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Readers who enjoyed Silent Dances by A.C. Crispin & Kathleen O'Malley also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Captain Caveman by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBob and the crew are off to deliver a shipload of lost property to its rightful owners. What dangers, seen and unseen, will they find at this lost colony? Will there be new crew members, waiting to be found? Find out in Bob and Nikki’s latest adventure... -
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Conspirator by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFirst in a brand-new "Foreigner" trilogy from Hugo Award winning author C. J. Cherryh. Cajeiri is the young son of the powerful leader of the Western Association-and he has become a target for forces bent on destroying his father's rule. For Cajeiri is the first "ateva" youth to have lived in a human environment...Categorized as:
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![By Other Means by Evan Currie]()
By Other Means by Evan Currie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Hayden War has ended and now SOLCOM and the Alliance are face to face in talks, but neither side has the slightest idea what happened in the ultimate battle of the war... -
![Shout of Honor by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Shout of Honor by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCommander Vepal is a Hero. He is also the Yxtrang ambassador to the greater universe. These two facts do not make Vepal's life easy. But they do make it interesting... -
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![Harbinger by Charles R. Case]()
Harbinger by Charles R. Case
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dangerous alien race. A killer robot army. But who is the real enemy? Some secrets are too important to share with just anyone. Especially during wartime. Sara needs to find someone she can trust back at headquarters. They’ve been sent on a mission to get them out of the way. And now, things are looking bleak. They are fighting for their lives. Their starship is barely intact... -
![So'Lan by Alana Khan]()
So'Lan by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrutalized as a gladiator, So'Lan's body has finally healed, but his mind is still heavy with the weight of the many abuses he suffered in his owner’s dungeon. Can a gorgeous human pirate help him salvage the wreck that is his heart?PhoenixTempting but broken, So'Lan has baggage I want no part of. Each time he saves my life, I find myself reconsidering the hunky lion-man's appeal...Categorized as:
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![Peacemaker by C.J. Cherryh]()
Peacemaker by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAt last—Cajeiri has his young guests from the starship, three young folk entranced by weather and trees and creatures with minds of their own. It’s all he dreamed of.. -
![Saved by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart]()
Saved by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsI was abducted, sold, then crash-landed on a strange planet... only to be abducted again. And you know the funny thing? I barely even care.I’m numb. You see, I’ve already lost everything. When you’re doing something you love, you never think that it could be the last time. That someone might take your life from you and leave you stranded on a planet where most of the locals are out to get you... -
![Your Life Is Forfeit by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle]()
Your Life Is Forfeit by Craig Martelle, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRed has a price on his head. Rivka is determined to find those who put it there. Criminals commit crimes. Career criminals do it in secret. They are good at hiding.Rivka’s latest case has her hunting fugitives. Red is on a mission to find them and make them pay for what they’ve done.Her search leads her through dark warrens of political intrigue and ecological disasters...Categorized as:
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![Losing Mars by Peter Cawdron]()
Losing Mars by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDisaster strikes in orbit around Mars. A Chinese spacecraft is disabled, stranded near Phobos. Well over a hundred million miles from Earth, their only hope for rescue comes from the American base on the edge of the Vallis Marineris on the surface of Mars... -
![Space Rogues 2: Big Ship, Lots of Guns by John Wilker]()
Space Rogues 2: Big Ship, Lots of Guns by John Wilker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPreviously, on Space Rogues...Thanks to an intergalactic crime boss and all around horrible being, Xarrix, there's a price on the crews' heads, no good deed goes unpunished, as they say.What do you do to keep food on the table and fuel in the tank? Take jobs as privateers of course.This page-turning adventure kicks off with Zephyr answering a call from an old friend...Categorized as:
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![Ronin by Edward W. Robertson]()
Ronin by Edward W. Robertson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Hive has survived their first fleet action against FinnTech. But in the process, they've lost the Hive itself. With their manufacturing base in Finn's hands, it's only a matter of time before they're outnumbered and destroyed. As Rada searches for a path to victory, she stumbles on a horrifying secret: the aliens who've kept humanity confined to the Solar System are about to make their move... -
![Dreadnough by Charles R. Case]()
Dreadnough by Charles R. Case
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere is something to be said about using a bigger bat The galaxy is getting a little crowded, especially when everyone is fighting. Sometimes the wrong people get into power for all the wrong reasons. Sara is a power that can not be stopped... She will make herself known to any who are determined to snuff out her people, and they will know the wrath of a War Mage... -
