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Sentienced to Death by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAccidental space adventurer Cal Carver has had a rough few months. He's fought spider-dragons, battled space clowns, and been repeatedly tortured by the galaxy's oldest assassin. And don't even get him started on the squirrel-tits. Now all that's behind him, Cal just wants to kick back and relax. The universe, however, has other ideas... -
![Captain Caveman by Jerry Boyd]()
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... -
![Freefall by Craig Alanson]()
Freefall by Craig Alanson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Alien Legion has a new mission, and this time, they are working for the enemy. Also against the enemy. Like every operation that Emily Perkins plans, it’s complicated... -
![Deathtrap by Craig Alanson]()
Deathtrap by Craig Alanson
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe human soldiers stranded on the planet Paradise have been recruited into an Alien Legion, to do the dirty jobs that the high-tech species won't do. Their first mission is to kick the enemy off a backwater planet no one cares about. It's a simple assignment, except everyone has a hidden agenda, and the planet could become a deathtrap... -
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![The Wrath of Vajazzle by Barry J. Hutchison]()
The Wrath of Vajazzle by Barry J. Hutchison
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSuicide Squad meets Galaxy Quest, in this fast-paced, laugh-out-loud novel from the author the Independent calls, "the new Terry Pratchett." After saving an alien race and its god from a sentient zombie virus, Cal Carver and the crew of the Dread Ship Shatner are feeling pretty pleased with themselves... -
![Unstable Prototypes by Joseph R. Lallo]()
Unstable Prototypes by Joseph R. Lallo
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollowing his last adventure, Trevor "Lex" Alexander's life has managed to return to normal. He's back to splitting his time between delivering packages and transporting passengers, along with the occasional foray into testing highly experimental equipment... -
![Randoms by David Liss]()
Randoms by David Liss
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA science fiction superfan finds himself on his very own space adventure when he’s randomly selected to join an alien confederacy in this hilarious middle grade debut novel.Zeke Reynolds comes from a long line of proud science fiction geeks. He knows his games, comics, movies, and TV shows like Captain Kirk knows the starship Enterprise... -
![Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash by Yahtzee Croshaw]()
Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash by Yahtzee Croshaw
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe hero of Will Save the Galaxy for Cash returns to do what he does best. Which is - what again, exactly?With the age of heroic star pilots and galactic villains completely killed by quantum teleportation, the ex-star pilot currently named Dashford Pierce is struggling to find his identity in a changing universe... -
![Three's a Crowd! by Ray O'Ryan]()
Three's a Crowd! by Ray O'Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZack finds out that two best friends are better than one in this chapter book adventure.Zack is thrilled when he finds out that his best friend on Earth, Bert Jones, is going to visit him on Nebulon. Zack can’t wait to show Bert around the new planet, as well as his new school. But when Bert meets Drake, Zack’s best friend on Nebulon, some jealousy starts to brew... -
![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... -
![Artificial Evolution by Joseph R. Lallo]()
Artificial Evolution by Joseph R. Lallo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArtificial Evolution is the third book in the Big Sigma series, building upon the story and characters introduced by Bypass Gemini and Unstable Prototypes. Lex, Michella and Squee are once again joined by the mercenaries Silo and Garotte. Along the way they'll need plenty of help from mad engineer Karter Dee and his AI Ma... -
![Suck My Cosmos by Steven Campbell]()
Suck My Cosmos by Steven Campbell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife is tough on the space station Belvaille. Not for the aristocratic nobles that call it home, but for the poor slobs like Hank. Hank is considered a "celebrated cutthroat" and the oldest living person in the city. His occupation is to be hired muscle for those people who don't want to get their hands dirty but still want dirty things done... -
![The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers]()
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer would do: He flies it into outer space! Millions of miles from Earth, the plane begins to sputter and quake, its fuel tank on empty. The boy executes a daring landing on the moon . . -
![Rebellion by Loki Renard]()
Rebellion by Loki Renard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAuthority Rule #1: Never Cross A Kitari Warrior“Ensign Tessil!”Jerri turned around at the sound of her name boomed in rasping, rough tones. That was not a voice that had ever used her name before. She liked the way it sounded.It was an alien.The alien.Commander Atlas had set all the tongues wagging, a Kitari officer serving on a largely human vessel... -
