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Cold Eyes by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCOLD EYES is a FIRST CONTACT tribute to the 1974 science fiction classic, THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE.The UN warship Magellan is twelve light-years from Earth, exploring a cold eye, a tidally-locked super-earth called Bee. At least two advanced, intelligent species evolved on the planet, but no one is waiting for them in orbit. Dali Patel has to figure out why... -
![Starman's Saga: The Long, Strange Journey of Leif The Lucky by Colin Alexander]()
Starman's Saga: The Long, Strange Journey of Leif The Lucky by Colin Alexander
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the year 2069, humanity’s last chance for peace is the first ever interstellar mission. A multi-national crew of the most talented scientists and pilots has been chosen based on their expertise and skill. The final spot aboard the craft is assigned as a prize in a global “BerthRight” lottery, and Leif Grettison is the “everyman volunteer” who won. However, Leif isn’t really an “everyman... -
![Fair Trade: An Alien Invasion Story by Mackey Chandler]()
Fair Trade: An Alien Invasion Story by Mackey Chandler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMost of my writing is in a series people seem to enjoy but there is a constant small crowd who say: I'd really like your take on an alien invasion story. Well this is for them. The bulk of the aliens come to Earth stories assume their vast superiority, sometimes invincibility. Sometimes they suddenly appear on the white house lawn dictating terms... -
![Spinward Fringe Broadcast 15: Pursuit by Randolph Lalonde]()
Spinward Fringe Broadcast 15: Pursuit by Randolph Lalonde
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlice Valent, Noah "Carnie" Lucas and the crew of the Clever Dream are delving into the galactic underworld in search of resistance groups and Mary Reed, an elusive leader amongst the rebels... -
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![Radiation Hazard by Laurence E. Dahners]()
Radiation Hazard by Laurence E. Dahners
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis hard Sci-Fi novel is the third book in the “Stasis Stories,” a series of optimistic tales of technological innovation in the near future. They follow Kaem Seba, a sickly and financially destitute young man with extraordinary math talents. With his friends, he’s developed a device that allows him to stop time within limited volumes of space-time...Categorized as:
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![The Revelation Space Collection by Alastair Reynolds]()
The Revelation Space Collection by Alastair Reynolds
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsContains seven fantastic novels: REVELATION SPACE, CHASM CITY, REDEMPTION ARK, ABSOLUTION GAP, THE PREFECT, DIAMOND DOGS & TURQUOISE DAYS and GALACTIC... -
![A Depth of Understanding by Mackey Chandler]()
A Depth of Understanding by Mackey Chandler
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsApril's nation Home has removed itself from orbiting close to Earth, but problems continue. Their enemies try to use the United Nations to act against them, as if that isn't a transparent subterfuge. The new Lunar nation of Central acts to help them, but at considerable cost... -
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CyberWar by Matthew Mather
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe thrilling conclusion to the series, where the mysteries of CyberStorm will finally be revealed.Terrorists unleashed an attack that destroy everything in orbit, but they've finally been stopped. Or have they? Mike saves the life of his father-in-law Senator Seymour in Washington, when a wave of autonomous killer drones are unleashed in the capital...Categorized as:
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![Quantum Entangled: A Quantum Series Mystery by Douglas Phillips]()
Quantum Entangled: A Quantum Series Mystery by Douglas Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwenty-three intelligent species. One ancient mystery. And two humans thrust into the middle.Daniel Rice hasn’t felt right since his return from a dystopian future now extinguished. Curious dreams repeat with detailed precision. A voice - or something - seems to be calling him. His problem isn’t medical, it’s not even scientific, and it’s driving his wife crazy... -
![The Neutronium Alchemist 1: Consolidation by Peter F. Hamilton]()
The Neutronium Alchemist 1: Consolidation by Peter F. Hamilton
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHumanity is in incredible peril. The minds of those long dead are taking over the bodies of the living, in increasingly alarming numbers. Joshua Calvert is desperately trying to recover a "doomsday weapon", an instrument that might blast the dead back into oblivion--but in the wrong hands, it could mean the end of the human race... -
![The Naked God 1: Flight by Peter F. Hamilton]()
The Naked God 1: Flight by Peter F. Hamilton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThis breathtaking climax to the acclaimed saga of "The Reality Dysfunction" and "The Neutronium Alchemist" finds the Confederation on the verge of collapse, as more and more star systems fall to the Possessed. An alien god may hold the solution to the crisis--if Joshua and Syrinx can discover it in time... -
![Orbital by Andrew Mayne]()
Orbital by Andrew Mayne
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFor astronaut David Dixon, sneaking aboard a Russian space station and stealing a nuclear bomb was the easy part – now he has to survive re-entry on an untested inflatable heat shield and then deal with the aftermath of being the most wanted man on Earth... -