![Thantose: Book Two in the Galaxy Pirates Alien Abduction Romance Series by Alana Khan]()
Thantose: Book Two in the Galaxy Pirates Alien Abduction Romance Series by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThantose, the brazen, brash, and ballsy pirate captain, wants me to pull him by a leash, his perfect body barely covered by a bejeweled loincloth. Why? So I can bid on the galaxy's most expensive porn book.What could possibly go wrong?BrinI was abused in every way after being abducted ten years ago. I had the courage and fortitude to survive against all odds... -
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![Snow by Michelle M. Pillow]()
Snow by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlpha male alien comes to Earth to pick up a bride and instead meets a beautiful scientist whose job it is to capture him.NYT Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow, is back with a brand new sci-fi alien romance adventure.Tushar (aka Snow Chaos) knows there is little chance of finding a wife on his ice-ball of a home planet. Few can survive the subzero temperatures...Categorized as:
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![Stranded by the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins]()
Stranded by the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's not the warrior I wanted. But now we're stranded together, and I can't quit thinking about him.I made it all the way through the Alien Bride Games without being chosen by a Khanavai male, even though I'm certain it's the only way I'll ever find anything resembling love... -
![The Riss Challenge by C.R. Daems]()
The Riss Challenge by C.R. Daems
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith the galaxy-traveling aliens defeated, Nadya feels it's time that a new Leader be appointed to guide the Riss into the future. At last, they have the freedom to explore the stars with their own navy and their own home planet of Freeland... -
![Spheres of Influence by Ryk E. Spoor]()
Spheres of Influence by Ryk E. Spoor
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSequel to popular space adventure, Grand Central Arena!Leader of the Faction of Humanity. It was a ridiculous title, but the Arena said that was what Captain Ariane Austin was since she'd led the crew of the Holy Grail in their discovery of the impossible, physics-violating place and their eventual return, and when the nigh-omnipotent Arena said something, it meant it... -
![Star Trek: The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses by David Mack]()
Star Trek: The Fall: A Ceremony of Losses by David Mack
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE NEEDS OF THE MANYDespite heroic efforts by Thirishar ch’Thane, the Andorian species is headed for extinction. Its slow march toward oblivion has reached a tipping point, one from which there will be no hope of return.THE NEEDS OF THE FEWWith countless lives at stake, the leaders of Andor, the Federation, and the Typhon Pact all scheme to twist the crisis to their political gain—at any price...Categorized as:
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![But The Stars by Peter Cawdron]()
But The Stars by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"But the stars that marked our starting fall away.We must go deeper into greater pain,for it is not permitted that we stay."–Dante Alighieri, Inferno, 1301 ADAt the start of the 22nd century, the starship Acheron is in orbit around WISE 5571 only, unbeknownst to the crew, the ship has been overrun by telepathic extraterrestrials... -
![The Eternal Tide by Kirsten Beyer]()
The Eternal Tide by Kirsten Beyer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the Voyager fleet continues its exploration of the Delta Quadrant, investigating the current status of sectors formerly controlled by the Borg becomes a key priority. Two of the fleet's special mission vessels, the U.S.S. Galen and U.S.S...Categorized as:
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![Raven's Children by Sabrina Chase]()
Raven's Children by Sabrina Chase
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMoire Cameron, former NASA explorer and web pilot, now has a working ship, a loyal crew, an unexpected son, and a valuable Earthlike planet to protect from the clutches of Toren. Then Ennis, the only one to discover her secret, is captured by Toren--and Moire discovers crucial information that could help end the crab-human war... -
![Day's Journey by Cheree Alsop]()
Day's Journey by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Liora's brother is kidnapped as thinly-veiled trap, she follows with the intent of springing it on her own terms. But her plans fall away when she finds that the danger has a greater reach than she could have imagined. Waylaid and nearly dead, Liora finds herself fighting for not only her life, but for mortalkind... -
![Jax-Xon: An Alien Rescue Romance by Alana Khan]()
Jax-Xon: An Alien Rescue Romance by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStranded on a primitive planet after a fiery crash, human Tara must overcome all odds to survive. Can she find love and thrive?Tara—Stolen from her bed with her four-year-old in her arms, Tara survives a cataclysmic crash and is rescued by a tribe of huge, green males on a lush, forested planet. Her mantra, "I don't do men," is challenged when she meets sexy, muscular Jax-Xon... -
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![Wonderlands by Una McCormack]()
Wonderlands by Una McCormack
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn all-new novel based upon the explosive Star Trek TV series! In a desperate attempt to prevent the artificial intelligence known as Control from seizing crucial information that could destroy all sentient life, Commander Michael Burnham donned the “Red Angel” time-travel suit and guided the USS Discovery into the future and out of harm’s way... -
![Alien Mate by Jude Gray]()
