Stewart Cowley

Stewart Cowley (born 1947) (also Steven Caldwell, Hubert Venables) is a British writer and artist, best known for his works in the "Terran Trade Authority" universe. ^{[1] [2]}

Terran Trade Authority

The original four books are: ^[3]

• Spacecraft 2000-2100 AD (by Stewart Cowley, 1978) (UK ISBN   060038439X and US ISBN   0890092117 Editions) [SC1]
• Great Space Battles (by Stewart Cowley and Charles Herridge, 1979) (UK ISBN   0600383687/US ISBN   0890092605) [GSB]
• SpaceWreck: Ghost Ships and Derelicts of Space (by Stewart Cowley, 1979) (UK ISBN   0600329909/US ISBN   0896730220) [SW]
• Starliners: Commercial Travel in 2200 AD (by Stewart Cowley, 1980) (UK ISBN   0600353575/US ISBN   0896730700) [SL]

In addition, the books Spacecraft 2000-2100 AD and Great Space Battles were collected together and published as Spacebase 2000 (1984, UK ISBN   0600385469/US ISBN   0312749406).

In 2005-2006 the series was republished as:

• Spacecraft 2100 to 2200 AD (by K. Scott Agnew, Jeff Lilly & Stewart Cowley) (July–August 2006) (Book info ISBN   097801510X) [SC2]
• Local Space: A Guide to the TTA Universe (October 2006)
• The Terran Trade Authority Roleplaying Game (by K. Scott Agnew & Jeff Lilly, with foreword by Stewart Cowley) (October 2006) (Book info ISBN   0978015118) (Now out of Print)
• The Terran Trade Authority: The Proxima War, Role Playing Game (by Jeff Lilly and Jonathan M. Thompson, foreword by Stewart Cowley) (2014) Published by Battlefield Press International

Reception

Composer Jonn Serrie cited the series as an inspiration for a number of his own works, and said the art in the series, "came from the portfolios of some of the finest space artists in the world". ^[4]

Foreign language editions

The books were published in many languages.

Swedish

• Spacecraft 2000-2100 AD as Terranska handelsstyrelsen. Rymdfarkoster 2000 till 2100. ISBN   9789185500161
• Great Space Battles as Terranska handelsstyrelsen: De stora rymdkrigen 2000 till 2100. ISBN   9789185500178

Galactic Encounters

This series of six books was written by Stewart Cowley under the pseudonym "Steven Caldwell", ^[5] for Intercontinental Book Productions (republished by Crescent Books in the US). The Galactic Encounters series was set in roughly the same universe as the official TTA books and was created partly using art rejected for inclusion in the official TTA books.

• Aliens in Space: An illustrated guide to the inhabited Galaxy (1979, UK ISBN   0850474507/US ISBN   0517292238)
• Star Quest: An incredible voyage into the unknown (1979, UK ISBN   0850474515/US ISBN   0517292246)
• The Fantastic Planet: A World of Magic and Mystery (1980, UK ISBN   0850474523/US ISBN   0517292254)
• Dangerous Frontiers: the fight for survival on distant worlds (1980, UK ISBN   0850474531) (Printed as Settlers in Space: The fight for survival on distant worlds in the US ISBN   0517292262)
• Worlds at War: An Illustrated Study of Interplanetary Conflict (1980, UK ISBN   085047454X/US ISBN   0517292270)
• Space Patrol: The Official Guide to the Galactic Security Force (1980, UK ISBN   0850474558/US ISBN   0517292289)

Spin Off

• The Space Warriors (1980, UK ISBN   0603001971) ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Authors : Cowley, Stewart : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
2. Vincent, Brittany (7 September 2016). "The Terran Trade Authority: The Lost Series of Speculative Space Fiction". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
3. "Series: Terran Trade Authority Handbook". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
4. The stars, my inspiration by Dwayne Day; The Space Review (31 July 2017)
5. Banks, Philip R. "Terran Trade Authority Interview" . Retrieved 2 December 2022.
6. "Publication: The Space Warriors". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2 December 2022.