Paul has written over 140 books including The Jelindel Chronicles, The Warlock's Child series (with Sean McMullen), The Maximus Black Files, The Earthborn Wars and seven titles in The Quentaris Chronicles. He is the recipient of both the A Bertram Chandler and the Peter McNamara awards, the William Atheling and Aurealis awards and a number of short-listings. His latest book is Harry Kruize, Born to Lose.

"After an agonising wait, Maximus Black is back more sinister than ever. The Only Game in the Galaxy concludes the race between Anneke Longshadow and Maximus Black to locate the hidden weapon caches. Each contains a fleet of Demon Class dreadnoughts capable of destroying planets. Along the way Maximus commits unspeakable crimes that Anneke tries to thwart at every twist and turn. With her Blaster no longer set on stun, Anneke means business when she aims it at Black. Assisted by the Envoy who believes Maximus is the Instrument of Kadros – of destiny, they arrive on the hell planet Arachnor; the birth place of the Sentinels. Here the third set of coordinates can only be retrieved if Maximus and his nemesis Anneke work together. Swept back in time, Anneke and Maximus must shape the history that is to become their present, without destroying their future. Big players combine for the final conflict; all with hidden agendas and scores to settle. Sasume from Myoto and Bodanis of Imperial Standard join forces with the RIM Agency and Anneke’s fleet of dreadnoughts. Backed up by the might and power of Quesada, an army of transmogrified humans and two fleets of dreadnoughts, Maximus strives to conquer the galaxy and destroy Anneke once and for all. Throughout the chaos small players step up to the fore, turning the tide of battle and shaping a new destiny. The internal struggles of the main characters left me wanting the best outcome for all concerned. A surprise in itself, after doing the unpardonable, I still wanted Black to be happy! This action packed, fast paced book will keep you on the edge of your seat, and keep you guessing right until the end. It was a great pleasure to read this finely crafted book from the mighty fine author Paul Collins!- Robyn Donoghue, Goodreads"