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Failure Mode by Craig Alanson, R.C. Bray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a mission ends in disaster and there is no way to achieve the objective, no way to regroup and try again, no plan B, no hope, all you can do is fall back into FAILURE MODE: try to salvage what you can.If it is even possible to save anything. Or anyone.The galaxy is doomed... -
![Home Again by Jerry Boyd]()
Home Again by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBringing Amelia home should be a cause for celebration, right? This is BSR we’re talking about. Our shepherd is aboard, and stirring things up. Come see Bob try and make peace, and get a little time in the shade... -
![Понедельник начинается в субботу. Сказка о Тройке by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky]()
Понедельник начинается в субботу. Сказка о Тройке by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsШедевр русской фантастики!!! Блистающие юмором истории младшего научного сотрудника Александра Привалова стали настольной книгой многих поколений российских читателей.Федор Симеонович Киврин и Витька Корнеев, ведьмочка Стеллочка и профессор Выбегалло,Лавр Федотович и птеродактиль Кузька, пришелец Константин и Клоп Говорун... Герои "Понедельника..." и "Сказки о Тройке" живут среди нас по сей день... -
![ಕರ್ವಾಲೋ [Karvalo] by K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi]()
ಕರ್ವಾಲೋ [Karvalo] by K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Karvalo, the protagonist is a well educated farmer, who is also the narrator of the story. In spite of his great interest in rural lifestyle, his unsuccessful agricultural work makes him consider ending his life as a farmer to move to the city.[citation needed] During this time he meets Karvalo, a middle aged scientist in search of a rare lizard... -
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![Duna Volume 1 by Frank Herbert]()
Duna Volume 1 by Frank Herbert
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis Hugo & Nebula Award winner tells a sweeping tale of the desert planet Arrakis, the focus of an intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire. Arrakis is the sole source of Melange, “spice of spices”. Melange is necessary for interstellar travel & grants psi powers & longevity. Whoever controls it wields great influence... -
![Space Living by E.M. Foner]()
Space Living by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn space, the smartest sentient in the room is alien artificial intelligence.A visit to Union Station brings Flower the welcome addition of a honeymoon couple as the Dollnick AI prepares to host Rendezvous and promote her ship as THE place for humanity to do business... -
![Saucer Holler by Jerry Boyd]()
Saucer Holler by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe crew come back to Earth to have some babies and catch up on some well-deserved R-and-R. Babies attract mother-in-laws, though, and Bob has one for the books. Meeting his stepson evens things out. All too soon, an old friend needs help, along with her new friend from out of town, sending the crew off to the stars... -
![Shaved Ape Key by Jerry Boyd]()
Shaved Ape Key by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhat do you do when you can’t give away a space carrier? Learn to be the best captain you can. If one of your most loyal bots has unfinished business, you have to send him out to finish it up, don’t you? Come along as Bob faces his new responsibilities as captain of the B. S. Gene Cernan. And don’t forget to sing along...“There’s room for you, and there’s room for me... -
![Let's Make a Deal by Jerry Boyd]()
Let's Make a Deal by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBob finally gets his wish, a chance to make peace with the Squirrels. His friend Natti is appointed Ambassador, and things look bright. Too bad all the Squirrels don’t want peace with Bob... -
![Soup Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner]()
Soup Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook #17 of the EarthCent Ambassador series. Start series with the three book bundle, Union Station 1, 2, 3. EarthCent bids to take over editorship of the All Species Cookbook, an exercise in galactic togetherness that has somehow gone off mission over the last couple million years. Samuel and Vivian struggle to find a balance between their co-op jobs for aliens and their personal lives... -
![Last Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner]()
Last Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook #16 of the EarthCent Ambassador series.Start the series with the first book, Date Night on Union Station.Rumors are rife on Union Station and the EarthCent Ambassador finds herself defending the Stryx against the suspicions of the advanced species. Dorothy returns to SBJ Fashions from maternity leave and immediately starts spending money while giving Baa an excuse to engage in magic... -
![William Shakespeare's Star Wars Trilogy: The Royal Box Set by Ian Doescher]()
William Shakespeare's Star Wars Trilogy: The Royal Box Set by Ian Doescher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMay the verse be with you! Return once more to a galaxy far, far away with this retelling of George Lucas’s Star Wars® Trilogy in the style of the immortal William Shakespeare. This Royal Imperial Boxed Set includes all three volumes in the original trilogy: Verily, A New Hope; The Empire Striketh Back; and The Jedi Doth Return... -
