The Merchandise Guide
Books
Compiled by Martin Willey

Self-published books edited by Petter Ogland and the pseudonymous "John K Balor", generally assumed to be Ogland. The bulk of the texts are discussions from the internet mailing list "Online Alpha", from 1997 onwards.

Space: 1999 - Episode by Episode ed. Petter Ogland

Lulu Press, 17 November 2014
736 pages, paperback, 6" x 9" (15cm x 23cm), ISBN 9781312585935

The book is an edited version of the chronological episode discussions on the "Online Alpha" mailing list discussions from November 1997- December 1998. The book acknowledges the original emails are available on Space1999.net, and Ogland's edit is based on that by David Welle on Metaforms.Space1999.net

Contents:

• Foreword by Prof. Henry Keazor ix
• Introduction xi
• Acknowledgements xviii
• Discussants xix
• Year One Discussion p1
• Year Two Discussion p343
• Wrap-Up p695
• References p701
• Index p703

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Space 1999 - the 40th anniversary celebration ed. John K Balor

Lulu Press, 20 September 2015
740 pages, paperback, ISBN 978-1-329-44815-5

As noted in the text, "the main body of this book consists of email messages published on the Online Alpha Yahoo Discussion Forum between November 2013 and August 2015.

• Foreword by Petter Ogland ix
• 1. Introduction p1
• Year One Discussion p17
• Year Two Discussion p359
• Wrap-Up p691

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Forever Alpha - An Exploration of Space 1999 through the lens of fan fiction ed. John K Balor

Lulu Press, 27 June 2016
574 pages, paperback, ISBN 978-1-365-11329-1

As noted in the text, "the main body of this book consists of email messages published on the Online Alpha Yahoo Discussion Forum between November 2013 and August 2015. The Forever Alpha series by "Senmut" (Andrew Caruthers, stories not reproduced here) is on http://www.space1999fiction.com/list.asp?AuthorId=5.

• Foreword by Dr Petter Ogland ix
• 1. Introduction p1
• Part I The Relevance of Space 1999 Fan Fiction p9
  • 2 The Space 1999 Novel p11
  • 3 The Space 1999 Short Story p47
• Part II The Forever Alpha series - p85
• Part III Short Stories p357

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Space 1999 and Critical Theory ed. John K Balor

Lulu Press, 24 October 2016
800 pages, paperback, ISBN 978-1-365-11329-1

Details to be confirmed.

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Cosmos 1999 - The third year of Space 1999 ed. John K Balor

Lulu Press, 28 February 2017
740 pages, paperback, ISBN 978-1-365-68355-8

Details to be confirmed.

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