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The Antares Maelstrom (Star Trek: The Original Series)
Par Greg Cox. 2019
An epic new Star Trek saga by New York Times bestselling author Greg Cox set during the original Five-Year Mission!The…
final frontier erupts into chaos as vast quantities of a rare energy source are discovered beneath the surface of Baldur-3, a remote planet beyond the outer fringes of Federation space. Now an old-fashioned &“gold rush&” is underway as a flood of would-be prospectors, from countless worlds and species, races toward the planet to stake their claim. The galactic stampede threatens the stability of neighboring planets and space stations, as widespread strife and sabotage and all-around pandemonium result in a desperate need for Starfleet assistance. Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise are dispatched to deal with the escalating crisis…which lies on the other side of a famously perilous region of space known as the Antares Maelstrom.The Garden of Rama (Rama #3)
Par Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee. 2012
The third novel in the Rama series from the legendary &“colossus of science fiction&” and creator of 2001: A Space…
Odyssey (The New Yorker). Continuing from the end of Rama II, three astronauts—Nicole, Richard, and Michael—remain trapped in a labyrinthine alien spaceship bound for deep space. Creating the best semblance of a life they can, Nicole bears five children and they spend the next twelve years raising them aboard the ship. Eventually, they arrive at the Node, a Raman facility orbiting Sirius whose purpose is to study representatives from all of the galaxy&’s species. Told that they must re-establish contact with Earth and arrange for two thousand more humans to return with them in another voyage, the astronauts worry what trouble they might be entering into. After all, their children have never known other people. Their fears are realized when they learn part of their new crew from Earth includes a group of violent convicts. As the spacecraft hurtles toward a rendezvous with a Raman base, the astronauts brace themselves to finally meet their enigmatic captors face to face—and hope to learn the true purpose behind the mysterious craft. &“When this book is good, it is really good.&” —SFreviews.net2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey Series #3)
Par Arthur C. Clarke. 2012
This New York Times–bestselling chapter in the Hugo Award–winning Space Odyssey series is &“intriguing and satisfying . . . the all-round best Odyssey…
so far&” (Kirkus Reviews). The third book in Clarke&’s beloved Space Odyssey continues the story of Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with the mysterious monoliths and the alien intelligences behind them. Floyd is chosen as one of a handful of celebrity guests to witness the first manned touchdown on the surface of Halley&’s Comet on the privately-owned spaceship Universe. But on Jupiter&’s moon Europa, scientists have spotted the sudden appearance of a single diamond the size of a mountain—a fragment of Jupiter&’s core. When the spaceship Galaxy is hijacked and forced to crash into Europa&’s ocean, the Universe is diverted from its original mission to rescue the crew. Now Heywood Floyd must once again survive an encounter with HAL, David Bowman, and the mysterious monolith-building race with its own inscrutable agenda to shape the destiny of the human race.The Night of the Triffids
Par Simon Clark. 2014
A sequel to John Wyndham&’s post-apocalyptic horror classic The Day of the Triffids: &“An action-filled tale that captures the spirit…
of the original story&” (Library Journal). Winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel In The Day of the Triffids, Bill Masen escapes with his family to a colony on the Isle of Wight after a meteor shower blinds most of the human race and the deadly Triffid plants begin to take over the world. Now the story continues, more than twenty-five years later, as pilot David Masen, Bill&’s son, travels in search of an effective weapon against the Triffids. In New York City, he discovers a group of people who appear to be immune to the Triffids&’ deadly poison. But all is not as it seems in this colony, and soon David must face a dangerous adversary from his family&’s past . . . &“Brisk and engaging . . . This crafty continuation is elegant in its construction . . . A truly enjoyable voyage.&” —Publishers WeeklyDamas, caballeros y planetas
Par Laura Fernández. 2023
Después de La señora Potter no es exactamente Santa Claus (premios Las Librerías Recomiendan, Finestres y El Ojo Crítico), llega…
