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1) The Meek
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JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The "provocative" science fiction novel from an award-winning author about the future of humankind-and the future of non-human kind… (New York Times Book Review)
The asteroid Ceres was a place where children born in space could grow in a more Earth-like atmosphere. Then a group of genetically-enhanced humans began a violent insurrection. All unaltered persons were evacuated, and the entire facility destroyed.
Decades later, a corps of engineers...
Author
Publisher
Publication Consultants
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
In need of restocking supplies, alien explorers enter into orbit over a vibrant, newly charted planet. On it they discover many diverse cultures, rich with tradition, and steeped in violence. Living within in this paradoxical mix is a man called Jesus: a being who will change the aliens' lives forever. Horrified by the impending crucifixion and the convoluted politics of ancient Rome, the aliens decide to intervene. But each action they take to help...
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Publisher
The Unapologetic Voice House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win. - John F. Kennedy "We need to get this back to the labs before we can run any real tests." Taylor ran off from...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A time-traveling heroine vows to rescue a subjugated girl from a fundamentalist society by any means necessary in this "extraordinary novel" (Marge Piercy). Rebelling against her repressive 1950s upbringing in a sexist America, Irene Waskiewicz flees in search of liberation and adventure as a time-and-space-traveling agent of the Trans-Temporal Authority. Her partner is Ernst Neumann -- a mentor, father figure, friend, and lover. When the two are...
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English
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A member of the Planetary Exploration Team has been captured by the evil Gygans! Join Harold and Clara as they explore the dangerous and mysterious caves of Planet Gyga, and attempt a daring rescue of their kidnapped friend. Get ready to meet new bad guys, monsters, and friends in this exciting, trailblazing space adventure!
Planetary Exploration Team was created utilizing developmental reading techniques designed to foster a child's passion...
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English
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What do you do when an alien with exceptional physical abilities crash lands on Earth and leaves a path of death and destruction in its wake? You use biological modification to create an enhanced human able to match the alien in strength and speed. But is the result still human? Find the answer to this question in Randall Garrett's novel Anything You Can Do...
7) Unwise Child
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Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
When a super-robot named Snookums discovers how to build his own superbombs, it becomes obvious that Earth is by no means the safest place for him to be. And so Dr. Fitzhugh, his designer, and Leda Crannon, a child psychologist acting as Snookums’ nursemaid, agree to set up Operation Brainchild, a plan to transport the robot to a far distant planet. Mike the Angel--M. R. Gabriel, Power Design--has devised the power plant that is to propel the
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1916: The Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear birdsong and the wind in the leaves. Where have the mud, blood, and blasted landscape of no-man's-land gone? For that matter, where has Percy gone? 2015: Madison, Wisconsin. Police officer Monica Jansson is exploring the burned-out home of a reclusive--some say mad, others allege dangerous--scientist who seems to have vanished. Sifting through...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"One man struggles to survive on a hostile alien world in this thrilling adventure from the #1 New York Times -- bestselling author of Madrenga. Some people are convinced they can do anything; Evan Orgell is one of them. So when his company president sends him off-world to investigate a breakdown in communications from a small research station on a newly discovered planet, he's all in. The planet's resources could mean massive profits for the company...
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Book 2 follows a science survey into the Third Quadrant, a desolate wasteland left by ancient asteroids. Scenes of friends and family back on the crew's home planets are woven through the story. New characters join with major and minor characters we met in the first book to crew the expedition. They explore a desert planet and intervene in the shunning of a young cave dweller, who joins them on the ship. While surveying an unexpected gas giant, they...
12) Oasis 4
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English
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Oasis 4 is a space station located at a galactic crossroads in deep space, and it's the property of Stellar Logistics and Freight Corporation.
Phil Ross is the manager of that station. The purpose of the station is to provide a place for commerce and trade to take place. Being situated where it is, the station is also often dragged into unfortunate situations and often becomes the location for less-than-legitimate activity.
Phil Ross and...
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English
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In the year 2140, on the red planet Mars, a bold project is underway. The Tyson Research and Space Corporation has assembled teams to embark on a groundbreaking mission: launching spacecraft towards our solar system's nearest stars. Their flagship vessel, the Inside Straight, is set to venture towards nearby Gliese, with the hope of establishing first contact with extraterrestrial life.But the journey is far from ordinary. Onboard the Inside Straight...
14) The Bridge
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English
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A highly successful engineer and inventor in Unification Era Terra, Dr. Angela Becker has just won a contract at the age of 27. Under the code name Project Icarus, she will be testing her prototypes. But even with her intellect and foresight, things are not always what they seem. No one, including the gifted Dr. Becker, is immune. Her reactions to the unforeseeable events that lay ahead will determine not only who she is but also what the future will...
15) Dimity's Dragons
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English
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This is a future earth novel. Humanity begins to move out from a dying earth. On a particular planet, colonists are, attacked by monsters, looking like an ancient Egyptian God. On another planet, a young explorer finds a race of Dragons through a transit portal. Befriending them, she discovers how to use powerful space ships left behind by another race, long gone. Using these craft, twice she fights off the monsters. A time traveler gives enigmatic...
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When an alien entity sneaks aboard a corporate spaceship, with no motive besides sabotaging the mission and murdering those aboard, commander Uzoma Ifiok launches an investigation-despite knowing that the real danger isn't the one picking off her crew.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Weyodi OldBear weaves a visionary narrative that is both a tribute to her heritage and a bold vision for the future.
In a future where Earth is ravaged by the greed of the wealthy, one woman's desperate act of defiance becomes a journey of transformation and decolonization.
Leia Wurahapt, a resolute Numunu (Comanche) woman, struggles to support her extended family in near-future Albuquerque. As head of a large household, she balances the...
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Galaxy 101 is the story of the events that take place at the end of the twenty-first century, when an inexperienced Earth is dabbling in interplanetary travel for the first time with a newly discovered thermonuclear power source in a spaceship called Friend.
Stumbling upon the truth that some of the other planets were bullies bent on galactic dominance, the unschooled Earthlings befriend their only ally, a young and brazen Martian pilot of half-earthen...
19) Europa
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The year is 2068. The United States already has several colonies on the moon, Mars, and Jupiter's beautiful moon, Europa. A vast saltwater ocean has been discovered below the frozen surface of Europa. The president of the United States has approved a special mission to drill through the frozen surface of Europa and deploy a submarine to explore and search for life in Europa's vast subterranean ocean. A team of highly successful business leaders and...
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Award-winning author Karin Tidbeck presents a science fiction adventure of a mysterious spaceship on an interstellar voyage in The Last Voyage of Skidbladnir.
Life on the transdimensional ship Skidbladnir is a strange one. The new janitor, Saga, finds herself in the company of an officious steward-bird, a surly and mysterious engineer, and the shadowy Captain. Who the odd passengers are, and according to what plan the ship travels, is unclear.
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