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Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) volume 2
Language
English
Description
Lovelace was once merely a ships artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in a new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has no memory of what came before. As Lovelace learns to negotiate the universe and discover who she is, she makes friends with Pepper, an excitable engineer, who is determined to help her learn and grow.Together, Pepper and Lovey will discover that no matter how vast space is, two people can fill it together.The...
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Fractalverse volume Book 2
Language
English
Description
"A new blockbuster science fiction adventure from world-wide phenomenon and #1 New York Times bestseller Christopher Paolini, set in the world of New York Times and USA Today bestseller To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. July 25th, 2234: The crew of the Adamura discovers the Anomaly. On the seemingly uninhabited planet Talos VII:a circular pit, 50 kilometers wide. Its curve not of nature, but design. Now, a small team must land and journey on foot across...
8) Salvation
Author
Series
Salvation sequence volume 1
Language
English
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"Humanity's complex relationship with technology spirals out of control in this first book of an all-new trilogy from "the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction" (Ken Follett). In 2204, humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy in leaps and bounds. Cutting-edge technology of linked jump gates has rendered most forms of transportation--including starships--virtually obsolete. Every place on earth, every distant planet humankind...
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Series
George Greenby books volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
George is heartbroken when his neighbor Annie and her space-scientist father move to Florida, but when Annie sends him a secret message telling him she has been contacted by aliens with a terrible warning, he joins her in a galaxy-wide search for answers. Includes scientific essays on space travel.
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Series
DAW book collectors volume no. 1873
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"What happens when a group of humans are stranded for centuries on another world with no choice but to expose themselves to that world? After such long exposure, are they still Homo sapiens or have they become another species entirely? These questions are at the heart of this intriguing novel, explored through the complicated lives and the viewpoints of the people who have come to rescue the stranded colony, the members of that colony, and the sentient...
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English
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After a horrific accident brings loners Ryann and Alexandria together, Ryann learns that Alexandria's mother is an astronaut who volunteered for a one-way trip to the edge of the solar system.
Ryann dreams of traveling across the stars, but a career in space isn't an option for a girl who lives in a trailer park on the wrong side of town. Alexandria is a loner who spurns Ryann's offer of friendship, until a horrific accident leaves Alexandria with...
12) Honor bound
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Series
Honors volume 2
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Language
English
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Description
Savvy criminal turned skilled Leviathan pilot Zara Cole finds new friends and clashes with bitter enemies in the second book of this action-packed series from New York Times bestselling authors Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre that's perfect for fans of The 100 and The Fifth Wave. Zara Cole was a thief back on Earth, but she's been recently upgraded to intergalactic fugitive. On the run after a bloody battle in a covert war that she never expected to...
13) Salvation lost
Author
Series
Salvation sequence volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey, an imprint of Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The comparative utopia of twenty-third century Earth is about to go dreadfully awry when a seemingly benign alien race is abruptly revealed to be one of the worst threats humanity has ever faced. Driven by an intense religious extremism, the Olyix are determined to bring everyone to their version of god as they see it. But they may have met their match in humanity, who are not about to go gently into that good night or spend the rest of their days...
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Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A tense and thrilling sci-fi adventure of space exploration and first contact, perfect for fans of The Martian, Arrival, and Interstellar. Sally Jansen was NASA's leading astronaut, until a mission to Mars ended in disaster. Haunted by her failure, she now lives in semiretirement, convinced her days in space are over. She's wrong. A large alien object has entered the solar system and is now poised above the Earth. It has made no attempt to communicate...
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Series
Château des étoiles volume 4
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
As Seraphin, Hans, and Sophie make their descent to the Mars surface -- with stowaway Loic and the wicked Gudden in tow -- they're prepared for danger. But with its gravity-defying rain and giant carnivorous beasts, Mars in even more treacherous than they expected. When Seraphin suddenly finds himself separated from his friends and alone in the Martian wilderness, he must trust a mysterious shape-shifting creature to fuide him back to safety, But...
16) Space adventure
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Series
Publisher
What on Earth Books, an imprint of What on Earth Publishing, Ltd
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Join Ava and her cat as she pilots their rocket into space. Peek through holes in the pages as you travel to the Space Station and all the planets in the Solar System. Uh oh! It's a pop-up supernova explosion! Will Ava make it back in time for supper?
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