![Xenophobia by Peter Cawdron]()
Xenophobia by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsXenophobia is set in Malawi, Africa, with US soldiers acting as peacekeepers to stop a civil war erupting. When an alien spacecraft arrives in orbit, America is thrown into turmoil and US troops are withdrawn from hotspots around the globe to provide support at home. Malawi descends into chaos... -
![Plains of Utopia: Colony Six Mars (Colony Mars Series Book 6) by Gerald M. Kilby]()
Plains of Utopia: Colony Six Mars (Colony Mars Series Book 6) by Gerald M. Kilby
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsXenon Hybrid, the Red Planet’s ceremonial head-of-state, has not been seen for many years after withdrawing to an isolated enclave in the far north where he steadily built up a following of citizens seeking out an alternative lifestyle. They bother no one, and no one bothers them... -
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![Technical Details by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
Technical Details by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo stories about the folks who keep the social and technical machinery running. "Landed Alien" finds Kara ven'Arith on a space station maintenance crew when a series of inexplicable events overtake support functions. In "Eleutherios," the friars at a down-and-out abbey are taken in hand by an unlikely savior. Both stories previously appeared on Baen.com website...Categorized as:
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![Quantum Proliferation: A Near-Future CyberPunk Thriller by Joe Kuster]()
Quantum Proliferation: A Near-Future CyberPunk Thriller by Joe Kuster
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGetting his revenge felt great. Right up until the bills came due.Alex and his quantum-powered AI companion might have broken free from Apollo’s threat to shut him down, but he is still on the hook for millions he doesn’t have, and the mega-corp isn’t going to forgive and forget... -
![The Transmuter's Daughter by Laurence E. Dahners]()
The Transmuter's Daughter by Laurence E. Dahners
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Transmuter’s Daughter is a near-future science fiction thriller. Morgan Djai’s company’s been bought out, he’s been laid off, his wife wants a divorce, and his brilliant but estranged brother has just been murdered... -
![The Last Dancer by Daniel Keys Moran]()
The Last Dancer by Daniel Keys Moran
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Manhattan-based Unification government controls the earth, but rebellion brews in Occupied America as the American Revolution's tricentennial approaches... -
![And What Goes Around by Mackey Chandler]()
And What Goes Around by Mackey Chandler
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe nation of Home and their ally Central seems to have bought some safety by moving Mitsubishi 3 from Low Earth Orbit to a halo orbit around L2 beyond the moon. It has added expenses, but it has unexpected advantages too, when Earth has its own problems. A little extra distance works just fine... -
![Lifter by Laurence E. Dahners]()
Lifter by Laurence E. Dahners
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the continuing tale of Myr Sevii, a young woman who discovered a field that suppresses static electrical effects and warps space in a fashion that attracts protons. In Proton Field #1, she and Vinn discovered they could fuse hydrogen. Now she’s exploring the warping of space and its effects on hydrogen containing molecules nearby...Categorized as:
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![Déjà Vu by Peter Cawdron]()
Déjà Vu by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJessica Rowe is an astrobiologist onboard the starship Intrepid, bound for the star system Procyon Alpha A. As much as she tries to quell her nerves, she can't shake the feeling she's going to die. She feels as though she's never going to leave the Intrepid alive—and she's right... -
![A Pause in Space-Time by Laurence E. Dahners]()
A Pause in Space-Time by Laurence E. Dahners
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis novella length hard Sci-Fi book begins the “Stasis Stories,” a series of tales from the near future. They tell us about Kaem Seba, a sickly and financially destitute young man who uses his extraordinary math talents to work out a way to stop time within limited volumes of space-time. He and Arya Vaii, a business student, set out to develop the phenomenon... -
![The Artifact by Peter Cawdron]()
The Artifact by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFive hundred miles from the Mediterranean, deep in the interior of Libya, lost in the heart of the Sahara itself, lies an oasis trapped in the past. With no surface water, Harat Zuwayyah barely supports any life at all. The scorching wind howls across the desert, driving the sand and threatening to bury the village. Professor Susan Taylor excavates an Egyptian tomb dated to prehistoric times... -
![A Tower in Space-Time by Laurence E. Dahners]()
A Tower in Space-Time by Laurence E. Dahners
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn this, the fifth book in the “Stasis Stories,” Kaem’s newfound physical fitness is letting him perform at an astonishing level in physical endeavors such as soccer, and martial arts.The company he, Arya Vaii, and Gunnar Schmidt founded to commercially develop his time-stopping discovery is making money hand over fist... -
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![Vaz by Laurence E. Dahners]()
Vaz by Laurence E. Dahners
