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1) Unwise Child
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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
...3) First
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"First" is an electrifying tale penned by Randy Brown, where our hero, Lewis, aspires to be the inaugural human to voyage to another star system and return unscathed. His journey, however, is fraught with unexpected obstacles - ruthless competition, treachery, personal loss, and a tumultuous relationship that threatens to derail his mission.
When he finds himself in a race against time, the stakes skyrocket. Uncovering his true adversary propels...
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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.
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5) The Tourist
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In Alex Sherman's novella of space exploration The Tourist, a young academic travels to a mining outpost on a small planetoid, far from their sun
There he studies the culture and music of a small squatter population that lives in total darkness. This is the first time any student has been allowed to travel there. Chocky agrees to show the student around, although he has more pressing things on his mind. Maybe this tour will provide the resources...
6) Starship-101
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Starship-101 successfully landed on Proxima Centauri-b about twenty years ago, marking humanity's first interstellar settlement. But with radio messages taking over four years to traverse the vast darkness of space, this fledgling colony has been isolated from Earth. Enter the Clason twins – Tarvin and Harden – the galaxy's preeminent Superposition Navigators. These brothers can bend the quantum space-time continuum to their will, instantaneously...
7) Colony Ship
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This book shows how people tend to accept what they have been taught is the truth about things when the reality may actually be very different if they only try to explore the unknown
8) Captain Nemo
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Plunge into the abyss with the undisputed master of exploration.The captain of the Nautilus is a man beset by legends, misunderstandings and mystery. How much do we really know of this man, and how much more is there to know?In this novel from J. Dharma Windham, dive into the enigmatic past of Captain Nemo, explorer, scientist and adventurer. Learn how the events from his past shaped him, and how his journey came to change the world.Read it today!...
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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.
Just...
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Author: Tiffany RufoIn a universe filled with enigmas, one question has captivated humanity's imagination since the dawn of civilization: How do the stars fall? This compelling work by renowned astrophysicist Tiffany Rufo guides readers on an awe-inspiring journey through space and time to unravel the mysteries behind this age-old question.While the phenomenon known colloquially as "falling stars" refers to meteors streaking through Earth's atmosphere,...
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The starship Blue Goose was the first transplanetary/multiversal patrol starship, it's primary mission was toe patrol the frontier worlds. The ship's captain, Rachel Strong, leads a compliment of seasoned crewmembers and soldier on a mission to protect the men and women seeking a new life beyond the stars.
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The planet Eden orbits on the edge of the Milky Way. A pristine world of volcanos, oceans, thick forests, and wild grasslands, its unique species have evolved untroubled by visitors. It is a planet devoid of technology but teaming with life. But its isolation is over.
Humans are spreading through the stars, sacrificing their own gods to escape a dying Earth. They bring a wealth of experience gleaned from survival on many planets and advanced technologies...
13) Easy to be a God
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Rich space opera in a mind-boggling universe.
In the 24th century, human civilization has made a great leap forward, colonizing over a thousand planets and exploring thousands more.
They also survived a bloody civil war.
Now, humanity must struggle with revolutionary changes. In the Xan-4 System, both scientists and Federation soldiers, including Sergeant Henryan Swiecki, temporarily on parole, secretly observe two alien races from an orbital...
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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...
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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...
16) War of Omission
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From the author of the Journeys of McGill Feighan series
Erased = Victory
What if you created a devastating technology-the Time-Space Separator Unit, the "Tisser"-that could literally erase a person or place from the time-space continuum, as if they had never existed?
What if you were part of a rebel group rising up against a corrupt, oppressive government?
What if you decided to use the Tisser as a weapon and eliminate your enemies from...
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An anthology of action-packed, science fiction adventure tales featuring pirates, strong women, soldiers, horrors, vagabonds, and deadly battles in space. The Full-Throttle Space Tales series collected action-packed, high octane, science fiction stories across the full potential of the genre. Here, the original editors have teamed up to pick the very best of Full-Throttle Space Tales, eighteen stories collected here for the first time. Stories by...
18) Where They Go
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After a cataclysmic battle, the interconnected galaxies enter a new era of healing and rebuilding. Communities band together to offer support and solace to survivors and refugees. Whispers spread of a phenomenon where deceased souls find new life within the interconnected galaxies. However, danger looms as malevolent entities seek to exploit this source of life. Commander Valen vows to protect the interconnected galaxies from darkness. The survivors...
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A secret hidden on a colony world could affect the course of a war between humanity and an alien civilization in this bestselling space opera from Poland.
It is the mid-twenty-fourth century. After colonizing a significant portion of Orion's Arm, humanity encounters an advanced alien civilization, which-unwilling to make contact-starts a total war. There is more at stake here than just the conquest of territory. It's a matter of survival for the...
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A two-person crew embark on a mind-bending deep space mission inside a living wormship capable of burrowing through space. What lies on the other end is unknown-as is what they will do once they get there.
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