Books like 'The Creatures That Time Forgot'
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Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsSo far the Foundation was safe. But there was a hidden Second Foundation to protect the first. The Mule has yet to find it, but he was getting closer all the time. The men of the Foundation sought it, too, to escape from Mule's mind control. Only Arkady, a 14 year-old girl seemed to have the answer, or did she.. -
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Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsFoundation and Empire tells the incredible story of a new breed of man who create a new force for galactic government. Thus, the Foundation hurtles into conflict with the decadent, decrepit First Empire. In this struggle for power amid the chaos of the stars, man stands at the threshold of a new, enlightened life which could easily be put aside for the old forces of barbarism... -
![Going Ballistic by Dorothy Grant]()
Going Ballistic by Dorothy Grant
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her plane tries to come apart at apogee during a hijack, ballistic airline pilot Michelle Lauden handles the worst day she could imagine. After getting down without losing any passengers or crew, though, she finds her troubles have just begun!The country she's landed in has just declared independence from the Federation...Categorized as:
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![Madame Guillotine by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole]()
Madame Guillotine by Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLeave no man behind. On Detron, a simmering protest boils over and turns deadly when militants hiding among the demonstrators deliberately shoot down a group of legionnaires, executing one survivor and taking two for ransom. The only Republic asset the captured leejes can rely on is a lone marine sniper who defies orders in a desperate attempt to save them... -
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![Sara and the Spymaster by Honey Phillips]()
Sara and the Spymaster by Honey Phillips
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan a passionate woman awaken a frozen warrior? Sara’s life is turned upside down when she is kidnapped by brutal aliens. Even after she’s rescued by an Imperial ship, she can’t return to Earth. The only person who seems concerned about her future is the icy alien warrior who interrogates her... -
![Sublime Target by Anna Carven]()
Sublime Target by Anna Carven
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJerik Garul wants a mate.As a former High Commander in the Kordolian Imperial Military, he's used to getting his way. Blunt-spoken and gruff, he has a tendency to shoot first and ask questions later.He doesn't know anything about humans and their mating customs. And he's mystified at how several of his battle-brothers—hard, ruthless, and lethal—have succeeded in securing their own females... -
![Prime Valkyrie by Michael-Scott Earle]()
Prime Valkyrie by Michael-Scott Earle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAdam has one mission: Hunt down the Magate Order and recover his kidnapped crew before they are lost forever. Unfortunately, his life has been bound to the Prime Valkyrie, and if Adam doesn’t submit to her powerful father, he’ll be executed... -
![Binary Pair by Michael-Scott Earle]()
Binary Pair by Michael-Scott Earle
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat do you get when you mix Firefly, Mass Effect, and Shadowrun together? You get Star Justice. The latest action packed series from New York Times and USA Today bestseller Michael-Scott Earle. ***Following the hint given by Persephone, the crew arrives at planet Y-114-a... -
![Enthralled by Tiffany Roberts]()
Enthralled by Tiffany Roberts
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHe conquered her, but he is the one enthralled.Ketahn hadn’t wanted a mate. Fate gave him Ivy Foster. Now, he wants nothing more than to enjoy his little human.But fate is not content to make things so simple.With an enraged queen searching for him, Ketahn knows the Tangle is not safe for his mate. They need to leave. Yet Ivy will not forsake her people, and he cannot condemn her compassion... -
![Wings and Teeth by Naomi Lucas]()
Wings and Teeth by Naomi Lucas
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce a wartime hero, Keir was famous for a cyborg, his face plastered on military banners on every side of the galaxy.But he wasn’t a hero, not really.He was a hunter, Nightheart’s free agent for the most classified missions. No one knew Keir worked for the EPED. He was beholden to no one. Stalking the most dangerous monsters across the universe... -
![WarDog by Alana Khan]()
WarDog by Alana Khan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMortifying! How else would you describe living with an adopted two-hundred-pound fighting canine for months only to discover there was a sentient male inside? A gorgeous male with a perfect body who would be only too happy to ‘ease’ your every need. Needs he is intimately acquainted with because he watched you take care of them yourself for three months... -
![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... -
![Vengeful Heart by Tiffany Roberts]()
