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Orbital Ascension by Igor Nikolic
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYou know you really made someone raging mad—when they try to kill you with a nuke.Michael and those who follow him had reached a temporary safe base, but now those in power know his identity.His people are in a race against time, and it’s no longer a question of if they are going to be discovered—but when... -
![One Decision Too Late by Michael Anderle]()
One Decision Too Late by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHuman greed conspires with bizarre coincidences to unleash a Zoo nightmare of epic proportions.Disgruntled ex-employees seize a lab and resort to blackmail. The cryptids they study are their ultimate weapon.A super-spy has Desk in his sights.An unsuspecting world hangs in the balance.The Zoo is ready to expand. This time, it could be impossible to stop it... -
![The Sins of Our Fathers by James S.A. Corey]()
The Sins of Our Fathers by James S.A. Corey
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThrough one of the gates, a colony stands alone. Their supplies are low. Their defenses, weak. The leadership is uncertain, and the community fragile. Huge alien beasts threaten the little they have left.But the worst monsters are human, and the greatest dangers are the past they brought... -
![Due Diligence by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Due Diligence by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Clan Korval knows your name. . . Abandoned on a strange port by a scam gone bad, his license to pilot rescinded, and his pockets very much to let, Fer Gun pen'Uldra was teetering between trouble, more trouble, and bad trouble. Cornered in a cheap bar by a too-knowledgeable stranger with an unlikely offer, Fer Gun realized having no money and no license might be the least of his troubles... -
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![Allies by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Allies by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven Clan Korval needs friends, and the kinds of friends they often need aren't simply buddies and pals, but allies. As Cantra so succinctly put it:"In the matter of allies only two things are important...Categorized as:
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![Fortune's Favors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Fortune's Favors by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsARE YOU FEELING LUCKY? Mar Tyn eys'Ornstahl is a lucky man. His very presence can determine the fall of a card, the spin of a wheel, or whether the bread will rise or fall. In fact, Mar Tyn eys'Ornstahl isn't merely lucky. Mar Tyn is a Luck; a focal point for the elemental force of random event. While most people think that there is good luck and bad, Mar Tyn knows better... -
![Warden's Folly: A Sci Fi Adventure by Tony James Slater]()
Warden's Folly: A Sci Fi Adventure by Tony James Slater
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLord Anakreon, Warden of the First Circle, has lost a weapon.Not just any weapon; the Planet Forge is an ancient alien artefact with the power to create worlds...Or to end them.His arch-rival, the traitor Lord Demios, is hell-bent on conquering Earth. He aims to tear the planet to pieces, and sell off the human population as spare parts... -
![Star Stories by Audrey Faye]()
Star Stories by Audrey Faye
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOrdinary moments that will one day reshape the galaxy... A Seer in a spaceport fleamarket and a StarReader in his ivory tower - both with messages for Yesenia Mayes. The first days on Stardust Prime for a very special assistant and a very important class of tadpoles. The birth of two daughters - and the terrible sacrifices of the mothers who love them...Categorized as:
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![The Art of Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope by Carol Titelman]()
The Art of Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope by Carol Titelman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo compliment the new Special Edition versions of the classic Star Wars films being released in theaters, these new editions of the bestselling companion books each include sixteen pages of all-new material, plus all of the breathtaking photos, and artwork that have made them a must for all Star Wars collectors and movie buffs... -
![Star Wars: The New Essential Chronology by Daniel Wallace]()
Star Wars: The New Essential Chronology by Daniel Wallace
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt last, it's the ultimate history of the spectacular Star Wars saga, expanded, lavishly illustrated, and in full color for the first time... -
![Star Trek Encyclopedia by Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda]()
Star Trek Encyclopedia by Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis reference book, designed for Star Trek fans, brings together all three incarnations of the Star Trek phenomenon: the original Star Trek, The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine. It contains over 5,000 entries on alien races, planets and stars, weapons and tools and private jokes... -
![The Dread Warlock (A Blackjack Chronicles Mission Book 1) by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
The Dread Warlock (A Blackjack Chronicles Mission Book 1) by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomeone thought they were easy targets…someone made a mistake. Meet the Blackjacks, a renegade mercenary group led by Jacques ‘Jack’ Noire. When they take a job to deliver state-of-the-art terraforming components to one of the outer stations, they realize the simple delivery mission isn’t so simple.The components are really a weapon and someone wants them dead... -
