SATELLITES … and another SPY THRILLER!!
Retired journalist and satellite industry executive Peter Marshall has drawn on his lifetime experiences to co-produce a series of books on safety for human space flights – as well as writing spy novels for relaxation.
With his former US colleague, Dr. Joseph Pelton, he has now published fifteen books on the space industry with the second edition of “Safety First”, as listed below. And he has now also completed his fifth story about the murky world of international espionage – “The Diplomatic Bag”.
Peter’s worldwide travels on business provided the background for his creative spy novels, starting with “The Russian Lieutenant”. This book and the four books which have followed the hazardous exploits of ruthless ‘spooks’, attracting reviews including: “I have no hesitation in rating this book five out of five. Notwithstanding that it is a fiction, the book is presented in a way that gives it a real-life feel, it is fast-paced, and it relies on multiple characters rather than an individual one …. these elements are delivered with taste and good humour. (Review by Online Book Club, Feb. 2023.) Other reviewers have written:“I will definitely be keeping an eye on this incredibly gifted author”; and “There are surprises in every chapter… a page turner… I certainly couldn’t put it down!”.
Meanwhile, together with Dr. Pelton, he has continued to produce the series of books on space safety, which include the emergence of private companies in the fast-growing global space flight business. In 2024, they published “The Gateway Lunar Space Station” which describe the ambitious project – involving NASA and private sector companies – to create a new space station as a future base for missions beyond the moon and en route to Mars. And then, later in 2024, came the second edition of “Space Safety – a review of NASA spacecraft for astronaut missions”.
A brief biography: It was after 20-plus years as a journalist with BBC News and its international offshoot Visnews, that Peter Marshall’s career took him into the use of the early communications satellites for global TV news transmission. He spent 12 years in the USA, working first with the INTELSAT organisation to develop this emerging new TV market. When the satellite communications industry was deregulated in the 1990’s, he went on to become President of Keystone Communications, a new private company in the USA providing global satellite services. He is now retired and lives by the sea in Torquay, Devon, with time to write books.
Peter Marshall’s career highlights include serving as Chairman of the Royal Television Society (RTS – UK) in 1986; and President of the Society of Satellite Professionals (SSPI – USA) 1987-1992. He was elected to the Satellite Hall of Fame by SSPI in 2003.
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Peter Marshall – Bibliography (2005 to 2024)
* Asterisk indicates that a copy is available on Amazon, which you can find by clicking on the hyperlink.
FICTION
The Russian Lieutenant* (AUTHOR) – first novel – published by Authoright, April 2020.
Beyond the Funeral* (AUTHOR) – sequel to “The Russian Lieutenant” – self-published with Amazon/KDP, October 2020.
There Are No Coincidences* (AUTHOR) – a third spy thriller to complete “The Marina Trilogy” – published by Booktrail Agency (USA), December 2021.
The Bear is Stirring* (AUTHOR) – a fourth spy thriller – self-published with Amazon-KDP, February 2023.
The Diplomatic Bag* (AUTHOR) – the fifth spy thriller self-published with Amazon-KDP, November 2024
NON-FICTION (The space industry)
Space Safety 2005 – (EDITOR – a research report by Dr. Joseph Pelton, conducted for the Space Shuttle Children’s Trust Fund and published by George Washington University, USA, March 2005).
Communications Satellites – Global Change Agents* – (CO-EDITOR with Dr. Joseph Pelton and Jack Osland, published by Lawrence Erlbaum, USA, 2006) –
Space Exploration and Astronaut Safety – (CO-AUTHOR with Dr. Joseph Pelton, published by AIAA, 2006)
Space Planes and Space Tourism – (EDITOR, a research study by Dr. Joseph Pelton, published by George Washington University, 2007)
License to Orbit* – (CO-AUTHOR with Dr. Joseph Pelton, published by Apogee Books, Canada, 2009)
Launching into Commercial Space* – (CO-AUTHOR with Dr. Joseph Pelton – published as an E-Book by AIAA, 2013, and updated and self-published as a paperback in 2015).
The Farthest Shore – a 21st Century Guide to Space by Dr. Joseph Pelton and Dr. A. Buckley (CO-EDITOR – published by Apogee Books, Canada, 2016, for the International Space University)
Life on Spaceship Earth* (EDITOR) – the autobiography of Dr. Joseph N. Pelton – self-published with Amazon/KDP, June 2020.
Safety First – a Review of NASA Spacecraft for Astronaut Missions* (EDITOR AND CO-AUTHOR with Dr. Joseph N. Pelton) self-published with Amazon/KDP for the Space Shuttle Children’s Trust Fund, August 2021.
The Space Safety Institute: A new way to safety certification for the “New Space” Age* (EDITOR with author Dr. Joseph N. Pelton) self-published with Amazon/KDP for the Space Shuttle Children’s Trust Fund, April 2022.
21st Century Space Stations: New Approaches to Space Safety* (EDITOR with author Dr. Joseph N. Pelton) self-published with Amazon/KDP for the Space Shuttle Children’s Trust Fund, June 2022.
Safety on the Moon: NASA’s Artemis Lunar Exploration Program* (EDITOR with author Dr.Joseph N. Pelton) self-published with Amazon/KDP for the Space Shuttle Children’s Trust Fund, May 2023.
The Gateway Lunar Space Station* (EDITOR with author Dr. Joseph N. Pelton) self-published with Amazon/KDP for the Space Shuttle Children’s Trust Fund, May 2024.
Safety First – a Review of NASA Spacecraft for Astronaut Missions (Second Edition)* (EDITOR AND CO-AUTHOR with Dr. Joseph N. Pelton) self-published with Amazon/KDP for the Space Shuttle Children’s Trust Fund, June 2024.
OTHER NON-FICTION:
Megacrunch – Survival Strategies for the 21st Century* –
(CO-AUTHOR with Dr. Joseph Pelton, self-published with Createspace/Amazon, 2010)
The Safe City by Dr. Joseph Pelton and Indu Singh (EDITOR, published by The Emerald Planet, USA, 2013)
Delivering the News – (AUTHOR – a personal autobiography, published privately, 2014, for family and friends.)
The Oracle of Colombo* by Dr. Joseph Pelton – (EDITOR, a biography of Arthur C. Clarke, self-published with Createspace/Amazon behalf of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation, 2015.)
A Wayward Spirit* by Peter J. Harris – The Life-changing experiences of a Globetrotter – (EDITOR – self-published in 2016 with Createspace/Amazon).
The World is Their Stage* – A biography describing how Stephanie Manuel created “Stagecoach”, helped a million kids … and became a millionaire” – (AUTHOR – published in 2018 by Janus Publishing).
Crabbgate* by Dr. John Bevan – the unsolved mystery of the Royal Navy frogman, Commander “Buster” Crabb and the Russians (CONTRIBUTOR and FOREWORD) – published in May 2019.
The Oracle of Colombo – 2nd edition* (CO-AUTHOR with Dr. Joseph Pelton) – Arthur C. Clarke reveals the future (self-published with Amazon/KDP in 2019)
A Face, a Voice* (EDITOR) – the autobiography of Martin Muncaster, Broadcaster – published by Austin Macauley, December 2021).
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