Books like 'Flash Gordon: On the Planet Mongo: Sundays 1934-37'
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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... -
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Home Again by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBringing Amelia home should be a cause for celebration, right? This is BSR we’re talking about. Our shepherd is aboard, and stirring things up. Come see Bob try and make peace, and get a little time in the shade... -
![প্রোফেসর শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray]()
প্রোফেসর শঙ্কু by Satyajit Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsপ্রফেসর শঙ্কু সিরিজের প্রথম এই বইটি নয়টি গল্প রয়েছে- ১. ব্যোমযাত্রীর ডায়রি (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় সন্দেশ পত্রিকার ১৯৬১ সনের সেপ্টেম্বর-নভেম্বর সংখ্যায়)২. প্রফেসর শঙ্কু ও হাড় (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় সন্দেশ পত্রিকার ১৯৬৪ সনের জানুয়ারি সংখ্যায়)৩. প্রফেসর শঙ্কু ও ম্যাকাও (প্রথম প্রকাশিত হয় সন্দেশ পত্রিকার ১৯৬৪ সনের শারদীয় সংখ্যায়)৪... -
![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... -
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![Lost in Transit by Jerry Boyd]()
Lost in Transit by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCan Bob handle his biggest challenge yet, a couple days off? Will John ever find true love? What's aboard the colony ship Bob and Nikki found? The answers to these and other burning questions can be found in 'Lost in... -
![Not Till We Are Lost by Dennis E. Taylor, Ray Porter]()
Not Till We Are Lost by Dennis E. Taylor, Ray Porter
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe number one best-selling series that Audible listeners call “wonderfully entertaining”, “packed with humor, geek references and thought-provoking storylines”, and performed by “a true master story teller and actor” returns as the Bobs face their deadliest challenge yet... -
![Saucer Holler by Jerry Boyd]()
Saucer Holler by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe crew come back to Earth to have some babies and catch up on some well-deserved R-and-R. Babies attract mother-in-laws, though, and Bob has one for the books. Meeting his stepson evens things out. All too soon, an old friend needs help, along with her new friend from out of town, sending the crew off to the stars... -
![Shaved Ape Key by Jerry Boyd]()
Shaved Ape Key by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhat do you do when you can’t give away a space carrier? Learn to be the best captain you can. If one of your most loyal bots has unfinished business, you have to send him out to finish it up, don’t you? Come along as Bob faces his new responsibilities as captain of the B. S. Gene Cernan. And don’t forget to sing along...“There’s room for you, and there’s room for me... -
![Let's Make a Deal by Jerry Boyd]()
Let's Make a Deal by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBob finally gets his wish, a chance to make peace with the Squirrels. His friend Natti is appointed Ambassador, and things look bright. Too bad all the Squirrels don’t want peace with Bob... -
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Starfoot by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAre Jim and Molly okay? John’s old friend Steve needs help. Can the crew take care of his problem? Can he help with some of their problems? Bob gets caught, loading a saucer. Will it mean big trouble, or a new crew member? Max finds marooned saucers on the Moon... -
![Monkey Business by Jerry Boyd]()
Monkey Business by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBob was looking forward to settling in and peddling walnuts for a few days. Then a slip of the tongue sent him racing to save the old Commonwealth Navy fleet. Just when things were looking like he could head home to Nikki, and a couple days off, he’s called out on a rescue. Join the fun, as Bob takes the long way home... -
![Take Me Home by Jerry Boyd]()
Take Me Home by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe time has come for Bob and the fleet to head back to Earth, and see if they can get along with the people there. The band puts on a concert to celebrate... -
![Renegades by Craig Alanson]()
Renegades by Craig Alanson
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe battle-scarred star carrier Flying Dutchman is finally on her way back to Earth, after an exceptionally successful series of missions that have once again Saved The World. The ship needs a serious refit, and her exhausted crew just wants a break from constant clandestine warfare against a vicious and superior enemy. Wishes come true, right? Not for the Merry Band of Pirates... -
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Wreckers by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe fleet needs to check into a beacon they found, but Bob thinks it might be more than it seems. Either way, it’s a hazard to navigation that needs to be seen to. Ride with the BSR fleet, as they find new friends, and old heroes... -
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![Black Ops by Craig Alanson]()
Black Ops by Craig Alanson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe elite crew of the pirate ship UNS Flying Dutchman had a simple mission: determining whether the Thuranin are sending another starship to Earth. Along the way, they became sidetracked by securing a future for the UNEF troops on the planet Paradise. When asked whether Earth was now safe, their ancient alien AI responded 'Not so much'... now they have to deal with the consequences... -
![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... -
![Home is Where the Heat is by Jerry Boyd]()
Home is Where the Heat is by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBob and friends come back to Earth for a little well-deserved R and R. Take a few nice walks in the woods, play a little paintball. Too bad it can’t be that easy. Too many people want Commonwealth tech, for them to ever have any peace... -