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![House of Shards by Walter Jon Williams]()
House of Shards by Walter Jon Williams
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDrake Maijstral, the most daring Allowed Burglar in the galaxy, is now setting his sights on the Eltdown Shard, a spectacular necklace embodying the flame of a dying star. Through the media vids, the audience watches him--in an intricate plot designed to both steal the necklace and foil his major rival... -
![Shakedowners by Justin Woolley]()
Shakedowners by Justin Woolley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome starship captains explore strange new worlds, seeking out new life and new civilisations. Some lead missions of discovery through wormholes to the other side of the galaxy. Then there's Captain Iridius B. Franklin, someone who spent too long seeking out strange new bars and new alien cocktails... -
![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... -
![Until Midnight by Melissa Landers]()
Until Midnight by Melissa Landers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDon't miss the *free* romantic holiday story that connects ALIENATED and INVADED! Cara and Aelyx only have one day to spend together before he returns to earth and she travels to Aelyx's home planet, L'eihr. Homesick and worried about the upcoming year apart, Cara is desperate to make these final hours count. Worst of all, Cara is missing Christmas, stuck on board an alien spaceship... -
![Prince of Suck by Steven Campbell]()
Prince of Suck by Steven Campbell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn increasingly crippled Hank struggles to keep the various factions of Belvaille in check after the collapse of the Colmarian Confederation. Hank, as Supreme Kommilaire and Secretary of City, has several hundred police to try and maintain order among the millions of inhabitants on the space station while simultaneously preparing for Belvaille's first ever election... -
![Earthman Jack vs. the Ghost Planet by Matthew Kadish]()
Earthman Jack vs. the Ghost Planet by Matthew Kadish
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJack Finnegan only has to worry about dealing with school bullies, suffering through detention with his homeroom teacher, and getting noticed by the girl of his dreams... at least until an army of evil aliens invade Earth... -
![A Chain Across the Dawn by Drew Williams]()
A Chain Across the Dawn by Drew Williams
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDrew Williams continues the Universe After series with A Chain Across the Dawn, an epic space opera chase across the galaxy with witty banter, fantastical planets, and a seemingly unbeatable foe."The only thing more fun than a bonkers space battle is a whole book packed with bonkers space battles. Come for the exploding spaceships, stay for the intriguing universe... -
![Earth to Clunk by Pam Smallcomb]()
Earth to Clunk by Pam Smallcomb
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you send your alien pen pal Clunk to make it clear you do not want an alien pen pal? You send him your big sister. That'll teach Clunk to have a pen pal from Earth-or so our intrepid narrator thinks. But then Clunk sends him a Zoid, an exasperating Zoid that follows him everywhere... -
![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... -
![The Rebel Files: Collected Intelligence of the Alliance by Daniel Wallace]()
The Rebel Files: Collected Intelligence of the Alliance by Daniel Wallace
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis top-secret cache reproduces highly sensitive intelligence that traces the Rebel Alliance from its formation through its tireless fight against the Empire and the First Order. From its earliest beginnings in covert opposition to Imperial operations, the Alliance could not leave its most sensitive information open to the risk of digital interception... -
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![The Return of Nathan Brazil by Jack L. Chalker]()
The Return of Nathan Brazil by Jack L. Chalker
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn a desolate sector of space floats the Well World: the ancient Markovian supercomputer that first created and now maintains the Universe.While attempting to repel an insidious intergalactic invasion, Mankind resorts to a weapon of such awesome destructive power that it undermines the Well World's control of time and space and threatens the very existence of the Universe... -
![Life on Mars by Jon Agee]()
Life on Mars by Jon Agee
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this picture book an intrepid but not so clever space explorer is certain he's found the only living thing on MarsA young astronaut is absolutely sure there is life to be found on Mars. He sets off on a solitary mission, determined to prove the naysayers wrong. But when he arrives, equipped with a package of cupcakes as a gift, he sees nothing but a nearly barren planet... -
![The Man Who Used the Universe by Alan Dean Foster]()
