Inception (Projekt Saucer) [Import] [Paperback]

W.A. Harbinson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: New English Library Ltd (November 3, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0450617505
• ISBN-13: 978-0450617508
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,913,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

W.A.HARBINSON was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland,in 1941. Leaving school at 14, he became first, in Belfast, an apprentice textile engineer, then, in Liverpool, England, an apprentice plumber and gas fitter. At 19, he emigrated to Australia and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), serving as a medical clerk in Australia, Thailand, and Malaysia. Returning to London six years later, he became the Chief Associate Editor of a variety of men's magazines and then began his long career as a freelance writer.

His published works include a Number One US bestselling biography, THE ILLUSTRATED ELVIS (1975); two bestselling novels, GENESIS (1980) and REVELATION (1982); and a British bestseller biography, EVITA: SAINT OR SINNER? (1996). He is the author of the epic 'Projekt Saucer' series of novels, which remained in print for most of the 1990s. The five novels in the series are: INCEPTION, PHOENIX (nominated for the Arthur C.Clarke Award, 1995), GENESIS, MILLENNIUM, and RESURRECTION.

Harbinson's early Australian novel, THE RUNNING MAN (1967) was turned into a feature film, THE CITY'S EDGE. He has also written for radio and adapted various film scripts into book form.

Harbinson's autobiographical works include THE WRITING GAME: RECOLLECTIONS OF AN OCCASIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR, and ALL AT SEA ON THE GHOST SHIP.

Most of Harbinson's works are now available both as POD books and Kindle ebooks and can be purchased from Amazon and other book-selling Web sites.

W.A.Harbinson has two grown-up children, Shaun and Tanya. Now divorced, he lives alone in a townhouse in West Cork, Ireland. He continues to write.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flying saucers : the beginning ..., August 5, 2001

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Luc SERARD (Avignon, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inception (Project Saucer, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

The amazing Projekt Saucer books are the most fascinating story ever writen about flying saucers. The whole story consist in five books : Book 1 INCEPTION (1991), Book 2 PHOENIX (1995), Book 3 GENESIS (1980), Book 4 MILLENIUM (1995), Book 5 RESURRECTION (1999). Just like George Lucas, Harbinson wrote Eposide 3 first, in 1980, and then the others. If you want to read just one book, read this one, GENESIS. Those books are quite hard to find, but they are all available on www.amazon.co.uk. These five books, representing about 3000 pages written over 20 years are a must-read foranyone interested in flying saucers.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inception, January 12, 2000

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The Action Guy (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inception (Project Saucer, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

I absolutely love this book. Gripping, and thoughtful. Harbinson knows his stuff...anyone familiar with the Nazi aeronautical industry of the Second World War won't be able to put it down.

The second book boasts one of the most fantastic feats of plotting I've ever seen. He managed to get almost every single post WWW2 documented UFO sighting...and put it together into a coherent and scary tale.

I was starting to wane a little by the third book in the series, and the ending is a little ridiculous...but these first two books are little known classics. Snap 'em up now. They're fantastic.

This guy not only did his research on both science and UFO-lore psuedopscience, but writes a mean story, to boot.

5.0 out of 5 stars Conspiracies, UFO's, Nazi's and Secret Bases - Whats not to like?, December 11, 2011

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hereintheusa "hitusa" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Inception: Projekt Saucer, Book 1 (Paperback)

I originally read W.A.Harbinson's Projeck Saucer series back in the 90s. My paperback copies got lost long ago so I was pleased to find this available on Kindle.

Harbinson gives a very human explanation for UFO's and is set against the backdrop of WW2. The blend between fact and fiction is done superbly and a thrilling yet disturbing story emerges.

Wilson is the main character. An emotionless genius who uses and manipulates everyone around him not for personal gain but for the pure advancement of science (think of the Mekon but in human guise!).

For me the most interesting and intriguing sections of the book detail Wilson's time in Nazi Germany as he brilliantly manipulates the Nazi regime and Himmler in allowing him to build a "flying saucer". The casual way Wilson and the Nazis use human slave labor to achieve their goals is disturbing but for some reason that is shadowed by the character of Ernest Stoll. We see his descent from his early post student days as a loving husband and an enthusastic engineer who a keen interest in rockets to a debauched SS officer whose guilt eats away at him and in turn fuels his sadistic desires.

The story itself moves forward at a fast pace but does suffer from Harbinson's desire to information dump as much as possible. Pages of text are devoted to this. It does not seem that Harbinson does this to show you how much he knows but is genuinely interested in educating the reader. Later books in the series also suffer from this and at times makes it a bit of a plodding task to get through the book.

Overall this book is as good as I remember and puts a very different spin (pun intended) on the UFO genre. The kindle price of $3.99 is a bargain and at this price you will not be dissapointed.