![Exit Strategy by Viola Grace]()
Exit Strategy by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYna has lost her friends, family, and world. She wears the marks of torture on her skin and blames the man who couldn’t save her in time. When the Guardsman who couldn’t save her comes to beg for a favour, she is hesitant, outraged, and refuses. When he tells her that woman’s life is at stake, she agrees... -
![First Light Chronicles Limbo by Randolph Lalonde]()
First Light Chronicles Limbo by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe second part of the First Light Chronicles Series. The First Light crew have emerged from hyperspace into a war zone. Forced to choose a side, Captain Jonas Valent committed them to a fight for freedom against an unknown enemy. The Vindyne Corporation is hell bent on taking the agricultural jewel of the Gai-Ian solar system, Concordia... -
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![Hot Restart by Elliott Kay]()
Hot Restart by Elliott Kay
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRiley Morgan desperately needs a reset on his life. Pit fights with aliens and illegal salvage jobs are barely enough to get by—until a salvage op turns up a beautiful stranger in a stasis pod and a clear case of kidnapping. Helping her means throwing away what’s left of his life... -
![Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - The Visual Dictionary by James Luceno]()
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - The Visual Dictionary by James Luceno
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Barnes & Noble ReviewFrom Anakin Skywalker to Yoda, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith -- The Visual Dictionary includes a plethora of pictures and diagrams that describe and explain every minute detail of the important characters and creatures from the Star Wars: Episode III motion picture. With more than 30 characters featured -- Count Dooku, Padme Amidala, Mace Windu, Darth Sidious, et al... -
![The Matrix: The Shooting Script by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski]()
The Matrix: The Shooting Script by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIncludes detailed scene notes by Paul Oosterhouse, assistant to the Wachowskis throughout the making of the movie...Categorized as:
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![Chasing Shadows by Tom DeLonge, A.J. Hartley]()
Chasing Shadows by Tom DeLonge, A.J. Hartley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPraised as "an exhilarating thrill ride" that may never have you looking at the night sky the same way again, Chasing Shadows is the first book in the multimedia Sekret Machines franchise that will reveal fascinating secrets surrounding the true, well-documented events of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon... -
![The 97th Step by Steve Perry]()
The 97th Step by Steve Perry
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBorn on a desolate planet, Mwili dreamed of the stars. Ferret was a thief and a smuggler on exotic worlds. Pen was trained by master warriors, learning skills that would forge a legend. He was a man who lived three lives--the mentor and inspiration for The Man Who Never Missed. Reissue...Categorized as:
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![The Desert of Glass by Michael C. Grumley]()
The Desert of Glass by Michael C. Grumley
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOne of mankind's greatest secrets... has been hiding in plain sight for three thousand years.Half a century ago, an aberration was spotted by one of our earliest satellites, and summarily dismissed as a hardware malfunction. But it was no aberration. And no malfunction. It was an accidental glimpse of something extraordinary, and very old...Categorized as:
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![Fellow Travelers by Sharon Lee]()
Fellow Travelers by Sharon Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChapbook of three short stories set in the Liaden Universe all dealing with Priscilla Delacroix aka Moonhawk... -
![Tsunami Storm by D.F. Capps, David F. Capps]()
Tsunami Storm by D.F. Capps, David F. Capps
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings*Bronze medal winner in the 2017 Reader's Favorite Book Awards for fiction - thriller - general. *The US has launched secret weapons of mass destruction on other countries. And awaits what might be cataclysmic retaliation…China is devastated by an 8.0M earthquake that leaves 70,000 people dead with hundreds of thousands injured and untold property destroyed...Categorized as:
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![Raising Hell by Patty Jansen]()
Raising Hell by Patty Jansen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNOTE: Alternate cover edition for ASIN B00I0RC8HI.THE SECOND-QUICKEST way to get yourself killed when dealing with Coldi people of the planet Asto is to look a superior in the eye. The Coldi people possess an instinct that demands the formation of hierarchical networks in which every person has a prescribed place. These networks provide stability. They also place one person at the top...Categorized as:
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![Changing Fate by Patty Jansen]()
Changing Fate by Patty Jansen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNOTE: Alternate cover edition for ASIN B00S4RHB2Q.Fifty thousand years ago, a meteorite hit the planet Asto, giving its Aghyrian inhabitants mere days of notice. Three ships escaped the Armageddon. Two went to the neighbouring planet. The third, a massive generation ship, refused to take on refugees, and then vanished without a trace.It’s coming back...Categorized as:
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![Voyages of the Orphan by Laer Carroll]()
Voyages of the Orphan by Laer Carroll
