About

Billy Higginbottom

The author is a retired Chartered

Engineer who wrote the book in response to a challenge from his oncologist.

Books

  • The Martian Endeavour

    In The Martian Endeavour, Billy Higginbottom invites readers into a meticulously imagined near‑future where humanity’s first crewed fleet touches down on the red planet. Six Starships settle at the base of Olympus Mons, carrying people, power, air, water, and the fragile hope of becoming an interplanetary species. Through precise technical detail and grounded science, the story follows Commander James Adeboye and his diverse crew as they establish habitats, generate breathable air, grow food, troubleshoot failures, and quietly redefine how humans live, work, and measure time. This is not a tale of conquest, but of cooperation, resilience, curiosity, and responsibility. As the first week on Mars unfolds, readers step inside the real work of survival and creation on a silent world — and glimpse what might come next for humankind’s boldest endeavour among the stars.

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  • An Engineer's Tale

    Billy Higginbottom's An Engineer's Tale is a captivating journey through the life of a Lancashire lad who defied the odds to become an electrical engineer. From his mischievous beginnings with an electric wall socket to his adventures in Blackpool's Golden Mile.

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