb-Mincing, and Alistair Truefitt Mackenzie touch down on the surface of a distant planet unknown to the scientists of Earth.

Dolen and the Gypsies have escaped the ominous attentions of the pointy-headed civil service copyright accountants, and soar off now into the vastness of space.

There are now three spaceships on Epsilon One, the major planet of the Epsilon galaxy. The third, a recent arrival, is crewed by Major General Fester B Snarkbuster U.S.A.F. (Retired), Director of NARSTI, Chief Engineer Alistair Truefitt Mackenzie, and the double agent from Gorblimea, Vladimir Shottitoff.