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“Vaz” is the story of Vaz Gettnor, a socially impaired, yet scientifically brilliant man. Despite his inability to relate to others, Lisanne married him in admiration for what she perceived as shy intelligence. However, she’s been disappointed by the way he’s settled for working as no more than a glorified lab tech with a low salary... -
![Quantum Time by Douglas Phillips, Graham Halstead]()
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... -
![EVA (Field Series Book 4) by Simon Winstanley]()
EVA (Field Series Book 4) by Simon Winstanley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll good thingsmust come to a beginning... Beyond Time: The Boundary.Beyond reason: Human nature.Beyond coincidence: A convergence.Time itself was always the key.Across 64 years, the manipulation of events reaches its conclusion.The outcome shapes the future of Mankind.At the epicentre is a set of coordinatesand three letters...EVA... -
![Freedom's Last Gasp by M.A. Rothman]()
Freedom's Last Gasp by M.A. Rothman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn "intelligent and entertaining" tale. (Kirkus Reviews): Priya is thrilled when she's recruited to serve in the spaceborne military. But she's soon forced to volunteer for a dangerous mission - and finds her life at stake... "For nail-biting science fiction thrillers, look no further than one of Rothman's stories" (New York Times bestselling author Larry Correia).------Aliens exist.. -
![Theft of Fire by Devon Eriksen]()
Theft of Fire by Devon Eriksen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt the frozen edge of the solar system lies a hidden treasure which could spell their fortune or their destruction—but only if they survive each other first.Marcus Warnoc has a little problem... -
![Surface Tension by Gerald M. Kilby]()
Surface Tension by Gerald M. Kilby
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA devastating dust storm. A colony on the edge of extinction. Only one person can save them. But first they need to start a revolution. In the midst of the most devastating dust storm in the history of Mars, the survival of the half million people who call it home is hanging in the balance... -
![Alliance Space (Company Wars #2) by C.J. Cherryh]()
Alliance Space (Company Wars #2) by C.J. Cherryh
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis omnibus edition of two novels set in Cherryh's most renowned universe--the Union-Alliance Universe--marks the first time these books have been available in more than a decade. Includes "Merchanter's Luck" and "Forty Thousand in Gehenna... -
![Phenomena by Douglas Phillips]()
Phenomena by Douglas Phillips
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPhenomena is a story of intrigue, psychological distress, and one scientist’s quest to untangle the mysteries of human consciousness…Amelia Charron is a neuroscientist researching brain disorders. She routinely uses astonishing mind-linking technology that allows her to enter the dream world of patients... -
![Jezero City by Gerald M. Kilby]()
Jezero City by Gerald M. Kilby
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.When a colonist dies in tragic circumstances, just a few sols before a major terraforming experiment, Dr. Jann Malbec begins to suspect that all is not what it seems. Her fears begin to grow when every attempt she makes to investigate the death is thwarted by the ruling council on Mars...Categorized as:
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![The Triumphant by David Weber, Linda Evans]()
The Triumphant by David Weber, Linda Evans
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo new powerhouses of science fiction, David Weber and Linda Evans, continue the amplified history of the Bolo, the nearly indestructible tank/artificial intelligence that changed the shape of the galaxy... -
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![But The Stars by Peter Cawdron]()
But The Stars by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"But the stars that marked our starting fall away.We must go deeper into greater pain,for it is not permitted that we stay."–Dante Alighieri, Inferno, 1301 ADAt the start of the 22nd century, the starship Acheron is in orbit around WISE 5571 only, unbeknownst to the crew, the ship has been overrun by telepathic extraterrestrials... -
![7th Son: Destruction by J.C. Hutchins]()
7th Son: Destruction by J.C. Hutchins
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDestruction is the final novel in J.C. Hutchins' 7th Son thriller trilogy. As day four in the 7th Son adventure begins, John Alpha's quest for anarchy and genocide enters its final stage. At every turn, the global terrorist has been triumphant. The world reels from a nuclear attack. An unprecedented energy crisis is upon us... -
![Station Breaker by Andrew Mayne]()
Station Breaker by Andrew Mayne
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA cutting edge technothriller from the bestselling author of Angel Killer and Public Enemy Zero. Astronaut David Dixon's first mission to space goes horribly wrong when shots are fired on a Russian space station. He finds himself making an emergency landing from orbit and becomes the most wanted man on Earth... -
![Sycamore 2 by Craig A. Falconer]()
Sycamore 2 by Craig A. Falconer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter discovering the truth behind Sycamore, tech pioneer Kurt Jacobs rejects the corporation’s offer of a new identity and chooses to fight to expose the truth. But with an overt threat against his family hanging over him, Kurt must act without being seen... -
![A Liaden Universe Constellation: Volume 4 by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller]()