![Whammo Ranch by Jerry Boyd]()
Whammo Ranch by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA saucer comes in damaged, with sick people aboard. A deadly plague threatens Earth. Can Bob and his crew save the day? Will Bob's good nature cost him his life? Julie's boss wants to retire. Can she handle running the restaurant? Can Bob find her the help she needs? Dee has come down with a terrible case of pedestrianism... -
![Admiral Bob by Jerry Boyd]()
Admiral Bob by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSally and the rest of the captains finally get Bob to take that promotion he’s been avoiding. That leaves him with a question, just what is an Admiral supposed to do? Soon enough, the folks back on Earth cause bigger problems. Sit back and enjoy the ride, with Admiral Bob and the rest of the crew... -
![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... -
![Hoopee Do by Jerry Boyd]()
Hoopee Do by Jerry Boyd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingst turns out that strange saucers have strange people flying them. The new fella’s attitude makes things hard, and the crew has their work cut out for them, to get along with him. Finding a nice, clean planet makes it all worthwhile. Come see how the folks at Bob’s Saucer Repair fix this one up... -
![Mavericks by Craig Alanson]()
Mavericks by Craig Alanson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe remnants of the Expeditionary Force stranded on the alien-controlled planet 'Paradise' get a chance to prove themselves, in a simple off-world training mission with a ship full of teenage alien cadets. When the mission goes horribly wrong and the survival of everyone on Paradise is at risk, the Merry Band of Pirates may have to come to the rescue. Unless they get killed first.. -
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Rebels by David Liss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA science fiction superfan is heading back to space on a new mission to save Earth in this hilarious follow-up to the “exhilarating” (Booklist, starred review) Randoms...Categorized as:
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![A Green Christmas! by Ray O'Ryan, Colin Jack]()
A Green Christmas! by Ray O'Ryan, Colin Jack
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLet it snow! Christmas is just a couple days away, and Zack can't wait to go back to Earth and have a white Christmas in Vermont. But with a cosmic storm in the forecast, the Nelsons have to cancel their travel plans and spend Christmas on their new home planet. Zack is really upset ... until the storm hits and green flakes start falling from the sky. Could they be .. -
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![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... -
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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... -
![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... -
![The Face by Jack Vance]()
The Face by Jack Vance
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKirth Gersen tracks Lens Larque across several worlds, most notably Aloysius, the desert world Dar Sai and the more temperate Methel. He eventually learns that Larque is a Darsh, born Husse Bugold. He had been deprived of an earlobe and made a rachepol or outcast from his clan for a crime considered "repulsive but not superlatively heinous... -
![Fuzzies and Other People by H. Beam Piper]()
Fuzzies and Other People by H. Beam Piper
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe friendship between human Jack Holloway and the small, golden-furred creatures of the planet Zarathustra has a profound impact on both Holloway and the Fuzzies... -
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Aliens Abroad by Gini Koch
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith the human population growing and alien refugees pouring in from around the galaxy, Earth is becoming too overcrowded to sustain itself--and the solar system is filling up with the alien overflow. Advanced technology from the Alpha Centauri and Vatusan systems offers one possible solution. It's time to explore new planets and see if any uninhabited ones can be claimed... -
![The Book of Dreams by Jack Vance]()
The Book of Dreams by Jack Vance
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHoward Alan Treesong gave a banquet to ten friends. All died in agony, save himself.Howard Alan Treesong went to his old school reunion to teach his former classmates the meaning of terror.Howard Alan Treesong was the most elusive of the five Demon Princes upon whom Kirth Gersen had sworn vengeance. A galaxy-wide guessing game proved his undoing... -
![The Legend of ZERO: The Many Misadventures of Flea, Agent of Chaos by Sara King, Lance MacCarty]()
The Legend of ZERO: The Many Misadventures of Flea, Agent of Chaos by Sara King, Lance MacCarty
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou asked for it, so here it is: an ILLUSTRATED Legend of ZERO story! BLURB: A rogue Trith is out to start a war, and only one bug can bring him down. In this Legend of ZERO novella, Joe Dobbs' eccentric, ceiling-lurking groundmate Flea teams up with Forgotten to stop a Trith from killing his friends. The task, however, is harder than it sounds--often because of Flea's own dubious choices... -
![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... -
![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... -
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![The Dirdir by Jack Vance, H.R. Van Dongen]()
The Dirdir by Jack Vance, H.R. Van Dongen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGetting back to Earth from the planet Tschai involved only stealing a spaceship or having one built to order — for Tschai was the abode of several intelligent star-born races and, as such, had spaceyards. But Adam Reith's problem was not so simple... -