Alien Mate by Jude Gray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFate decided long ago that Iscer and Zyva belong together.Good thing Fate loves a challenge, because the cold mercenary and the woman who hates him may be her biggest challenge yet...After she attacks her tentacled Aktovi owner, kills his wife, and escapes the city of Agroeos, Zyva Tanza knows her time on Xaensskar is coming to an end when she's quickly and violently captured... -
![Frost by Michelle M. Pillow]()
Frost by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll he wanted was a little adventure and maybe to find a wife on Earth. What he got was a hell of a lot more than this alpha alien bargained for.Alpha male alien Edur (aka Frost Chaos) will do anything to escape his ice tundra of a home planet. He'll even convince his brothers to jump onboard a bride procurement spaceship bound for Earth... which to be honest he should have vetted a little better... -
![Titan: Fortune of War by David Mack]()
Titan: Fortune of War by David Mack
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn original spin-off novel set in the popular Star Trek: The Next Generation universe from New York Times bestselling author David Mack.Death slumbers in the ashes of silent planets, waiting to be awakened and unleashed… Twenty years have passed since the interstellar scourge known as the Husnock were exterminated without warning by a being with godlike abilities... -
![Intrepid by Nate Johnson]()
Intrepid by Nate Johnson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiscovering new worlds. What could be better. What was supposed to be a six month cruise of discovery had turned into a gloried baby sitting adventure for a bunch of civilians. Leave it to the Imperial Navy to ruin a good thing. Petty Officer Tanner just wanted to finish the patrol and get back to normal. That, and as far away from the enticing Miss Nora Johnson as possible... -
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The Masters of War by T.R. Harris
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFOR THREE DAYS ONLY...get The Masters of War for only $3.99. That's a dollar off of the full retail price. From international bestselling science fiction author T.R. Harris comes Book #9 in his classic sci-fi series of Human Superiority in the universe... The Human Chronicles Saga--The Masters of War Adam Cain is an alien with an attitude..Categorized as:
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![The Deep Beyond: Cuckoo's Egg / Serpent's Reach (Union-Alliance Universe) by C.J. Cherryh]()
The Deep Beyond: Cuckoo's Egg / Serpent's Reach (Union-Alliance Universe) by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTwo of Cherryh's stand-alone SF novels--including the Hugo Award finalist "Cuckoo's Egg"--are now available in this omnibus volume. Original.Cuckoo's EggThey named him Thorn. They told him he was of their people, although he was so different. He was ugly in their eyes, strange, sleek-skinned instead of furred, clawless, different... -
![Raise the Dawn by David R. George III]()
Raise the Dawn by David R. George III
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the disastrous events in the Bajoran system, Captain Benjamin Sisko must confront the consequences of the recent choices he has made in his life. At the same time, the United Federation of Planets and its Khitomer Accords allies have come to the brink of war with the Typhon Pact...Categorized as:
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![Acts of Contrition by Kirsten Beyer, Martin Frei]()
Acts of Contrition by Kirsten Beyer, Martin Frei
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: Voyager; and the sequel to the New York Times bestseller Protectors!Admiral Kathryn Janeway has now taken command of the Full Circle Fleet. Her first mission: return to the Delta Quadrant and open diplomatic relations with the Confederacy of the Worlds of the First Quadrant, a civilization whose power rivals that of the Federation...Categorized as:
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![The Riss Survival by C.R. Daems]()
The Riss Survival by C.R. Daems
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Raider clans have been defeated and their planet under the supervision of the Riss, with Captain Reese the station commander. But while Reese sees the Raider clans as on probation, many in the SAS task force she commands, perceive them as prisoners and hope to break the Treaty and get revenge.As Nadya attempts to maintain the fragile peace, the three empires are being invaded... -
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![The Persistence of Memory by David Mack]()
The Persistence of Memory by David Mack
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA BRAZEN HEIST Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprise crew race to find out who has stolen Data’s android brother B-4—and for what sinister purpose... -
![Generation of Vipers by Peter Cawdron]()
Generation of Vipers by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGeneration of Vipers is the sequel to Wherever Seeds May Fall.Two years have passed since comet Anduru skimmed the clouds of Saturn on its way to Earth. Kath and Nolan are looking for answers, trying to find ways to protect Earth from the possibility of an invasive alien species overrunning the planet. The US Presidential Election changes the political landscape... -
![Solo Command by Aaron Allston]()
Solo Command by Aaron Allston
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWraith Squadron: they are the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force. Sleek, swift, and deadly, they are the first in battle, the last line of defense. Now they must find and destroy a wily enemy more powerful than the Empire itself.Their covert mission has been a success. The enemy has been vanquished. Or so they thought... -
![Sentenced to Prism by Alan Dean Foster]()
Sentenced to Prism by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe company had a big problem, it was illegally exploiting a fabulously rich planet maned Prism, a world where even the tiniest creatures were living jewels. But somehow, all contact had been lost with the scientist of the survey team. The Company didn't want to draw attention to itself by sending in a rescue mission so they assigned Evan Orgell, a self-confident problem-solver, to investigate... -