Vengeful Heart by Tiffany Roberts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen his mate is threatened, nothing burns hotter than his wrath.Against all odds, Arcanthus found Samantha, his beautiful, sweet terran mate. His fated one. Her love shattered the barriers around his heart.After defeating a ghost from his past, Arc thinks he and Samantha are safe to move on with their lives. But she has a past of her own, and it refuses to let her go.He nearly lost her once... -
![The Neutronium Alchemist by Peter F. Hamilton]()
The Neutronium Alchemist by Peter F. Hamilton
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsNot every fallen angel comes from heaven...The ancient menace has finally escaped from Lalonde, shattering the Confederation's peaceful existence. Those who succumbed to it have acquired godlike powers, but now follow a far from divine gospel as they advance inexorably from world to world... -
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![Honor Among Enemies by David Weber]()
Honor Among Enemies by David Weber
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsKNOW THY ENEMYFor Captain Honor Harrington, it's sometimes hard to know who the enemy really is. Despite political foes, professional jealousies, and the scandal which drove her into exile, she's been offered a chance to reclaim her career as an officer of the Royal Manticoran Navy. But there's a catch... -
![Burning Bright by Michael-Scott Earle]()
Burning Bright by Michael-Scott Earle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe crew of Persephone only has 300 days to find help for the planet of Uraniel. They return to Queen’s Hat Station with hopes of recruiting more people for their ship, or finding any leads about the super-powered aliens threatening the galaxy.But Elaka Nota is waiting for them on Queen’s Hat, and the conflict sets the crew of Persephone on a path that will change their friendship forever... -
![Protected by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart]()
Protected by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhat’s scarier than being abducted from Earth and almost eaten by cannibals? The idea of falling in love with a huge alien warrior.Just a few days ago, I was living my best life. Now? I’m on the run on a strange alien planet. Thanks to my short temper and a severe lack of self-control, I’m being hunted, and it’s only a matter of time before I end up captured or dead... -
![Zeta Hack by Michael-Scott Earle]()
Zeta Hack by Michael-Scott Earle
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAdam, Eve, and Z have narrowly escaped the clutches of Elaka Nota Corporation and exited hyperspace around the orbit of Queen’s Hat Station- where they intend to re-stock and repair Persephone. Instead, our heroes find themselves in the middle of an undercover police operation, gang war, and terrorist plot that threatens the two million innocent citizens of the immense space station... -
![Unidentified: A Science-Fiction Thriller by Douglas E. Richards, Dan Bittner]()
Unidentified: A Science-Fiction Thriller by Douglas E. Richards, Dan Bittner
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsUFOs are real. When Jason Ridley discovers their shocking agenda, his actions will either transform humanity...or destroy it entirely. Unidentified details the actual evidence that UFOs are here, while offering a mind-blowing fictional take on the reasons why. A riveting pause-resister packed with nonstop action, epic ideas, and astonishing twists... -
![Ghost Ship by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Ghost Ship by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNew novel in the Liaden Universe(R) series. Over a quarter million copies sold in this series to-date Space ships, action, adventure - all tied together with a strong dollop of romance and family saga - make this a compelling series for a wide range of readers, from romance to military SF lovers alike.Theo Waitley is an ace starship pilot - and pure maverick... -
![Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick]()
Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick by Philip K. Dick
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPhilip K. Dick was a master of science fiction, but he was also a writer whose work transcended genre to examine the nature of reality and what it means to be human. A writer of great complexity and subtle humor, his work belongs on the shelf of great twentieth-century literature, next to Kafka and Vonnegut... -
![Mission of Honor by David Weber]()
Mission of Honor by David Weber
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Star Kingdom of Manticore and the Republic of Haven have been enemies for Honor Harrington's entire life, and she has paid a price for the victories she's achieved in that conflict. And now the unstoppable juggernaut of the mighty Solarian League is on a collision course with Manticore... -
![At All Costs by David Weber]()
At All Costs by David Weber
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhat Price Victory?The War with the Republic of Haven has resumed...disastrously for the Star Kingdom of Manticore. Admiral Lady Dame Honor Harrington has been recalled from the Sidemore System to command Eighth Fleet... -
![Flag in Exile by David Weber]()
Flag in Exile by David Weber
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsHounded into retirement and disgrace by political enemies, cut to the heart by the murder of the man she loved, and bereft of confidence in herself and her abilities, Captain Honor Harrington has retreated to the planet Grayson to take up her role as Steadholder while she tries to heal her bitter wounds... -