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJane Kuznetsov has long wanted to travel among the stars. But first she must travel the Solar System, gaining the capabilities and the expertise to do so. Along the way she discovers that the Earth system has surprises. Such that once Cats, those blue-furred six-limbed near centaurs, lived in the asteroids. And even on Mars... -
![Enigma by D.L. Harrison]()
Enigma by D.L. Harrison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlicia Jones is concerned about a few things. The bug threat, the quick rise in technological superiority for Earth, and what technology or scientific theory she’s going to focus on next.After a personal tragedy she starts going through the motions, almost directionless as the treaty worlds debate strongly about what to do with the Bug threat... -
![Exile Hunter by Preston Fleming]()
Exile Hunter by Preston Fleming
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Pure energy in print form, whether the characters are being pursued or simply talking; Fleming has proven himself a craftsman.” KIRKUS REVIEWS“As with all of Preston Fleming's previous books, EXILE HUNTER weaves together the harsh realities of personal betrayal, physical torment, emotional pain, and a spiritual quest with astute intelligence.” BOOKPLEASURES...Categorized as:
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![Star Heroes: 9 Novels of Space Exploration, Aliens, and Adventure by Lindsay Buroker, M.R. Forbes]()
Star Heroes: 9 Novels of Space Exploration, Aliens, and Adventure by Lindsay Buroker, M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStar Heroes is a space opera collection with nine novels of the galactic frontier. Exploration, alien invasions, genetic engineering, and artificial intelligence--it’s all here. Blast off with these adventures by New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling authors... -
![Star Trek: Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise by Shane Johnson]()
Star Trek: Mr. Scott's Guide to the Enterprise by Shane Johnson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNarrated by Mr. Scott, this book is not only a technical manual but a timeline of the events of the recent Star Trek movies... -
![Gwiazda Pandory - Ekspedycja by Peter F. Hamilton]()
Gwiazda Pandory - Ekspedycja by Peter F. Hamilton
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJest rok 2380. Wspólnota Międzyukładowa składa się z ponad sześciuset światów połączonych siecią tuneli czasoprzestrzennych. Na jednej z najdalej położonych planet astronom Dudley Bose jest świadkiem niewiarygodnego zjawiska. Odległa o tysiąc lat świetlnych gwiazda nagle znika... -
![Brother Death by Steve Perry]()
Brother Death by Steve Perry
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe ruling elite summons Bork, strongman of the Matadors, to save them from a secret brotherhood armed with the powers of an alien civilization... -
![Black Steel by Steve Perry]()
Black Steel by Steve Perry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe is a sensei and he is a Matador, worthy of her four-hundred-year-old blade. Their only hope for survival and vengeance against their hidden, well-protected enemy lies in the strength of black steel.. -
![The Amazon Code by Nick Thacker]()
The Amazon Code by Nick Thacker
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDeep within the Amazon rainforest, a secret lurks. A secret that could change the world....A secret worth killing for.When her company discovers a remarkable hidden message in the dreaming brains of her subjects, Dr. Amanda Meron unknowingly invites disaster unto her company. The clues seem to be pointing her to one of the remote places on the planet:The Amazon Rainforest... -
![Breaking Gravity by Mitty Walters]()
Breaking Gravity by Mitty Walters
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDale Adams has worked hard to leave his troubled past behind for a brighter future at Emory University. But when a freak accident leads to a discovery that will change humanity forever, avoiding the spotlight becomes the least of Dale's concerns. His revolutionary technology might just get him killed...Categorized as:
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![Into the Shadows by Glenn Beck, Harriet Parke]()
Into the Shadows by Glenn Beck, Harriet Parke
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe sequel to Agenda 21, from #1 New York Times bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio host Glenn Beck. “I knew those men were our enemies, but they, like everyone else in the Republic, were nothing more than servants. Rule followers. They had no choice. But I did. I had a choice and I made it. I knew then and there that, no matter what happened, I would never go back. Never... -
![The Ecologic Envoy by L.E. Modesitt Jr.]()
The Ecologic Envoy by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFour hundred years after winning Secession from the Terran Empire, the star system Accord wants to sign a simple trade treaty on microchip export tariffs...Categorized as:
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![Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels by Bill Smith, Doug Chiang]()
Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels by Bill Smith, Doug Chiang
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsText by W. Haden BlackmanAll new full color illustrations by Ian FullwoodFrom the beat-up landspeeders that whisk travelers between desert towns on Tatooine to Jabba the Hutt’s luxurious sail barge and the elegant Naboo Royal Starship, the vehicles and vessels in the Star Wars universe have captivated millions of delighted fans... -
![The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois, Stephen Baxter]()