![A Time to Kill by David Mack]()
A Time to Kill by David Mack
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn the cusp of their epic battle with Shinzon, many of Captain Jean-Luc Picard's long time crew were heading for new assignments and new challenges. Among the changes were William Riker's promotion to captain and his new command, Riker's marriage to Counselor Deanna Troi, and Dr. Beverly Crusher's new career at Starfleet Medical...Categorized as:
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![After the Fall by Peter David]()
After the Fall by Peter David
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree years have passed since the events depicted in Stone and Anvil, and for the past and present crew of the USS Excalibur, life has taken many surprising twists and turns. Captain Elizabeth Shelby has been promoted to admiral and is commanding officer of Space Station Bravo – while her former starship, the USS Trident, has a new captain...Categorized as:
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Best Defense by David Mack
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust in time for the milestone 50th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series, an epic new trilogy that stretches from the earliest voyages of the Starship Enterprise to Captain Kirk’s historic five-year-mission—and from one universe to another!A debt of honor: One brave woman ventures alone into a parallel universe to save her old shipmates, exiled there decades earlier by a mysterious... -
![Blind Man's Bluff by Peter David]()
Blind Man's Bluff by Peter David
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCaptain MacKenzie Calhoun has faced incredible odds before, but nothing he has ever experienced could prepare him for the simultaneous threats from two of the most destructive forces he's ever encountered. The first is the D'myurj--a mysterious and powerful alien race bent on either the complete domination of humanity or its destruction . . -
![Day of the Vipers by James Swallow]()
Day of the Vipers by James Swallow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBefore the Dominion War and the decimation of Cardassia...before the coming of the Emissary and the discovery of the wormhole...before space station Terok Nor became Deep Space 9™...there was the Occupation: the military takeover of an alien planet and the violent insurgency that fought against it...Categorized as:
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![First Contact by D.L. Harrison]()
First Contact by D.L. Harrison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlicia Jones is a genius, and a little odd. At just twenty three years of age, she is close to finishing her doctoral dissertation. But when she tests her latest theory in the lab to generate a strong EM field, it has very unanticipated results. Results that lead to faster than light travel, and first contact with another race... -
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![The Light Fantastic by Jeffrey Lang]()
The Light Fantastic by Jeffrey Lang
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturning to the story begun in the novel Immortal Coil and continuing in the bestselling Cold Equations trilogy, this is the next fascinating chapter in the artificial life of one of Star Trek’s most enduring characters...Categorized as:
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![The Concordia Deception by J.J. Green]()
The Concordia Deception by J.J. Green
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSabotage at HomecomingAfter one hundred and eighty years in deep space, the colony starship Nova Fortuna has reached its destination and long-awaited Arrival Day.Many have sacrificed everything for this moment... -
![Child of Two Worlds by Greg Cox]()
Child of Two Worlds by Greg Cox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn all-new Star Trek novel from New York Times bestselling author Greg Cox, taking place in the blockbuster Original Series era!The year is 2255, not long after the events of the Original Series episode “The Cage.” A young Spock is science officer on the U.S.S. Enterprise, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, when an outbreak of deadly Rigelian fever threatens the crew...Categorized as:
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![Terok Nor: Dawn of the Eagles by S.D. Perry]()
Terok Nor: Dawn of the Eagles by S.D. Perry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBefore the Dominion War and the decimation of Cardassia...before the coming of the Emissary and the discovery of the wormhole...before space station Terok Nor became Deep Space 9™...there was the Occupation: the military takeover of an alien planet and the violent insurgency that fought against it...Categorized as:
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![Echoes and Refractions by Geoff Trowbridge, Keith R.A. DeCandido]()
Echoes and Refractions by Geoff Trowbridge, Keith R.A. DeCandido
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's been said that for any event, there are an infinite number of possible outcomes. Our choices determine which outcome will follow, and therefore all possibilities that could happen do happen across countless alternate realities. In these divergent realms, known history is bent, like white light through a prism -- broken into a boundless spectrum of what-might-have-beens...Categorized as:
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![Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War by Hal G.P. Colebatch, Larry Niven]()
Man-Kzin Wars X: The Wunder War by Hal G.P. Colebatch, Larry Niven
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first colonists from Earth named the planet Wunderland. Generations later, the felinoid alien invaders called Kzin came and turned it into a hell for humans...
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