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![Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke]()
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsAn all-time science fiction classic, Rendezvous with Rama is also one of Clarke's best novels--it won the Campbell, Hugo, Jupiter, and Nebula Awards. A huge, mysterious, cylindrical object appears in space, swooping in toward the sun. The citizens of the solar system send a ship to investigate before the enigmatic craft, called Rama, disappears... -
![Rashe by Ava Ross]()
Rashe by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's looking for happily-ever-after. He can’t touch her. But with her life at stake, he'll sacrifice everything to protect her.Kristy: Chosen for the Driegon bride selection, I’m confident I’ll meet the alien of my dreams. I don’t expect to find true love, but it would be nice to find someone special... -
![Shadowed by Her Alien Mate by Ava York]()
Shadowed by Her Alien Mate by Ava York
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's deadly. The court assassin. And an alien... -
![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... -
![Bonded to the Rakian Berserker by Elin Wyn]()
Bonded to the Rakian Berserker by Elin Wyn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBerserker Gavin is made for war. Then how can one human woman send all of his senses into confusion?Bonded to the Rakian Berserker is the third book of the Rakian Warrior Mates series. There's no cheating and an HEA for each couple. And while each couple finds their HEA in their book, there is an over arching story line... -
![Jarmen's Jane Doe by S.E. Smith]()
Jarmen's Jane Doe by S.E. Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe is a monster who discovers he had a heart; she is a woman who wants to remain unknown…Jarmen D’ju has no memories of his previous life. They were stolen in the lab that changed him into a monster. Though he was rescued, he knows he will never truly have the life he wants. As a being of half organic material and half cybernetic engineering, Jarmen will always need to hide... -
![Ender's Game Alive: The Full-Cast Audioplay by Orson Scott Card]()
Ender's Game Alive: The Full-Cast Audioplay by Orson Scott Card
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dramatization written by Orson Scott Card, based on his bestselling novel and the upcoming theatrical film release. 70 years after a horrific alien war, an unusually gifted child is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion... -
![Kept By The Zandian by Renee Rose, Rebel West]()
Kept By The Zandian by Renee Rose, Rebel West
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHUMAN FEMALES CANNOT BE TRUSTED.She killed to escape her former slave master.Stowed away on my ship. Injected me with poison.Now she’s been remanded to me for probation.It’s my job to watch her. Rule over her. Discipline her.It’s up to me to decide if she’s worthy of asylum on our planet.And I’m dragging my feet on the decision.Because stars know, I like her right where I have her.In my home... -
![Warlord's Baby by Nancey Cummings]()
Warlord's Baby by Nancey Cummings
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat to expect when you’re expecting an alien’s baby... Mercy has been pregnant for-freaking-ever. She’s tired and grumpy and ready to get this kid out of her. Of course, being adored by her alien warlord husband is awesome but she hasn’t seen her feet in a month. And she can’t get over this sneaking suspicion that there’s something Paax isn’t telling her.. -
![Arckon by Ava Ross, Alana Khan]()
Arckon by Ava Ross, Alana Khan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy destination wedding on an interstellar cruise ship just took a turn for the worse. Or was it actually a turn for the better?There’s nothing more embarrassing than having my fiancée’s girlfriend shriek “no, stop!” in the middle of my wedding. Except nearly passing out at my now ex’s feet... -
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![Claimed by the Alien Shifter by Mina Carter]()
Claimed by the Alien Shifter by Mina Carter
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe doesn’t need love. She’s getting cats. Lots of them.She absolutely doesn’t need a sexy alien making her think of happily ever afters...Elise doesn’t need a man, she has enough with her job and ensuring her brother, the President, stays out of trouble. Or, at the very least, doesn’t get humanity into an intergalactic war it can’t win... -
![Amazon Apocalypse by Marvin Knight]()
Amazon Apocalypse by Marvin Knight
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGrowing up, she was the girl down the street. Even then, I knew she was different. She was tough, rough, and had the strength to stop a speeding car with her bare hands. We were as thick as thieves, sharing every adventure.Then one day she revealed a secret. She wasn't from Earth. She was from a distant place called the Arcadia Multiverse... -
![Planet Zero by Lydia Hope]()
Planet Zero by Lydia Hope
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA spaceship crash survivor, Addie Rye is lucky to be alive. But being stuck on a primitive planet isn’t exactly the epitome of luck. With no way home, Addie has no choice but learn how to use stone tools and catch her dinner before cooking it while attempting to befriend a tribe of wild nomads who inhabit this planet... -
![This Alien Shore by C.S. Friedman]()
This Alien Shore by C.S. Friedman