![Monkey Business by Jerry Boyd]()
Monkey Business by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBob was looking forward to settling in and peddling walnuts for a few days. Then a slip of the tongue sent him racing to save the old Commonwealth Navy fleet. Just when things were looking like he could head home to Nikki, and a couple days off, he’s called out on a rescue. Join the fun, as Bob takes the long way home... -
![Take Me Home by Jerry Boyd]()
Take Me Home by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe time has come for Bob and the fleet to head back to Earth, and see if they can get along with the people there. The band puts on a concert to celebrate... -
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![Triana Moore, Space Janitor: The Complete Humorous Sci Fi Mystery Series by Julia Huni]()
Triana Moore, Space Janitor: The Complete Humorous Sci Fi Mystery Series by Julia Huni
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCleaning a space station is easy. Staying under the radar? Priceless. Triana Moore programs the robots that clean the glitzy Station Kelly Kornienko. Avoiding the wealthy inhabitants on the upper levels of the station is her number one rule. Well, number two, right after "eat all the chocolate." But when one of her bots finds a dead body, all the rules go out the window... -
![Gene's Regret by Jerry Boyd]()
Gene's Regret by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhile Veronica is searching for a system to call home, she finds one that was torn up a long time ago. Bob gathers the fleet to go check it out, but Gene balks at the idea... -
![Can You Take a Juke? by Jerry Boyd]()
Can You Take a Juke? by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBob thought BSR might be able to do some business with Homm and his people. Turns out he was wrong, but their ancestors had left knowledge the company could use. Watch the crew try to recover the knowledge, without getting mixed up in their troubles. Of course, Bob picks up another apprentice for Scotti along the way... -
![Wreckers by Jerry Boyd]()
Wreckers by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe fleet needs to check into a beacon they found, but Bob thinks it might be more than it seems. Either way, it’s a hazard to navigation that needs to be seen to. Ride with the BSR fleet, as they find new friends, and old heroes... -
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Baycation by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBob wanted to take a few days off, to chill after spending so long in the black. Letting go of his stress turns out to be harder than he thought it might be, and of course, Murphy gets to have a say. Come along, and see how Bob handles trying to stay out of trouble... -
![Our Blue Orange by A.R. Merrydew]()
Our Blue Orange by A.R. Merrydew
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen inventor Godfrey Davis arrived at the ministry that Monday morning he had his first experience of the new phenomenon. There was something wrong with the aging android fleet that served the colony... -
![The Rings of Grissom by Julia Huni]()
The Rings of Grissom by Julia Huni
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe thought being a space janitor was chaotic. Now she’s really in for a cleanup.Triana Moore lost her job as a maintenance technician when her boss discovered her true identity. But decluttering the galaxy isn’t just for janitors. When she visits the ringed planet Grissom with security agent Ty O’Neill for his sister’s wedding, Triana discovers just how messy life can get... -
![The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison]()
The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn April of 1949, Harlan Ellison was a lonely little kid living in Painesville, Ohio. A time traveler, observing him from within an invisible bubble, would not have marked him as anything more interesting than an undersized fourteen-year-old, seemingly always in hot water. Lively blue eyes, but basically just another kid... -
![Assisted Living by E.M. Foner]()
Assisted Living by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn space, you can never have too much fresh fruit. Or can you? Flower, the sentient alien colony ship on loan to EarthCent has a problem. Operating at just five percent of her capacity, she needs to attract more humans and give them a reason to stay. Join Harry, Irene, Julie and Bill for the fun in this sequel to Independent Living that shows you’re never too old to teach an alien AI a new trick... -
![LARP Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner]()
LARP Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStart the EarthCent Ambassador series with the three book bundle, Union Station 1, 2, 3. While Kelly struggles to come up with a research project to apply for sabbatical, the role-playing craze reaches Union Station, and the Open University offers a for-credit LARP. Dorothy finally finishes her wedding dress with a technical flourish, and Jeeves plots to recoup his costs... -
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![Admiral Bob by Jerry Boyd]()
