Books like 'Doctor Who: Galaxy Four'
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The Rings of Hesaurun by Peter Harrett
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFleeing an alien menace of galactic proportions, a starship named The Dreamer crash-lands on Earth in the year 2436 BCE. Responding to the crash, the primitive earthlings discover the ship's commander Valerie Dunne is a 5,000-year-old woman from the future, forced to escape her nemesis, the Boecki, by hiding in the past... -
The Time Hunters and the Lost City by Carl Ashmore
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings‘The Time Hunters and the Lost City’ is the fifth book in the bestselling Time Hunters Saga. On a school trip to London, Becky Mellor witnesses the sheer ambition and brutality of Emerson Drake first hand when she is involved in the greatest terror attack in world history...Categorized as:
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Alice: The Girl From Earth by Kir Bulychev
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA translation of Девочка с Земли into English... -
Niir by Ella Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe job seemed simple: Rescue fourteen abducted females and return them to their settlement.Communications officer Niir Gosk is the picture of diplomacy and skillful negotiation, but few know the brutal mercenary's life he once led. He constantly fights to keep his deadly primal form--lurking in the soul of all Virilians--from permanently transforming him into a monster... -
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Joseph Bridgeman and the Silver Hunter by Nick Jones
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoseph Bridgeman is back and dreaming of a quiet life. All he wants is to re-kindle his relationship with Alexia Finch, get to know his estranged family and catch up on the last twenty years.Sounds simple enough.But when a mysterious time-traveller arrives in his shop, Joe learns his first trip was only the beginning, and this time the stabilisers are coming off... -
Quantum Time by Douglas Phillips, Graham Halstead
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEveryone knew time travel was impossible. Then reality intruded. A dying man stumbles into a police station and collapses. In his fist is a mysterious coin with strange markings. He tells the police he’s from the future, and when they uncover the coin’s hidden message they’re inclined to believe him... -
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... -
Monsters in Space! by Ray O'Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZack learns that appearances aren’t everything when he has an up-close-and-personal monster encounter in this chapter book adventure.Zack is shocked when he goes to school one day and finds a monster in his seat! Who/what is this creature? At first Zack is scared, but he soon finds that this monster, Al, is kind and friendly... -
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 .. -
Back to the Future by Kim Smith
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGreat Scott!! The latest in Quirk's series of Pop Classic Picture Books (following HOME ALONE, THE X-FILES, and E.T... -
The Oceans Between Stars by Kevin Emerson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt is Earth year 2223, but the Earth, along with the entire solar system, is gone... -
Back to the Future, Part 2 by Craig Shaw Gardner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThere was a time when Marty McFly was never in time for classes and never in time for dinner. Then one day, he wasn't in his time at all. Thanks to Doc Brown and his impossibly fast DeLorean, Marty returned to the past, changed his future (or present, depending on how you look at it), and then he.. -
Stranded by Douglas E. Richards
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of WIRED, its sequel, AMPED, and the adult science fiction/technothriller, THE CURE.Ages 9 to adult A fantastic alien city buried deep underground. What wonders - and what dangers - is it hiding? Ryan and Regan Resnick are the two youngest members of the Prometheus Project, a top secret team exploring a vast, abandoned alien city...Categorized as:
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The Callahan Touch by Spider Robinson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOpening Night at Mary's Place is the hottest ticket in the galaxy - a brand-new bar with some old familiar faces. Jake's back, along with Doc, Fast Eddie, and the rest of the Callahan's gang. And just when things couldn't get crazier, guess who shows up in the Mick of Time to make sure they do.. -
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The Terminator by Randall Frakes, James Cameron
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA novel by Randall Frakes & Bill Wisher; based on a screenplay by James Cameron with Gale Anne Hurd.More deadly than any man alive.The time is now... but he comes from the Year of Darkness, 2029. He was created to reshape the future by destroying the present. He feels no pity, no pain, no fear. He feels nothing. He is an unstoppable killing machine programmed for murder. He is.. -
Callahan's Legacy by Spider Robinson
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsVintage Spider Robinson, this is a heart-tugging, foot-stomping work of science fiction by the reigning master of seriocomic SF. Set "somewhere in Suffolk County", New York, there is a bar that is the haunt of time travelers, aliens, robots, and other extremely different kinds of people. And by the time the night is over, the bar's population will be increased by one. Targeted media... -
The Star Wars Storybook by Geraldine Richelson, George Lucas