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois, Stephen Baxter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe thirty stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: Paolo Bacigalupi, Stephen Baxter, Elizabeth Bear, Aliete de Bodard, James L... -
![Last and First Men/Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon]()
Last and First Men/Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe greatest future histories in science fiction. In Last and First Men the protagonist is "mankind" in an ultimate definition — intelligence. Star Maker, in a sense its sequel, is concerned with the history of intelligence in the entire cosmos...Categorized as:
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![The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois, Cory Doctorow]()
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection by Gardner Dozois, Cory Doctorow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe twenty-eight stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now... -
![The Pathfinders by Antoine Bello]()
The Pathfinders by Antoine Bello
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this second installment of the Falsifiers trilogy, the stakes have gotten higher. Sliv is tasked with daunting missions: help a small Asian country gain its independence, chase a rogue CFR agent, and convince the Bush Administration that Saddam Hussein no longer possesses weapons of mass destruction...Categorized as:
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![Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker The Visual Dictionary: With Exclusive Cross-Sections by Pablo Hidalgo]()
Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker The Visual Dictionary: With Exclusive Cross-Sections by Pablo Hidalgo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary is a 200 page definitive guide to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, revealing the characters, creatures, droids, locations, and technology from the new film... -
![Project Atlantis by Brandon Ellis]()
Project Atlantis by Brandon Ellis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA secret branch of the U.S. government has found pyramids on Callisto, a Jupiter moon. They are etched with ancient hieroglyphs that no one can understand -- no one but archaeologist Kaden Jaxx. What's more, the pyramids are giving off energy. Lots of energy. Enough to power half of the United States...Categorized as:
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![Awakening by Amelia Wilson, J.A. Cummings]()
Awakening by Amelia Wilson, J.A. Cummings
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe never could have expected what was waiting for her in the sealed Mayan tomb. This is a standalone of about 360 pages with a Happily Ever After ending and No cliffhanger. This book also contains several additional bonus stories to enjoy!Archaeologist Sera Cooper just made the find of her life…a sealed sarcophagus in a previously unexplored Mayan pyramid... -
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![Man-Kzin Wars 12 by Larry Niven]()
Man-Kzin Wars 12 by Larry Niven
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew weapons, new strategies and new leaders - the Kzin are on the march and the humans had better watch out. Once again, it's howling time in Known Space... -
![In the Black by Patrick S. Tomlinson]()
In the Black by Patrick S. Tomlinson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a demilitarized zone on the border of human space, long range spy satellites are mysteriously going quiet, and no one knows why. Captain Susan Kamala and her crew are dispatched to figure out what's going on and solve the problem. That problem, however, is a mysterious, bleeding edge alien ship that no human vessel could hope to match in open conflict. But, it's not spoiling for a fight...Categorized as:
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![Star Wars: The Essential Chronology by Kevin J. Anderson, Daniel Wallace]()
Star Wars: The Essential Chronology by Kevin J. Anderson, Daniel Wallace
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe latest "Star Wars( Essential Guide" chronicles the entire history of the "Star Wars" universe, based on the classic "Star Wars" movies, novels, and other adventures that began with "Star Wars: A New Hope" and starred Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia. Illustrations... -
![Maeve by Jo Clayton]()
Maeve by Jo Clayton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAleytys, wanderer of the skies, seeker of the home planet of her mother's super-race, wearer-slave of the mind-enhancing diadem, is down on Maeve, forest planet of tree-dwellers and semi-humans. Her aim to continue her quest, to shake her pursuers...Categorized as:
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![Star Hunters by Jo Clayton]()
Star Hunters by Jo Clayton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis vibrant heroine and the powers of the Diadem. For on the world to which it conveyed her, she must confront not only the hordes of half-humans who are devastating the planet but meet head-on the mental force of a madman of her own ancestral race. It is an encounter on several levels - human, inhuman, and superhuman - and she must triumph on all or lose everything...Categorized as:
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![Cascade Point and Other Stories by Timothy Zahn]()
Cascade Point and Other Stories by Timothy Zahn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContents:The Giftie Gie Us (1981)The Dreamsender (1980)The Energy Crisis of 2215 (1981)Return to the Fold (1984)The Shadows of Evening (1983)Not Always to the Strong (1987)The Challenge (1987)The Cassandra (1983)Dragon Pax (1987)Job Inaction (1981)Teamwork (1984)The Final Report on the Lifeline Experiment (1983)Cascade Point...
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