John Standingford: 5 books

The Eeks Trilogy is for lovers of sci-fi that has as much to do with the social sciences as the physical ones. The three books (Eeks, Speeks and Squidgies) are still available individually, but now they can also be bought in one volume – Goldiloxians. Robots designed to care for the elderly (e-Carers...

More and more men are finding themselves in sole charge of their households, with little experience and no training. This manual of household management is for them.Based on his personal experience, the author explains domestic tasks in terms that are meaningful to men. He distinguishes the necessary...

The first native Goldiloxian Humans are approaching their 16th birthdays, and will be eligible to vote in the next election. Leonora and Wangzi are surprised when their son, Kabil, announces his intention not only to vote but to stand as a candidate.People have found ways to get along in the domed...

Peter Lambert and his colleagues are achieving the long-awaited breakthrough in robotics: a truly humanoid robot. The British Government, alarmed by the cost of caring for an ageing population, is happy to fund development of a robotic e-carer (or 'Eek').The first Eeks are so successful,...

Leonora Mendoza, Captain of the Terra Nova I, awakes in her hiberpod in orbit around the planet Goldilox. The Space Eeks ('Speeks') have already built an enclosed city and set up an elaborate life-support system. There's even a shopping mall.Leonora and Dr Tan Wangzi go down to the...