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe intergalactic adventures of Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance as they battle the evil Imperial forces which have overthrown the Old Republic... -
Doctor Who: The Also People by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings'Just how technologically advanced are they?' The Doctor frowned. 'Let me put it this way: they have a non-aggression pact with the Time Lords.'The Doctor has taken his companions to paradise, or at least the closest thing he can find. A sun enclosed by an artificial sphere where there is no want, poverty or violence... -
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... -
Doctor Who: Father Time by Lance Parkin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Doctor is living alone in a farmhouse, with his books, experiments and cats for company. He still doesn't know who he is, but the blue Police Box outside looks vaguely familiar.Giving private tuition to a dazzlingly gifted ten-year-old named Miranda, the Doctor learns that she and her family have fled the planet Klade... -
The Time Machine by Chris Sasaki, H.G. Wells
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIllus. in black-and-white. When a turn-of-the-century scientist travels into the distant future in his time machine, he expects to find progress and superior people. But instead he discovers a world in decay. Reading level: 2.4... -
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures: 10th Doctor Audio Originals by Peter Anghelides, Catherine Tate
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDavid Tennant, Catherine Tate and Michelle Ryan read this exclusive collection of original audio adventures. Join the Tenth Doctor on these seven adventures in Time and Space, written specially for audio.Pest Control by Peter Anghelides - read by David Tennant?. The Doctor and Donna face monstrous insects and a ruthless robot exterminator.The Forever Trap by Dan Abnett - read by Catherine Tate... -
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet by James Goss
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe hugely powerful Key to Time has been split into six segments, all of which have been disguised and hidden throughout time and space. Now the even more powerful White Guardian wants the Doctor to find the pieces.With the first segment successfully retrieved, the Doctor, Romana and K-9 trace the second segment of the Key to the planet Calufrax... -
Captured by Douglas E. Richards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIncluded in The California Department of Education’s Recommended Literature for Science and Math and in Missouri State University’s Best New Books to Engage Students in Math and Science This fast-paced, science fiction adventure is a stand-alone sequel to The Prometheus Project: Trapped...Categorized as:
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Vacuum Diagrams by Stephen Baxter
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"And everywhere the Humans went, they found life..."This dazzling future history, winner of the 2000 Philip K. Dick Award, is the most ambitious and exciting since Asimov's classic Foundation saga. It tells the story of Humankind - all the way to the end of the Universe itself... -
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... -
The Panda Problem by Deborah Underwood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe critically adored, New York Times bestselling Deborah Underwood delights with a hilariously meta celebration of storytelling out of control.Every story needs a problem.But Panda doesn't have a problem.Unless . . . Panda is the problem...Categorized as:
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Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse by Jonathan Stutzman, Heather Fox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the hilarious follow-up to Llama Destroys the World, author/illustrator team Jonathan Stutzman and Heather Fox give Llama another shot at saving the world…from himself, in Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse. Llama’s back and ready to destroy the world AGAIN… this time with his best camelid, Alpaca!Llama loves cooking. And baking. And, above all, eating... -
Taking Care of Gods by Liu Cixin, Ken Liu
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne day two billion white beard in white came to earth, claiming that they were the creators of human beings... -
Bot Wars by J.V. Kade
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwelve-year-old Trout St. Kroix has been searching for his missing father for the last two years, after his dad disappeared while fighting in the Bot Wars. The Bot Wars began after robots became so advanced that they revolted and demanded more workers' rights, causing the government to declare all robots terrorists and ban them from the Districts... -
Doctor Who: The Infinity Doctors by Lance Parkin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Sing about the past again, and sing that same old song. Tell me what you know, so I can tell you that you're wrong." Gallifrey. The Doctor's home planet. For twenty thousand centuries the Gallifreyans have been the most powerful race in the cosmos. They have circumnavigated infinity and eternity, harnessed science and conquered death... -
A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNikola Kross has given up on living in harmony with classmates and exasperated teachers: she prefers dabbling in experimental chemistry to fitting in... -
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... -
Terminator 2: Judgment Day by Randall Frakes, James Cameron
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsColossal tales that fit in the palm of your hand, Mighty Chronicles capture all the excitement of the world's favorite stories in action-packed mini-volumes. Hardcover on the outside, thrill-a-page on the inside, each Mighty Chronicle leaps to life with 150 original illustrations... -
