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The Ender Quartet Box Set (The Ender Quintet, #1-4) by Orson Scott Card
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis boxed set contains Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind. Ender's Game Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers... -
![Nightfall and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov]()
Nightfall and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA collection of early Asimov short stories, showcasing the development of the author's oeuvre. The title comes from Asimov's breakthrough short story.CONTENTS:Nightfall - Astounding, Sept 1941Green Patches - Galaxy, Nov 1950Hostess - Galaxy, May 1951Breeds There a Man . . -
![Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang]()
Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Story of Your Life" is a science fiction novella by American writer Ted Chiang, first published in Starlight 2 in 1998, and in 2002 in Chiang's collection of short stories, Stories of Your Life and Others. Its major themes are language and determinism... -
![His Human Socialite by Michele Mills]()
His Human Socialite by Michele Mills
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve been set up on a blind date with a Hyrrokin named Idun Grindstone?Noooo. This will never work!How can a human who is set to gain a significant inheritance have anything in common with a foul-mouthed, satanic-looking security specialist? Smoke regularly wafts out of this guy’s nostrils and his shiny barbed tail juts out in the air behind him as he prowls across the military hanger... -
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![Oblivion II by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Leonardo Taiuti]()
Oblivion II by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Leonardo Taiuti
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsContinua il racconto dal punto di vista di Daemon, l'alieno sexy e irriverente adorato da tutte le lettrici.Era inevitabile, Daemon si sta davvero innamorando di Katy e mai, come in questa occasione, lo ammette in modo così intimo e sincero. La ritrosia di Katy non dura a lungo, Daemon sa essere molto convincente ed è la prima volta che è travolto da un sentimento così piacevole e devastante... -
![Grounding Gracus by Mikayla Lane]()
Grounding Gracus by Mikayla Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***WARNING!!! This book is a Part 1 and contains a heavy cliffhanger that will not be resolved until Part 2, True Traitor is released at the end of July 2015!*** Gracus Adrastor, First Commander of the ship Adaria, had been circling the planet Earth for more than two years now... -
![Aeson: Blue by Vera Nazarian]()
Aeson: Blue by Vera Nazarian
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAeson's secrets revealed at last!Before Gwen won Aeson's heart…Before they joined forces to protect two planets and humanity itself…Aeson faced death on his own.And lost.Young Imperial Crown Prince Aeson Kassiopei. Intelligent, well-educated, perfectly isolated in his lofty rank, responsibilities, and privilege of the divine Imperial Dynasty... -
![Saving Koda by Mikayla Lane]()
Saving Koda by Mikayla Lane
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe gift was Emily Smith’s curse, and she’d have killed herself long ago if her mother hadn’t died giving birth to her autistic sister. The baby needed her, and that was enough to keep Emily in the world. She’d never known peace in her life; the curse kept them isolated and on the move as they sought to flee the spirits of the dead... -
![Her Unsuitable Suitor by Charity Wells]()
Her Unsuitable Suitor by Charity Wells
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer Unsuitable SuitorScarred from years in an arena and banned from taking a mate of his own, Reynar has resigned himself to a lonely life guarding a pompous young ambassador... -
![Compulsory by Martha Wells]()
Compulsory by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsMurderbot—the sardonic, almost-homicidal, media-loving android created by Martha Wells—has proven to be one of the most popular characters in 21 st century science fiction. Everything that makes this protagonist (it would be wrong to call Murderbot a hero) beloved of fans is on display in Compulsory... -
![Alpha Class by T.S. Paul, Michael Anderle]()
Alpha Class by T.S. Paul, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBuilding a New Empire is supposed to be dangerous, but training the next generation of leaders?That's not supposed to be dangerous, right?Follow us as we have the people in the Etheric Empire setting up a special academy to train the first set of teen's on a leadership track... -
![Dark Cover by Jeffrey Burger]()
Dark Cover by Jeffrey Burger
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space." ~Carl Sagan Secret, alien operatives have spent decades infiltrating humanity; government, military and key positions in the populous to prepare the world's population for control and mass slavery... -
![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... -
![Zenith by Jenetta Penner]()
Zenith by Jenetta Penner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe gripping conclusion of the Starfire Wars... -
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![Starfree Port by Randolph Lalonde]()
Starfree Port by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third book in the First Light Chronicles Series. The crew of the First Light enjoy the first safe harbor since they departed Freeground. While repairs are under way some of the crew get a chance to know each other better, including Captain Jonas Valent and Commander Ayan Rice... -