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSheltered all her life in a corporate satellite in Earth's outer orbit, Jamisia must face the truth about her origins and her role in the power struggle between the Guerans who dominate intergalactic transportation and the rest of Earth's far-flung and genetically mutated colonies who are trying to break the Guera Guild's monopoly... -
![Alien by Alan Dean Foster]()
Alien by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBased on the screenplay by Dan O'Bannon. The crew of the spaceship Nostromo wake from cryogenic sleep to distress signals from an unknown planet. One is attacked when they investigate a derelict alien craft. Safely on their way back to Sol, none foresee the real horror about to begin... -
![Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky]()
Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsRed Schuhart is a stalker, one of those young rebels who are compelled, in spite of extreme danger, to venture illegally into the Zone to collect the mysterious artifacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the place and the thriving black market in the alien products... -
![The Short Victorious War by David Weber]()
The Short Victorious War by David Weber
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe proles are revolting.The families who rule the People's Republic of Haven are in trouble. The treasury's empty, the Proles are restless, and civil war is imminent.But the ruling class knows what they need to keep in power; another short, victorious war to unite the people and fill the treasury once more... -
![The Honor of the Queen by David Weber]()
The Honor of the Queen by David Weber
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt's hard to give peace a chance when the other side regards war as a prelude to conquest. That's why Manticore needs allies against Haven, and planet Grayson is placed to make a good ally. But the Foreign Office overlooked a cultural difference when they sent Honor Harrington to carry the flag... -
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Aliens by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHaving survived one encounter with an alien, Ripley is persuaded to return to the planet where her crew found the alien ship. A colony has been established there, but suddenly all contact with the settlers has been lost. Accompanied by marines, Ripley is going to find out why... -
![Fated to Fall by Stephanie West]()
Fated to Fall by Stephanie West
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBlaidd went slightly insane witnessing the small human being abused by her mate. He didn’t care that he was on a foreign planet, as he swiftly ended the vile male. All that mattered was soothing the heart rending pain that radiated from the trembling female. But despite Blaidd’s best intentions, nothing he did for Vivian went right... -
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![The Cyborg Next Door: In the Stars by Bianca D'Arc]()
The Cyborg Next Door: In the Stars by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs he really just a heartless machine? When aliens attack, she’ll discover the cyborg secret… Chiron is a cyborg - a man who has been turned into a machine after tragedy. Common wisdom says he’s just a robot now, with no feelings and no memory of his past life, but his next-door neighbor, Roxy, is starting to suspect that’s not exactly true... -
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Freddy Anderson's Home by John Ricks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's a hard life when you're a super genius capable of many things, including using your mind in ways that others only dream of. Freddy Anderson used that ability working to save the world from a world ending disaster. However, the human race is now at war. Aliens have attacked and captured many of our top people including Freddy Anderson and are headed back to their home world... -
![The Prehistoric Planet by Ray O'Ryan]()
The Prehistoric Planet by Ray O'Ryan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGalaxy Zack blasts back to the past in this outer space chapter book adventure!A baby pterosaur can’t find his way home, so it’s up to the Nebulon Navigators to return him to the Prehistoric Planet. And when Zack’s dad is invited on the journey, Zack finds a way to go along too! But as they blast off on the super shuttle, they hear a strange noise... -
![Ambushed with Her Alien Mate by Ava York]()
Ambushed with Her Alien Mate by Ava York
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI've devoted my life to healing. So why does this alien warrior's touch make my pulse race?General Trokol is a huge, scarred D'tali warrior. Every time he comes into my makeshift infirmary, my thoughts scatter and my body betrays me.Now a mission has gone terribly wrong and we're on the run for our lives -- and any resistance I ever dreamed I had is dangerously weakened... -
![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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Frrar by Layla Nash, Juno Wells
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's lost in the past.She's lost in the mission.When they're lost in space, will love find them?Maisy Cunningham was the youngest doctor to graduate from the Fleet Academy, but that doesn't stop the rest of the crew from treating her like a helpless little sister...
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