![Alien vs. Predator: Armageddon by Tim Lebbon]()
Alien vs. Predator: Armageddon by Tim Lebbon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Rage launch the ultimate assault on the Human Sphere. Their greatest weapons are the most fearsome creatures in the galaxy—the Xenomorphs. Having fled centuries before, the Rage return to take revenge and claim the planet for their own. Now, through a deal struck with the unlikeliest of allies, the human race may rely on the Predators to ensure mankind’s ultimate freedom... -
![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... -
![Quest for the Well of Souls by Jack L. Chalker]()
Quest for the Well of Souls by Jack L. Chalker
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWelcome to the Well World: a construct of an ancient defunct race known as the Markovians. The Well World acts both as the controller of and the gateway to 1560 worlds created by the Markovians at the end of their time.Exiles at the Well of Souls left Mavra Chang captured by the Olborn and partially converted into a beast of burden... -
![The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension by Earl Mac Rauch]()
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension by Earl Mac Rauch
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I speak Spanish to God, French to women, English to men, and Japanese to my horse." -- Buckaroo Banzai Buckaroo Banzai. A strange, elusive figure, his name whispered in barrooms and boardrooms, his advice sought by pashas and presidents, his exploits recounted in movies, novels, and comic books that seem somehow more real than life itself. Buckaroo Banzai... -
![Maske: Thaery by Jack Vance]()
Maske: Thaery by Jack Vance
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere is a Hole at the eastern fringe of the known universe. Deep within it hangs a lost star, Mora, with twin planets, Maske and Skay. On wild Maske there is a rocky peninsula inhabited by a clan of warlike dreamers, the Droads. The eldest son, Trewe, is by birthright Droad of Droad. The second son has no choice but to turn his face toward adventure. His name is Jubal Droad.. -
![A Time-Traveller's Best Friend by W.R. Gingell]()
A Time-Traveller's Best Friend by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet Marx. Meet Kez. Marx is a small, angry man with a time machine and a chip on his shoulder. Kez is a homicidal little girl with a price on her head and a penchant for kicking people where it hurts the most. When Marx crash-lands on Second World, he has no idea that he has plunged headfirst into the middle of an assassination plot- or a one day war that’s about to make his day a very bad one... -
![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... -
![Mirror For Observers by Edgar Pangborn]()
Mirror For Observers by Edgar Pangborn
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWonderful... - New York Times...animated by a style of writing and a maturity of outlook almost as rare in the whole field of contemporary literature as in the tiny world of science fiction... -
![Tales Of Riverworld by Philip José Farmer]()
Tales Of Riverworld by Philip José Farmer
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a collection of new Riverworld stories, all the world's dead awaken in Riverworld and play out the grand saga of human history by a new set of rules along the banks of the ten-million-mile river.Contents:ix · Foreword · Philip José Farmer · fw 1 · Crossing the Dark River [Part 1 of 2] · Philip José Farmer · n... -
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![The Hounds of Skaith by Leigh Brackett, F. Paul Wilson]()
The Hounds of Skaith by Leigh Brackett, F. Paul Wilson
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEric John Stark rides again! Leigh Brackett's unforgettable science-fantasy hero of The Secret of Sinharat and The Ginger Star cuts a red swath across the brutal planet Skaith Having killed the king-dog Flay in his quest to save an old friend and mentor, Stark now wanders the Worldheart in the company of nine ferocious canines that respond to his every command... -
![Earthman's Burden by Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson]()
Earthman's Burden by Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson
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![City of the Chasch by Jack Vance]()
City of the Chasch by Jack Vance
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSomeone sent distress signals to outer space from the planet Tschai. It was Adam Reith's misfortune to be sent from Earth to investigate. Because when his ship came close to Tschai, it was torpedoed... and Adam escaped to the surface with his life and nothing else.Tschai was a vast planet and previously unexplored... -
![The Reavers Of Skaith by Leigh Brackett]()
The Reavers Of Skaith by Leigh Brackett
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPoised to at last escape the treacherous planet of Skaith, the swordsman Eric John Stark falls victim to a grim betrayal that turns old allies into dogged enemies. Chased through dangerous jungles and across predator-infested seas, the fugitive warrior dodges death at every turn in Leigh Brackett's final science-fiction masterpiece... -
![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... -
![To the Stars by Thomas C. Stone]()
To the Stars by Thomas C. Stone
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTO THE STARS is the first book in a trilogy concerning an intrepid group of space explorers in 2107. Harry Irons dreams of escaping an over-crowded Earth by working for one of the giant corporations. He gets his wish and soon enough he finds himself struggling to survive on an alien world...
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