A Liaden Universe Constellation: Volume 4 by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBOOK 4 in the multivolume Liaden Universe® short fiction collection. Tales of the Liaden Universe® brought together for the first time. Space opera and romance on a grand scale in a galaxy full of interstellar trading clans... -
![One Second Per Second by S.D. Unwin]()
One Second Per Second by S.D. Unwin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe greatest scientific challenge of our age wasn’t to enable time travel, it was to prevent it. The laws of physics had turned out to be idiotic, erecting no barriers to hopping time. In fact, they make it hard to avoid. I’m in the business of preserving the timeline—making sure the world sticks to the sacred rule of One Second Per Second, and that history unfolds according to plan... -
![NFI: New Frontiers, Incorporated by Jack L. Knapp]()
NFI: New Frontiers, Incorporated by Jack L. Knapp
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew Frontiers, Incorporated, has developed the first practical interplanetary spaceship drive...Categorized as:
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![Criptonomicón III: El código Aretusa by Neal Stephenson, Pedro Jorge Romero]()
Criptonomicón III: El código Aretusa by Neal Stephenson, Pedro Jorge Romero
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEn 1942, Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse, genio matemático y capitán de la marina estadounidense, colabora con Allan Turing y los especialistas británicos de Bletchley Park en el trabajo de descifrar los códigos secretos de las potencias del Eje...Categorized as:
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![Voyage to Alpha Centauri: A Novel by Michael D. O'Brien]()
Voyage to Alpha Centauri: A Novel by Michael D. O'Brien
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet eighty years in the future, this novel by the best-selling author Michael O'Brien is about an expedition sent from the planet Earth to Alpha Centauri, the star closest to our solar system. The Kosmos, a great ship that the central character Neil de Hoyos describes as a "flying city," is immense in size and capable of more than half light-speed...Categorized as:
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![Bolo Brigade by William H. Keith Jr., Keith Laumer]()
Bolo Brigade by William H. Keith Jr., Keith Laumer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSEMPER BOLOFreddy and Ferdy were obsolete, which was why they'd been stationed on the planet Muir as part of a defense treaty between the Strathan Cluster and the Concordiat. Even in their obsolescence, however, they possessed incredible and devastating firepower... -
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![Paradox 3: Eternity by Phillip P. Peterson]()
Paradox 3: Eternity by Phillip P. Peterson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe wormhole from another universe that Ed and his crew brought back from their last mission was not a gift welcomed with open arms. While conflict brews between humankind and the extra-terrestrials, Ed and his friends travel with their spaceship to explore the most unusual artefact in our universe. There they find objects made by a civilization far more advanced than even the AI of the spheres... -
![The Triton Disaster by Brandon Q. Morris]()
The Triton Disaster by Brandon Q. Morris
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNick Abrahams still holds the official world record for the number of space launches, but he’s bored stiff with his job hosting space tours. Only when his wife leaves him, however, does he try to change his life.He accepts a tempting offer from a Russian billionaire... -
![The Immortality Code by Douglas E. Richards]()
The Immortality Code by Douglas E. Richards
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAllie Keane's breakthrough in quantum computing holds the key to unlocking eternity. But can she survive long enough to use it? A riveting science-fiction thriller from the million-copy NY Times bestselling author.When Allie Keane makes a revolutionary discovery in quantum computing, she kicks the ultimate hornets' nest... -
![Generation of Vipers by Peter Cawdron]()
Generation of Vipers by Peter Cawdron
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGeneration of Vipers is the sequel to Wherever Seeds May Fall.Two years have passed since comet Anduru skimmed the clouds of Saturn on its way to Earth. Kath and Nolan are looking for answers, trying to find ways to protect Earth from the possibility of an invasive alien species overrunning the planet. The US Presidential Election changes the political landscape... -
![Praetorian of Dorn by John French]()
Praetorian of Dorn by John French
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAs the first assault on the Solar System begins, the strength of the Imperial Fists and the seemingly impregnable fastness they have built is tested at last…Recalled from the Great Crusade after Ullanor, Rogal Dorn and the VIIth Legion were appointed as the Emperor’s praetorians – but only after the Warmaster’s treachery was revealed did the full extent of that sacred duty become apparent... -
![Revolt in 2100/Methuselah's Children by Robert A. Heinlein]()
Revolt in 2100/Methuselah's Children by Robert A. Heinlein
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsRevolt in 2100: After the fall of the American Ayatollahs (as foretold in Stranger in a Strange Land) there is a Second American Revolution; for the first time in human history there is a land with Liberty and Justice for All. Methuselah's Children: Americans are fiercely proud of the freedom they seized in Revolt in 2100. Nothing could make them forswear it...
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