The Man Who Used the Universe by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo one knows the true motives of Kees vaan Loo-Macklin. He's a mastermind criminal who gave up his place at the head of the dark underworld to become a legitimate member of Evenwaith's cities. But soon he was reaching out to powerful enemies--the slimy aliens called the Nuel. Loo-Macklin negotiates an illusory peace agreement and gains precious alien secrets in the process... -
![Your Alien by Tammi Sauer]()
Your Alien by Tammi Sauer
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne day, you'll be looking out your window when something wonderful comes your way… and you will want to keep him. When a little boy meets a stranded alien child, the two instantly strike up a fabulous friendship. They go to school, explore the neighborhood, and have lots of fun. But at bedtime, the alien suddenly grows very, very sad... -
![Showboat World by Jack Vance]()
Showboat World by Jack Vance
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo deadly rivals fight a battle of wits along the treacherous waterways of an alien world.In Showboat World, Jack Vance returns to the exotic and fantastic Big Planet, a world colonised by criminals and outcasts.Apollon Zamp is adept at dodging the dangers of sailing a showboat from port to perilous port along the Vissel River... -
![Aliens in Underpants Save the World by Claire Freedman, Ben Cort]()
Aliens in Underpants Save the World by Claire Freedman, Ben Cort
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA zany picture book adventure featuring aliens in (what else?) underpants! Aliens love underpants, It’s lucky that they do,For undies helped save our universe,Sounds crazy but it’s true!The beloved aliens from Aliens Love Panta Claus are back—and this time they are on a mission to save the world! Get ready for another pants-tastic adventure in this wacky picture book from winning author and... -
![The Sundered by Michael A. Martin, Andy Mangels]()
The Sundered by Michael A. Martin, Andy Mangels
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe hidden history of the Star Trek universe is revealed in this new series charting the seventy years between Captain Kirk's disappearance and the beginning of The Next Generation. Nearly a decade after Captain Kirk vanished, his protege, Captain Hiraku Sulu of the USS Excelsior, leads a dangerous mission into uncharted political waters... -
![Retief: Diplomat at Arms by Keith Laumer]()
Retief: Diplomat at Arms by Keith Laumer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNote: Retief: Diplomat at Arms is essentially a reprint of Galactic Diplomat plus the story Truce or Consequences from Retief: Ambassador to Space. Only the story The Secret is new to the Retief series and is also available in the book The Return of Retief... -
![The Firmament of Flame by Drew Williams]()
The Firmament of Flame by Drew Williams
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor fans of Firefly and James S. A. Corey's Expanse novels, The Firmament of Flame is the third installment in Drew Williams' Universe After series.For nearly a century, the Justified have been searching for gifted children to help prevent the return of the pulse. Until recently, they thought they were the only ones... -
![The Great Explosion by Eric Frank Russell]()
The Great Explosion by Eric Frank Russell
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMISSION OF EMPIREEarthmen had colonized hundreds of planets in the four centuries of deep space exploration—independent new civilizations founded by the discontented and adventurous of Terra.Trouble was, they were too independent—and the Terran government had ambitions for a space empire... -
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![Star Wars: Mist Encounter by Timothy Zahn]()
Star Wars: Mist Encounter by Timothy Zahn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMist Encounter is a short story written by Timothy Zahn and illustrated by Doug Shuler, originally published in Star Wars Adventure Journal 7 by West End Games in August 1995... -
![I, Q by John de Lancie, Peter David]()
I, Q by John de Lancie, Peter David
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe enigmatic entity known as Q remains one of the greatest mysteries in the universe, yet no one, perhaps, understands Q as well as actor John de Lancie, who has played Q on television for more than a decade... -
![The Bounty Hunter Code: From the Files of Boba Fett by Daniel Wallace, Ryder Windham]()
The Bounty Hunter Code: From the Files of Boba Fett by Daniel Wallace, Ryder Windham
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDiscover the crucial tools and techniques all bounty hunters need to master. Get the basics on making a living at the margins of galactic law. Delve into the history, philosophy, and gear of Death Watch, a secretive splinter group of Mandalorians... -
![Alien: The Cold Forge by Alex White]()
Alien: The Cold Forge by Alex White
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA dramatic new Alien novel, as Weyland-Yutani seeks to recover from the failure of Hadley's Hope, and successfully weaponize the Xenomorphs.With the failure of the Hadley's Hope, Weyland-Yutani has suffered a devastating defeat--the loss of the Aliens. Yet there's a reason the company rose to the top, and they have a redundancy already in place... -
![The Candle of Distant Earth by Alan Dean Foster]()
