Journey To Hesperia

Journey to Hesperia (1965) by C.G. Cooper (Macmillan)

From the dusty shelves of forgotten mid-century publishing comes Journey to Hesperia, a curious little relic by C.G. Cooper. Part science fiction, part fever dream, it follows a band of idealists who set out to colonise a “new Eden” called Hesperia—only to discover that paradise is never quite as advertised. Cooper mixes Cold War paranoia with pulpy adventure, resulting in a tale that feels equal parts social commentary and space opera, though perhaps not always gracefully.

This 1965 Macmillan edition is classic Crappy Old Books fare: the dust jacket has seen better days, the typeface screams school library discard, and the prose itself is as uneven as the Martian terrain. Still, for readers who love obscure mid-century sci-fi oddities—or anyone who wants to impress their friends with a book they’ve never heard of—this is a true collector’s curio.

Crappy, yes. Old, definitely. But weirdly charming.

This is an ex-school book from Old Palace school in Croydon.

Slight water damage to a couple of the first pages, nothing serious.

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