![Drago by Mikayla Lane]()
Drago by Mikayla Lane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDevon Sinclair loved her life. As one of the biggest parasites in DC, she spent every day bribing officials and ruining the American dream for the working class as she lobbied politicians on behalf of her clients. At the top of her game, she was highly sought after by every dirt bag corporation and scum with their own agenda to ruin America for financial gain and power... -
![Nanny for the Alien General by Athena Storm, Tara Starr]()
Nanny for the Alien General by Athena Storm, Tara Starr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a wounded king shows up at my door, I must help him and his children. In gratitude, they ask me to come to their palace with them. I should say no. His people have oppressed mine for centuries. It should be easy, to refuse but it's not.As if my fate won't let us part.The children have grown on me. I want to be with them... -
![Virgo's Prize by Ella Blake]()
Virgo's Prize by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fate of my species rests with one lone female...Lila: I'm working in a deep-space way station to pay for my sister’s tuition, when the station is attacked. I escape thanks to a blue-haired Heveian prince who says my blood can cure his people of the disease ravaging them. He's terrifying, but with more frightening aliens intent on killing me... I take my chance on the Heveian... -
![Nanny for the Alien Warrior by Athena Storm, Tara Starr]()
Nanny for the Alien Warrior by Athena Storm, Tara Starr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve tried my hardest to take care of the kids. I will not let Ryker take them away!My brother died in a protest when Kiphian soldiers shot at the human crowd.He left me his kids and now years later, Ryker wants to take them to live in his palace.See, his sister is their mother. But she died too.He tracked us down to the slum that I live in and offered them a good home with food and education... -
![Maid for the Alien King by Athena Storm, Tara Starr]()
Maid for the Alien King by Athena Storm, Tara Starr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe rescued me. And brought me into a whole new world of danger.Talan rescued me from the mountains on one of his hunts.Right off the bat I could tell that I was attracted to this alien warrior. His muscles rippled when he lifted me in the air.Feeling his torso only inflamed my desire.His legs were powerful. His scent was strong... -
![Storgin: Warlord Brides by Ava York, Starr Huntress]()
Storgin: Warlord Brides by Ava York, Starr Huntress
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI've found her. Touched her silken skin. And then she ran from me.I will do anything to find her.My mate.Storgin is the fourth book of the Warriors of the Golden Meridian, a stand alone series in the Warlord Brides universe... -
![Stargate Atlantis: Inheritors by Jo Graham, Melissa Scott]()
Stargate Atlantis: Inheritors by Jo Graham, Melissa Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnd gameThe battle lines are drawn. Queen Death is mustering her fleet. But who will stand against her?As conflicts and betrayal threaten to shatter Atlantis’s fragile alliances with Guide’s Wraith and the Genii, humanity’s only hope of survival rests on the fate of an Ancient device — a weapon too terrible to use but too powerful to cast aside... -
![Barbarian Alien Part 1: Divided by Ruby Dixon]()
Barbarian Alien Part 1: Divided by Ruby Dixon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwelve humans are left stranded on a wintry alien planet. I’m one of them. Yay, me. In order to survive, we have to take on a symbiont that wants to rewire our bodies to live in this brutal place. I like to call it a cootie. And my cootie’s a jerk, because it also thinks I’m the mate to the biggest, surliest alien of the group. BARBARIAN ALIEN is a sequel to ICE PLANET BARBARIANS... -
![The Quotable Doctor Who: Wise Words from Across Space and Time by Cavan Scott, Mark Wright]()
The Quotable Doctor Who: Wise Words from Across Space and Time by Cavan Scott, Mark Wright
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first-ever collection of the most intelligent, strangest, mysterious, and wonderful quotes from all fifty years of the BBC America hit television series Doctor Who.Over the years, Doctor Who has become one of the most popular science fiction series to date, with an ever growing and extremely dedicated fan base... -
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![FANG: A MAXIMUM RIDE NOVEL - Free preview: Book One by James Patterson]()
FANG: A MAXIMUM RIDE NOVEL - Free preview: Book One by James Patterson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFANG: A MAXIMUM RIDE NOVEL - Free preview: Book One <br>FANG WILL BE THE FIRST TO DIE. <br>For years, Max has been desperately on the run from evil forces trying to prevent her from her destiny to save the world –– but nothing has ever rocked her world like this horrifying prophetic message . Fang is Max’s best friend, her soul mate, her partner in leading the flock of winged children... -
![Mail-Order Brides of Crakair: Scifi Alien Romance Box Set: A Complete, 6 Book Series Plus 2 Bonus Novellas by Ava Ross]()