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Journey to Juno by Ray O'Ryan, Colin Jack
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZack joins his school's Explorer's Club and visits Juno, a newly discovered planet of crystals... -
Armageddon by James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn the fifth installment of James Patterson's action-packed Daniel X series, Daniel must now face an alien whose origins appear nearer to the depths of Hell than the outer reaches of the galaxy. Number Two is an unstoppable criminal that's slowly been amassing an underground army of disgusting, disgruntled, and dangerous aliens to help him enslave Earth's population... -
Doctor Who: Zagreus by Alan Barnes, Gary Russell
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsZagreus sits inside your head.Zagreus lives among the dead…Zagreus sees you in your bedAnd eats you when you're sleeping.Following directly from the events of Neverland, the casket of anti-time which was destined for Gallifrey had exploded within the confines of the TARDIS... -
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors by Terrance Dicks
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA twentieth anniversary special featuring the Doctor in all five of his regenerations.Why are all five Doctors being removed from their separate time-streams? Who is the enemy they will have to unite against? What will become of the Doctors when the battle is over?We have travelled a long way with Doctor Who... -
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 New Kid by A.I. Newton
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the first book of the Alien Next Door series, an alien boy named Zeke tries to fit in and adjust to life on Earth, while a classmate, Harris, suspects that Zeke might not be quite what he claims to be...Categorized as:
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Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock by Terrance Dicks
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a remote rocky island a few miles off the Channel coast stands the Fang Rock lighthouse. There have always been tales of the beast of Fang Rock, but when the Tardis lands here with Leela and the Doctor, the force they must deal with is more sinister and deadly than the mythical beast of the past... -
Swing Otto Swing! by David Milgrim
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOtto wants to be able to swing in the jungle like his monkey friends. But he keeps crashing... -
CookieBot!: A Harry and Horsie Adventure by Katie Van Camp
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Problem: Harry and Horsie want cookies, but the jar is way out of reach... -
Doctor Who: The Vengeance of Morbius by Nicholas Briggs, Paul McGann
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe richest man in the galaxy has just bought a backwards planet with no obvious mineral wealth in the outer reaches of the universe. An obscure mystical sect has been revived after centuries of neglect. A new race of aliens are hunting for prey... -
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Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown by John Peel
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStranded in the jungles of Kembel, the most hostile planet in the Galaxy, Space Security agent Marc Cory has stumbled across the most deadly plot ever hatched-the Daleks are about to invade and destroy the Universe. Cory has to get a warning back to Earth before it’s too late-but the Daleks find him first.Months later the First Doctor and his companions arrive on Kembel and find Cory’s message... -
Doctor Who: The Mutation of Time by John Peel
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Daleks’ Masterplan is well under way. With the Time Destroyer, the most deadly machine ever devised, they will conquer the Universe. Only one person stands in their way - the First Doctor. For he has stolen the precious Taranium core which is vital to activate the machine... -
Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin by Terrance Dicks
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Doctor is suddenly summoned to Gallifrey, the home of the Time Lords, where his ghastly hallucination of the President's assassination seems to turn into reality. When the Doctor is arrested for the murder, there is a hideous, dark, cowled figure gleefully watching in the shadows...Categorized as:
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Doctor Who: Camera Obscura by Lloyd Rose
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Doctor's second heart was taken from his body -- for his own good, he was told. Removed by his sometime ally, sometime rival, the mysterious time-traveller Sabbath. Now, as a new danger menaces reality, the Doctor finds himself working with Sabbath again... -
Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen by Terrance Dicks, David Troughton
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA single blow from the giant, hairy paw smashes the explorer to the ground. Terrified, he flees from the monster’s glowing eyes and savage fangs..Categorized as:
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Doctor Who: Shining Darkness by Mark Michalowski
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor Donna Noble, the Andromeda galaxy is a long, long way from home. But even two and a half million light years from Earth, danger lurks around every corner...A visit to an art gallery turns into a race across space to uncover the secret behind a shadowy organisation...
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