Max Nowaz

“Was there a pang of remorse for his actions in his mind? Possibly, but what choice did he have? If he wanted to survive, he had no room for weakness. Max Nowaz’s science fiction novel, The Arbitrator, follows the story of 153 year-old Jim Brown, a former highly successful administrator who is now rotting in jail, for tax fraud. However, in reality, he is there for taking revenge and killing several people on the planet Levita, after meeting the beautiful Narissa... In prison, he has acquired a drug habit, which is killing him slowly and his only chance of survival is a very expensive renewal process, which will make him young again and cure his drug habit. After ten years in jail, he is suddenly given a reprieve and offered a chance to redeem himself. He is sent as the ‘Arbitrator’ to ‘Pirrus’ in another solar system, to try and stop a rebellion and bring matters under control. Will he complete the mission successfully to earn enough funds for his regeneration? Only time will tell. Just when he thinks he has accomplished his task, he meets Gina, the daughter of a rebel, and finds out that there is a plot by foreign powers to invade the planet... The plot thickens when Brown also discovers that there is a mole in his organisation who is undermining his efforts to succeed. How will Brown react to the devastating news? This book will appeal to fans of innovative science fiction and people who enjoyed the stories in The Avatar and The Blade Runner.

Get Rich or Get Lucky is a gripping fantasy thriller that follows Adam who finds himself in control of a magic he never knew existed. After a string of disappointments with his literary career, Adam decides to embark on a get-rich-quick scheme by renovating run-down houses. By chance he discovers a book of magic in the basement of a derelict property and he can’t believe his luck. Excited by his find, he invites his friends Dick and Charlie, to tell them about it. But things quickly take a turn for the worse when Adam inadvertently casts a spell which turns Dick into a crayfish. Adam is unable to reverse the spell immediately and while searching for the solution, leaves Dick in the garden pond, which gets flooded and Dick disappears. Dick's wife Rachael reports him missing and the police then accuse Adam of wrongdoing. Things continue to spiral out of control when Adam is burgled and the book gets stolen. He then discovers that a powerful, evil warlock is looking for the book. Adam finds himself in a race against time, to recover the book and thwart the warlock to stand any chance of bringing Dick back, if he can. From the author of the sci-fi adventure The Arbitrator, Get Rich or Get Lucky is a black humoured fantasy thriller that will have readers on the edge of their seats. It will appeal to readers who enjoy fantasy fiction, in addition to those who also enjoy fast-paced thrillers.

When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, is not sure if it is his good fortune or not. The young woman has an attitude and starts bossing him around straightaway, issuing commands; which strikes Adam as that she may be a practitioner of the black arts, a witch. Adam, who has been dabbling with spells from a book he has found in the basement of a derelict house, decides to play along with her until he learns more. He needs to be very careful, after his many misadventures after finding the book, which he just barely survived. (see Get Rich or Get Lucky) Adam soon discovers she is definitely a witch and she somehow has been transported from the 1950’s to the present day. Adam faces complete disruption to his current life and tries to encourage her to leave, which she refuses to do, saying Adam’s house belonged to her at some-point in the past. Adam gives in reluctantly and tries to juggle his life around her. Meanwhile, he has been having some terrible nightmares, where a being, who calls himself The Master is haunting him and is after his book of magic. In recurring dreams Adam meets his demise several times in the Master’s hands and can’t find a way to escape him. Adam can’t tell if Eve is going to turn out to be his enemy or a friend and tries to keep his own abilities a secret from her. He is also hiding another terrible secret from her, which he knows will also come out sooner or later. Meanwhile his worst nightmare comes true and the Master turns out to be real. He wants to possess both Eve and the book.

Timbi’s Dream is an adventure in rhyme. The updated 2019 edition contains much improved rhyming, which stirs the imagination in young minds and make it leap into a different plane, as one follows Timbi’s adventures in a sequence of dreams. This is brought on by the effect of a strange jar of ointment his grandmother has left behind, on her last visit. His mother uses the ointment to soothe Timbi’s ears when they turn red after sunburn. However, it has a very strange effect on Timbi that night, when he goes to sleep. He suddenly finds he can fly. As he flies out of his window to meet a little girl and together they have great fun flying around. The next day when Timbi tries to tell his mum and brothers about it, nobody believes him. Timbi forgets about the dream as his ears get better until a few days later when his ears get sunburned again and his mother puts more cream on them. He then has a similar dream again. What can Timbi do to convince his brothers? The whole story is told in simple rhyme form which makes it more interesting for young children and can help aid learning ability and reasoning. There is also a twist at the end of the story to fire their imagination.

Arbitrator, Jim Brown is returning to Earth after completing a successful mission to put down a revolution on and also thwarting an invasion of the planet Pirrus, an Earth colony. While there he found out that he is part alien and this secret had been hidden from him since birth. Brown finds that an alien species has successfully assimilated themselves with the humans on Earth and is ruling over them covertly. When an attempt is made to kidnap him, he realises he has become a target in a hidden game where different groups are vying for power, complicated by the introduction of artificial humans and super androids to boost Earth’s population and armies. Some ruling factions are preparing for war against the planet Levita and re-conquest of a group of planets, former colonies in the Delta Quadrant, who have declared their independence from Earth. Brown realises that he is also running the gauntlet of former enemies who are out to get him. He is desperate to thwart the prospects of war against Levita, where he has a son he has never met and is also against re-colonisation after his recent experiences on Pirrus. Aboard The Space Adventurer, the cruise ship on which he is returning, he meets two beautiful women. Marika, who has been sent as his minder, by the EPA, Earth Policy Administration, to keep an eye on Brown as they don’t fully trust him and Leela, the daughter of Earth’s biggest industrialist, who is secretly building the super androids on a space hub, where the ship makes a stop. He soon realises that he is in a desperate battle for survival, before he can even reach Earth and the big bash the EPA is throwing for him, for successfully completing his mission on Pirrus.