Mail-Order Brides of Crakair: Scifi Alien Romance Box Set: A Complete, 6 Book Series Plus 2 Bonus Novellas by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThey're scaly and green, seven-feet-tall, much too cocky, and they're seeking Earthling brides.The Complete Mail-Order Brides of Crakair Series includes:VorkBrykJorgKralWulfLyelAxilGajePLUS SIX bonus epilogues never before released!Over 14 million page reads in this bestselling series... -
![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... -
![Throne Taker by Heather Long, Rebecca Royce]()
Throne Taker by Heather Long, Rebecca Royce
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything in Khloe with a K's life changed when she crashed into the side of a food truck. Now with Earth in the rearview mirror, her future lies with Briggs, Goran, Reese, and Dalton... -
![Maid for the Alien General by Athena Storm, Tara Starr]()
Maid for the Alien General by Athena Storm, Tara Starr
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve met two of my greatest opponents in my career as a spy.Their names are...Fart and Booger.That’s what these two little hellions introduce themselves as. But if I’m going to get close to the High Lord in order to steal the trade secrets that my employer paid me for, I’m going to need to give these kids some structure and discipline. Other warriors have tried... -
![Firstborn / Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson]()
Firstborn / Defending Elysium by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIncluded in the Humble Book Bundle: Brandon Sanderson bundle.Firstborn“I, Dennison Crestmar—brother of the great Varion Crestmar, cousin to kings and commander of fleets—am an idiot. Just like all of you have heard.”Dennison has tried to follow in his perfect brother’s footsteps in the service of the Imperial Fleet, but has been met only with failure after failure... -
![Secret Squirrels by Jerry Boyd]()
Secret Squirrels by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Squirrels want Bob and the Gene out of their sky. Bob just wants to get along, maybe do a little business. How can he convince them he means no harm? Does he have to show them that they don’t want him for an enemy, just to get their attention? Find out in Secret Squirrels... -
![Genesis of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks, David Mann]()
Genesis of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks, David Mann
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe place: SkaroTime: The Birth of the DaleksAfter a thousand years of futile war against the Thals, DAVROS has perfected the physical form that will carry his race into eternity – the dreaded DALEK. Without feeling, conscience or pity, the Dalek is programmed to EXTERMINATE... -
![Robots Have No Tails by Henry Kuttner, F. Paul Wilson]()
Robots Have No Tails by Henry Kuttner, F. Paul Wilson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHounded by creditors and heckled by an uncooperative robot, binge-drinking inventor Galloway Gallegher must solve the mystery of his own machines before his dodgy financing and reckless lifestyle catch up with him! This complete collection of Kuttner's five classic "Gallegher" stories presents the author at the height of his imaginative genius... -
![Feral Machines by Ginn Hale]()
Feral Machines by Ginn Hale
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the interstellar wildlife sanctuary Casaverde is quarantined due to an mysterious outbreak of malaria, Andrew Salazar must turn to military surplus synthetic life-forms to help him in his work as warden.But Andrew soon discovers that the synthetics are far more complex creatures than he first imagined and that something more deadly than an old-world disease is stalking Casaverde... -
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![Isle of the Dead / Eye of Cat by Roger Zelazny]()
Isle of the Dead / Eye of Cat by Roger Zelazny
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIsle of the Dead Centuries in the future, Francis Sandow is the only man alive who was born as long ago as the 20th century. His body is kept young and in perfect health by advanced scientific methods; he has amassed such a fortune that he can own entire planets; and he has become a god... -
![Rogue Bolo by Keith Laumer]()
Rogue Bolo by Keith Laumer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe saga of the first completely automated bolos --- and perhaps the beginning of the end for the human race... -
![Sternenschimmer by Kim Winter]()
Sternenschimmer by Kim Winter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOb die Sterne wussten, dass diese Nacht Mias Leben verändern würde? Sie erleuchteten den ganzen Himmel, als Iason mit den anderen Flüchtlingen auf der Erde landete. Jetzt steht er vor ihr. Eine dunkle Stille geht von ihm aus, doch seine graublauen Augen scheinen ins Innerste von Mia zu blicken. Augen mit der Anziehungskraft eines schwarzen Lochs. Augen, in die sie hineinfällt... -
![Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 132 (Clarkesworld Magazine #132) by Neil Clarke, A. Brym]()
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 132 (Clarkesworld Magazine #132) by Neil Clarke, A. Brym
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFICTION"Antarctic Birds" by A. Brym"Little /^^^\&-" by Eric Schwitzgebel"The Secret Life of Bots" by Suzanne Palmer"Pan-Humanism: Hope and Pragmatics" by Jess Barber and Sara Saab"Möbius Continuum" by Gu Shi, translated by S. Qiouyi Lu"Bonding with Morry" by Tom Purdom"Warmth" by Geoff RymanNON-FICTION"Artificial Wombs and Control of Reproductive Technology" by Stephanie M... -
![I Am Crying All Inside and Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak Volume One by Clifford D. Simak]()