Admiral Bob by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSally and the rest of the captains finally get Bob to take that promotion he’s been avoiding. That leaves him with a question, just what is an Admiral supposed to do? Soon enough, the folks back on Earth cause bigger problems. Sit back and enjoy the ride, with Admiral Bob and the rest of the crew... -
![The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II B by Ben Bova, E.M. Forster]()
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II B by Ben Bova, E.M. Forster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas between 1929 to 1964 and contains eleven great classics. There is no better anthology that captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field... -
![When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith]()
When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA sweeping saga of the centuries to come, from the new dark age that followed a global war, to the new civilization that arose from the ashes to colonize the stars...Categorized as:
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![Mavericks by Craig Alanson]()
Mavericks by Craig Alanson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe remnants of the Expeditionary Force stranded on the alien-controlled planet 'Paradise' get a chance to prove themselves, in a simple off-world training mission with a ship full of teenage alien cadets. When the mission goes horribly wrong and the survival of everyone on Paradise is at risk, the Merry Band of Pirates may have to come to the rescue. Unless they get killed first.. -
![The Magic of Shirley Jackson by Shirley Jackson]()
The Magic of Shirley Jackson by Shirley Jackson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExperience The Magic of Shirley Jackson with this generous selection of the author's greatest work.This collection consists of three complete books:The Bird's NestLife Among the SavagesRaising Demonsand eleven short stories--including the world-famous "The Lottery... -
![ABC-3PO: Alphabet Book by Calliope Glass, Caitlin Kennedy]()
ABC-3PO: Alphabet Book by Calliope Glass, Caitlin Kennedy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsExperience the ABC's like never before With galactic friends who are hardly a bore. From Akbar to Zeb, this nice little primer Will teach you and make you an excellent rhymer... -
![Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Star Wars Little Golden Book by Geof Smith]()
Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Star Wars Little Golden Book by Geof Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFeel like the weight of the galaxy is on your shoulders? Thinking about joining the dark side? To restore your inner peace with the Force, look no further than the timeless Star Wars Little Golden Books! This inspirational collection features illustrations of epic scenes from the entire Star Wars saga. It’s the perfect gift for Star Wars and Little Golden Book fans of all ages... -
![Roadside Picnic / Tale of the Troika by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky]()
Roadside Picnic / Tale of the Troika by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRed Schuhart is a stalker, one of those strange misfits compelled to venture illegally into the Zone and collect the strange artefacts that the alien visitors left scattered there. His whole life, even the nature of his daughter, is determined by the Zone.Tale of the Troika is a sequel to Monday Begins on Saturday and a satire on Soviet bureaucrazy... -
![Cat's Cradle/God Bless You Mr. Rosewater/Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.]()
Cat's Cradle/God Bless You Mr. Rosewater/Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKurt Vonnegut: Three Complete Novels: Cat's Cradle; God Bless You Mr. Rosewater; Breakfast of Champions... -
![The Dune Encyclopedia by Willis Everett McNelly]()
The Dune Encyclopedia by Willis Everett McNelly
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsEight years in the making, the work of painstakung scholarship and research, containing thousands of entries and cross-references.. -
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![Foundation's Friends: Stories In Honor Of Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury]()
Foundation's Friends: Stories In Honor Of Isaac Asimov by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn this anthology honoring the fiftieth anniversary of Isaac Asimov's remarkable science fiction novel, today's leading authors—including Pul Anderson, Orson Scott Card, and Connie Willis—present stories set in the future that Asimov created in his own stories and novels... -
![The Rediscovery of Man by Cordwainer Smith]()
The Rediscovery of Man by Cordwainer Smith
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsCordwainer Smith was one of the original visionaries to think of humanity in terms of thousands of years in the future, spread out across the universe. This brilliant collection, often cited as the first of its kind, explores fundamental questions about ourselves and our treatment of the universe (and other beings) around us and ultimately what it means to be human... -
![The Fredric Brown MEGAPACK ®: 33 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Fredric Brown]()