The Candle of Distant Earth by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHuman Marcus Walker leads speech-augmented mutt George, cephalopod Sque, and gigantic poet Barouk homeward. Peaceful rodent-like Hyffians ask for arms against invading Iollth. At each planet, they must prove their "civilization", whether by poetry or battle, and ask directions onward. The last combat faces the original alien Vilanjji Pret-Klob... -
![Diuturnity's Dawn by Alan Dean Foster]()
Diuturnity's Dawn by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the climactic third novel of the Founding of the Commonwealth, bestselling author Alan Dean Foster continues the spectacular space adventure that traces the perilous early years of this remarkable universe. . . . From the beginning, contact between humankind and the thranx has been tenuous at best... -
![The Run to Chaos Keep by Jack L. Chalker]()
The Run to Chaos Keep by Jack L. Chalker
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMany different beings in the galaxy shared one legend: demons. When an expedition to an unexplored planet discovered two gigantic horned creatures in suspended animation, they realized, just before dying horribly, the truth behind the legend... -
![A Call to Arms by Robert Sheckley]()
A Call to Arms by Robert Sheckley
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"When the time comes to choose your target, be sure to pick the right one. Because you will only get one shot . . ."The Shadow War is long over, and the Interstellar Alliance--presided over by former Babylon 5 commander John Sheridan--is about to celebrate the fifth anniversary of peace among its united member worlds. But a planet, annihilated by an unspeakable weapon appears in chilling dreams... -
![All the Way to the Gallows by David Drake, Larry Niven]()
All the Way to the Gallows by David Drake, Larry Niven
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe'll Just Slay You...Widely known for the grim and gritty battlefield realism of his bestselling adventures of Hammer's Slammers, and for other popular novels of military science fiction, David Drake now takes deadly aim at the funnybone. Meet the goblin paratroopers and learn why a sane goblin would want to jump out of a perfectly good lighter-than-air balloon... -
![The King of Space by Jonny Duddle]()
The King of Space by Jonny Duddle
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRex may seem to be your average mini galactic citizen, working on his parents' moog farm and going to school, but he's plotting to become...THE KING OF SPACE!With aliens, warbots, dung-blasters, and more, Johnny Duddle takes us on an unforgettable intergalactic adventure... -
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![Chicken in Space by Adam Lehrhaupt]()
Chicken in Space by Adam Lehrhaupt
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZoey isn't like the other chickens.When she has a dream, she always finds a way to make it come true.Climb aboard the spaceship with Zoey and her best pig, Sam, as they set off on an out-of-this-world adventure! Because anything is possible when you have friends, snacks and a great imagination... -
![Drowning World by Alan Dean Foster]()
Drowning World by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"A fast, fun read for fans of Foster's fantastic alien worlds . . . Driven by political intrigue and wilderness adventure, this is SF of noble vintage."--Booklist Fluva, the Drowning World, is a rain-drenched planet on the fringes of the Commonwealth whose indigenous species, the warlike Sakuntala, and its immigrant species, the hardworking Deyzara, stand on the brink of civil war... -
![The Ninety Trillion Fausts by Jack L. Chalker]()
The Ninety Trillion Fausts by Jack L. Chalker
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree teams pursue horned creatures known as demons through a gate into another spacetime continuum, and fight each other all the way. But they now must join forces to save the 90 trillion beings of the gallaxy in danger of losing their lives--and souls... -
![Glory Lane by Alan Dean Foster]()
Glory Lane by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHE FATE OF THE UNIVERSE IS IN THEIR HANDSSeeth, a bored punk rocker looking for excitement. Miranda, an air-head beauty who lives to shop. And Kerwin, a nerd who just wants to fit in.They're not friends, and they don't even particularly like each other. But now this unlikely trio is the key to saving the universe. And they're in for the adventure of a their lives... -
![Space Opera by Jack Vance]()
Space Opera by Jack Vance
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn opera company composed of aliens from a world no human is familiar with makes a concert hall appearance on Earth. Their music is strange, somewhat disconcerting, but the performance closes to rave reviews. The next day, every one of the aliens has vanished... -
![Destroyer of Planets by L.A. Johnson]()
Destroyer of Planets by L.A. Johnson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnter a galaxy full of snarky comebacks, inappropriate use of tentacles, and a mythical warrior-girl on the edge in this fast-paced, Douglas Adams style space romp.A life of captivity is getting to Kirian, the self-styled Destroyer of Planets...
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