I Am Crying All Inside and Other Stories: The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak Volume One by Clifford D. Simak
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTen stories of mystery and imagination in a world that cannot be—including the never-before-published “I Had No Head and My Eyes Were Floating Way Up in the Air,” originally written for Harlan Ellison’s The Last Dangerous Visions ™ People work. Folk play. That is the way it has been in this country as long as Sam can remember. He is happy, and he understands that this is the way it should be... -
![File N°2491 by Sylvain Neuvel]()
File N°2491 by Sylvain Neuvel
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author's website:MAJOR SPOILER ALERT! DO NOT READ BEFORE FINISHING THE... -
![The Tale of The Wicked by John Scalzi]()
The Tale of The Wicked by John Scalzi
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCaptain Michael Obwije of the Confederation Armed Forces has been hunting a Tarin battle cruiser in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse. But when he orders his own ship in for the killing blow, the hot pursuit turns into a potentially more dangerous situation. One with implications for the entire Confederation... -
![Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace: The Visual Dictionary by David West Reynolds]()
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace: The Visual Dictionary by David West Reynolds
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmazing annotated photography gives an unrivaled insight into the characters, costumes,droids and gadgetry of Star Wars: I... -
![Humans Wanted by Vivian Caethe, Jody Lynn Nye]()
Humans Wanted by Vivian Caethe, Jody Lynn Nye
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHumans are tough. Humans can last days without food. Humans will walk for days on broken bones to get to safety. Humans will literally cut off bits of themselves if trapped by a disaster. You would be amazed what humans will do to survive. Or to ensure the survival of others they feel responsible for. If you're hurt, if you're trapped, if you need someone to fetch help? You really want a human... -
![Quest to Riverworld by Philip José Farmer]()
Quest to Riverworld by Philip José Farmer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBy the banks of a ten-million-mile river, everyone who has ever died enjoys a new life, in a collection of science fiction stories--by Harry Turtledove, George Alec Essinger, and Philip Jose+a7 Farmer, among others... -
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![Medea: Harlan's World by Harlan Ellison]()
Medea: Harlan's World by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProceedings of one session of a seminar on science fiction writing held Apr. 15, 1975, in conjunction with the Dept. of Humanities and Communications, the Dept. of the Arts, UCLA Extension, and the stories written as a follow-up.Cosmic hod-carriers, by Harlan Ellison. --The specs. --The concept seminars. --The extrapolations, the questions. --Second thoughts. --Farside stations. --Flare time... -
![Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons by Terrance Dicks]()
Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons by Terrance Dicks
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe evil Master leered at the Doctor, and triumphantly pointed out of the cabin window. The many-tentacled Nestene monster — spearhead of the second Auton invasion of Earth — crouched beside the radio tower!Part crab, part spider, part octopus, its single huge eye blazed with alien intelligence and deadly hatred.. -
![Rolie Polie Olie by William Joyce]()
Rolie Polie Olie by William Joyce
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRolie Polie Olie lives way up high in the Rolie Polie sky with his mom, his pop, his sister, Zowie, and his dog, Spot. Follow Olie as he spends his day having fun under the Rolie Polie sun... -
![We Open on Venus by Christopher Stasheff]()
We Open on Venus by Christopher Stasheff
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYoung Ramou and mentor Horace both narrate first stop of the Star Company actors on New Venus, run by Amalgamated Petroleum monopoly, who charge high for water and air. Smoking is a capital crime. Before landing, alcoholic Ogden 80s, has heart attack, forbidden to imbibe. The school gym overflows, the audience roars, and more catches fire than arts appreciation... -
![Through A Glass Clearly by Isaac Asimov]()
Through A Glass Clearly by Isaac Asimov
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's Such A Beautiful Day: Nature had been forgotten in this electronic world of the future. Until one day, quite by accident, a young boy strayed outdoors and discovered what was there.Breeds There A Man?: THe physicist had arrived at a theory - very interesting, but highly improbable, but something not quite human seemd to be causing a bit of trouble.. -
![Heavy Planet: The Classic Mesklin Stories by Hal Clement]()
Heavy Planet: The Classic Mesklin Stories by Hal Clement
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDiscover MESKLIN - Gravity: 3g at the equator, 700g at the poles!Hal Clement is a Grand Master of SF, and the one most associated with the subgenre of hard SF. From his classic stories in Astounding in the 1940s through his novels of the 1950s and on to the recent Half Life, he has made a lasting impression on SF readers, and on writers, too...
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