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27381) The Night the Stars Went Out
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Alien was the star controller for the entire galaxy, which was a big job for a very little alien. One night something disastrous happens, and Alien faces the biggest problem of his life. Will Alien be able to fix the stars? With a focus on friendship and problem solving, this picture book is a treat for everyone.
27382) Lovers' Lane
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1956. After a sock hop at the local high school gym, teenagers Betty and Cody drive out to Lovers' Lane together. Betty knows only too well that good girls don't go to Lovers' Lane with boys. But Cody is her one true love and besides, he swore that he'd love her forever or may he be struck down where he stands. But then, an alien invasion shows Betty just what Cody's word is truly worth...
This is a short story of 6200 words or approx. 20 pages in...
27383) Space Bound
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One devastating event changed the course of humanity.
They came in a blink of an eye and without warning, and intentions unknown. But when aliens made landfall, they began destroying everything in their path.
Fain was excited to see his dad who had been away from home for a long time. But instead of spending quality family time, they found themselves fleeing, running for their lives.
Hundreds of thousands tried to escape the alien wrath, but most...
27384) The Second Voice
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Spud, world-famous dummy, talks to Mars with surprising results.
27385) Fall and Rising
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Adam Yuga is on the run. Three months ago, a miracle saved him from the deadly genetic illness that threatens the entire population of his former home, the Protectorate. Now he and his lover Lochlan are searching for a way to heal his people. When they receive a mysterious coded message promising hope, they make a desperate grab for it, and are imprisoned - by the very race they want to save. On Lochlan's distant homeship, a young pilot named Nkiruka...
27386) Later Than You Think
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It's much later. The question is . . . how late?
27387) Black Moon
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The concluding volume in a series collecting the stories of Jules de Grandin, the supernatural detective made famous in the classic pulp magazine Weird Tales.
Today the names of H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, August Derleth, and Clark Ashton Smith, all regular contributors to the pulp magazine Weird Tales during the first half of the twentieth century, are recognizable even to casual readers of the bizarre and fantastic. And yet despite being...
27388) Criminal Justice
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No one challenges the Voidrunners. No one robs their Rails. No one can beat their AI.Not until desperation forces one young man and his friends to defy the impossible.A motley crew of asteroid miners stage a hack on an FTL ship accelerator in a desperate act of piracy. Fate turns against them even before the heist begins. Reeling from complications, they raid the luxury liner caught in their trap only to face graver dangers...like betrayal.
27389) Alien Invasion vs. DNA Magic
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"We are members of a squad of psychically enhanced agents of the US government now cooperating with ancient Incan gods to rid the Earth of an alien threat." Follow Addie McLain as she pursues human traffickers, then moves on to pursuing alien androids, and finally tackles home-grown murderous human evil. Together with her intrepid squad of heroes, journey with her as she fights for justice and humanity in this thrilling science fiction, fantasy, police...
27390) Tall-ah Earth
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Threats on all sides draw starship captain Jack Merrick, and oids from many planets, into battles against forces that threaten the noble experiment on Tall-ah Earth.Captain Jack Merrick has rescued the beautiful maiden and the apisoid children from Lucien's Dark Planet, and now a terraformed planet awaits them. On Tall-ah Earth, oids, five generations removed from ancestral Evas and Adamas, form the enclave of Neolithia. The progeny of several planets...
27391) Asterius
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Captain Tessa Adrace of Starforce is about to be assigned a mission she will never forget. With strict orders given her directly from the colonel, she must lead her squadron up against an adversary feared throughout the galaxy: Black Dwarf. The odds impossibly stacked against her, but she will stop at nothing until her mission is complete. Even if it means her end.Asterius is a short story, consisting of 6750 words, or roughly twenty-four pages.
27392) Children of Earth
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After twenty-two months of travel five terrestrial ships arrived on the planet Patris, orbiting the micro-star Jewel. They carried over two hundred and fifty families of genetically selected colonists, nearly a thousand human beings asleep in hibernation capsules.
The crew included Estrella Solis, a historian who had served as a teacher until now, and her android, Raul. It was he who, with the help of other androids, managed to save all five ships....
27393) Two Souls
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Something dark is on the horizon and humanity is unprepared. Admiral Drake Lokenmran is a hero having led the human fleet to victory against the Shani, but today's hero can quickly become tomorrow's scapegoat. When three freighters vanish in the Null Zone, the blame falls squarely on Drake's shoulders. He must discover who's responsible and stop them before more ships are lost. Are the Shani retaliating for the loss of their colonies? Is it pirates...
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In "STARFALL: THE TALES OF SAMUEL BLACKBURN," you'll embark on an enthralling odyssey through the cosmos with Samuel Blackburn, a space captain whose name resounds through the galaxies. From humble beginnings in the unforgiving Aridus desert, Samuel's heart was set on the stars. His early years were marked by hardship, growing up in a small desert settlement where daily survival was a struggle. Yet, his imagination was fueled by tales of legendary...
27395) She Knew He Was Coming
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Mary might have learned a more ladylike trade, but one thing is certain: she had a shining faith in that space guy from Earth. Now, about that cake she baked . . .
27396) Kraken Calling: A Novel
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Political activist and anarchist author Aric McBay (Full Spectrum Resistance) toggles between the years 2028 and 2051 to give us the experience, with breathtaking realism, of what might happen in the span of just one generation to a society that is already on the brink of collapse.
In 2028 environmental activists hesitate to take the fight to the extreme of violent revolution. Twenty years later, with the natural environment now seriously degraded,...
27397) Operation Earthworm
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Septimus Spink didn't need to read Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth." He had more amazing ideas of his own.
27398) Jedi Brave in Every Way
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Learn how to be Jedi brave with Yoda and Burryaga! With the help of fan-favorite Padawan and Wookiee Burryaga, beloved Jedi Master Yoda teaches Jedi Younglings to overcome their fears. Set in the era of the High Republic, this beautifully-illustrated book teaches empowering lessons through the lens of familiar, lovable characters. Check out these other Star Wars books for young readers: Star Wars: A Jedi You Will Be by Preeti Chhibber Star Wars: The...
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A very varied collection of short (or very short) stories, a recount, a bit of polemic, and one poem. Exploring environmental issues, the human mind, relationships, politics and more...
Some are set in the recent past, some in the present, some in the near future, and many in the distant future; two are set in space, but most are firmly on the ground - two in India, two in Antarctica, two at sea; most could be almost anywhere on Earth.
Many but...
27400) The Pedestal
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A riveting sci-fi thriller from the award-winning author of The Wandering Tree. Wilson Abby is just another happy consumer, a mere transaction away from contentment at any given moment. In a perfect world he might have remained that way. But when his closest friend mysteriously turns up dead, Wilson can't resist the urge to play detective. Peeling back a veneer of half-truths, Wilson makes a startling discovery-one that people will kill to bury. Abruptly,...
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