The Fredric Brown MEGAPACK ®: 33 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Fredric Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFredric Brown (1906-1972), one of science fiction's greatest masters from the Golden Age, is famous for his many classic short stories -- quite a few of which are presented here, including "Arena," "Knock," "Earthmen Bearing Gifts," "The Star Mouse," and many more... -
![Sector General by James White]()
Sector General by James White
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe incredible floating intergalactic hospital, where exotic beings receive treatment from equally exotic doctors and nurses. Each new species brings new problems, but no case is too big, too small, too hopeless - or too weird - for Sector General.Accident: A spaceship crashes and two war heroes must decide how many - and which - victims can be saved.. -
![William Shakespeare's The Merry Rise of Skywalker: Star Wars Part the Ninth by Ian Doescher]()
William Shakespeare's The Merry Rise of Skywalker: Star Wars Part the Ninth by Ian Doescher
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs our story opens, a sea of troubles threatens the valiant Resistance, who are pursued by the sound and fury of the vile First Order... -
![Mirabile by Janet Kagan]()
Mirabile by Janet Kagan
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the distant planet of Mirabile, a settlement of human colonists from Earth is jeopardized by genetic mutants of Earth plants and animals, and it is up to ecological troubleshooter Mama Jason to destroy the menacing mutants. Reprint... -
![The Instrumentality of Mankind by Cordwainer Smith]()
The Instrumentality of Mankind by Cordwainer Smith
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratings14 short stories set in a universe of scanners, planoforming ships and animal-derived Underpeople.1 No, No, Not Rogov! (1959)2 War No... -
![Planetary Spin Cycle by Julia Huni]()
Planetary Spin Cycle by Julia Huni
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStolen diamonds, purple goo, and a zero gravity baby......all in a day's work for a Triana Moore.The former space janitor returns to her mother's estate on Kaku to plan her wedding. Or, as she soon discovers, to be ignored while the SK'Corp public relations machine plans the event of the galaxy... -
![The Best of Fredric Brown by Fredric Brown]()
The Best of Fredric Brown by Fredric Brown
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Wit and Whimsy of Fredric BrownTwenty-nine of the best-loved stories by the man some critics call the O. Henry of science fiction… stories that range from the wryly humorous to the deadly serious, but are always unforgettable... -
![Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny]()
Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe most humorous – and arguably the finest – novel by the master of inventive science fiction. Humanity is not alone in the cosmos. The aliens have given a precious relic to the people of Earth: star-stone. But the harmony of the galaxy is endangered when they discover that the star-stone has disappeared. Likeable Fred Cassidy is an eternal undergraduate... -
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![Second Stage Lensmen by E.E. "Doc" Smith]()
Second Stage Lensmen by E.E. "Doc" Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKim Kinnison, Number One man of his time, had faced challenges before—but rarely one as daunting as this. To him fell the perilous task of infiltrating the inner circle of Boskone, stronghold of galactic civilization’s most deadly foe. Kinnison had to become a local Boskonian in every gesture, deed—and thought... -
![Hospital Station by James White]()
Hospital Station by James White
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSector general is the home of many strange creatures, including humans! it is a vast sectionalized hospital, set up in space to care for all kinds of extra-terrestrials. Each section has a different atmosphere and habitat to cater for the many different species.. all the problems of the staff and patients are in this book. -
![The Dirdir by Jack Vance, H.R. Van Dongen]()
The Dirdir by Jack Vance, H.R. Van Dongen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGetting back to Earth from the planet Tschai involved only stealing a spaceship or having one built to order — for Tschai was the abode of several intelligent star-born races and, as such, had spaceyards. But Adam Reith's problem was not so simple... -
![The Pnume by Jack Vance, H.R. Van Dongen]()
The Pnume by Jack Vance, H.R. Van Dongen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Pnume are native to Tschai, living underground in a vast network of caverns with their human slave-species, the Pnumekin... -
![Barfly by Charles Bukowski, Barbet Schroeder]()
Barfly by Charles Bukowski, Barbet Schroeder
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe screenplay of the 1987 movie, as written by Charles Bukowski... -
![The Last Ditch by Sandy Mitchell]()
The Last Ditch by Sandy Mitchell
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsCommissar Cain returns to an icy planet to crush a new wave of ork attacks, but inadvertently disturbs a far greater threat which has lain frozen and dormant for centuries in a new hardcover edition.Imperial commissar Ciaphas Cain returns to Nusquam Fundumentibus to crush the ork attacks which have been plaguing the frozen planet...
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