John Rankine, The Blockade of Sinitron. This item is unavailable.John Rankine, The Blockade of Sinitron

John Rankine (Douglas R. Mason), The Blockade of Sinitron: Four Adventures of Dag FletcherBetween 1964 and 1980, Douglas R. Mason (1918-2013) was a prolific author of science fiction novels and short stories, including several novelisations of the animated TV series Space: 1999. Both these and his own numerous works in the young adult space opera field were published under the name of John Rankine. The Blockade of Sinitron brings together four short stories centring on Lieutenant Commander Dag Fletcher.The book is of particular interest by virtue of being Mason's first published sf work overall.