el primer libro de relatos de Laura Fernández. «Un humor y una inteligencia que van más allá de cualquier IA de origen terrícola que podamos imaginar. Leerlos es un viaje intergaláctico a los confines de un universo literario lleno de damas y caballeros (algunos con tres ojos) apasionados y locos por los libros y la escritura».Lola Larumbe, librería Alberti (Madrid)Los relatos aquí reunidos son lo que podríamos llamar «cuentos escogidos», y si algo tienen en común es que no son de este planeta. Literalmente. Pues están ambientados en desopilantemente absurdos rincones de la galaxia. Con un humor y una imaginación que no se detienen ante nada ni nadie, Laura Fernández reinventa nuestro mundo desde otros infinitos mundos poblados por famosos detectives mutantes, periodistas fantasma, dinosaurios oficinistas, autodirigibles que hablan más de la cuenta, limoneros que no son exactamente lo que parecen y habitantes de otros planetas que podrían habitar perfectamente éste. Estas novelas en miniatura dan cuenta del exuberante universo que Laura Fernández ha ido creando y expandiendo a lo largo de quince años. Además de los cuentos que han sido editados previamente —en todo tipo de pequeñas publicaciones y antologías—, Damas, caballeros y planetas incluye un prólogo y otros textos adicionales de la propia autora, así como una nouvelle y un relato inéditos. Galardonada con los premios de narrativa El Ojo Crítico, Las Librerías Recomiendan, Finestres y Kelvin 505 por La Señora Potter no es exactamente Santa Claus, regresa una de las autoras más audaces, brillantes, singulares y talentosas de nuestro panorama literario. Los libreros opinan:«Leer a Laura Fernández es revivir la curiosidad, el asombro y la diversión que sentías de pequeña cuando leías aquel libro debajo de las sábanas con la luz de una linterna».Alejandra Lata de Diego, librería Berbiriana (A Coruña) «Como escritora de relatos es genial. De pluma dickiana, con toques de humor al estiloDouglas Adams, Fredric Brown o Robert Sheckley, Laura Fernández es brillante. ¡Leedla!».Antonio Torrubia, librería Gigamesh (Barcelona) «Dejarse llevar por la meticulosa, precisa, irónica, salvaje, divertida prosa de Laura Fernández es un regalo con muchos momentos de felicidad asegurada».Laia Alegret, librería Drac Màgic (Mallorca)«No sabes qué te vas a encontrar ni por dónde te va a salir porque todo es posible. Lo maravilloso de su narrativa es que siempre apela al niño que hay en ti. Y eso, a día de hoy, es impagable».Bernabé Naharro, librería Luces (Málaga) «Si fuera librera, Laura Fernández sería una lectora voraz, entusiasta, selectiva, audaz. Como escritora es además fantasiosa, elegante, dueña de una voz desmitificadora y bienhumorada. Una de las nuestras».Rafael Arias, librería Letras Corsarias (Salamanca)Doppelgangers
Par H. F. Heard. 1947
&“A remarkable tour de force&” by the acclaimed author and philosopher—a classic science fiction &“thriller with depth&” for fans of…
1984 and Brave New World (The New York Times). After the psychological revolution opened humankind&’s minds to an all-new form of consciousness, society split in two. On the Earth&’s surface rules Alpha, the benevolent, all-powerful dictator who&’s constant ministrations have left his subjects undeniably happy and satisfied but also obedient and unquestioning. Below the surface lies the kingdom of the Mole—the gloomy domain of an even darker and crueler leader. Embittered by his lot underground, he leads his people on a revolt against their obsequious overhead counterparts. And their ultimate weapon is nearly ready—a man who has been genetically and psychologically molded to be a near-perfect double of the Alpha. A covert agent who, once in place, could change the fate of both civilizations—and humanity itself—forever. Both a brilliant examination of human identity, and a gripping science fiction narrative, Doppelgangers is a dystopian novel decades ahead of its time.Yunis y los cien mundos 1 - Natal (Yunis y los cien mundos #Volumen 1)
Par I. G. Suárez. 2023
Un nuevo lanzamiento de fantasía juvenil del guionista de Al salir de clase Para Yunis y Gaben, la vida en…
la finca familiar donde se han criado es de lo más sencilla. Allí ayudan con las tareas de la granja, inventan juegos y conocen hasta el último rincón del bosque. En Amal todo es predecible y seguro, nada malo puede suceder. O eso creían hasta el día en que rompen la norma inquebrantable de su tío: no traspasar los muros que rodean la finca sin supervisión. A partir de entonces todo cambia: Yunis sabe que los adultos sólo les cuentan una parte de la verdad, y está decidida a encontrar las respuestas por su cuenta. Junto a su hermano Gaben y su querido Meres, Yunis descubrirá que su mundo es infinitamente mayor de lo que pensaba y tendrá que asumir un legado que se inició miles de años antes de su nacimiento.Fractal Noise: A Fractalverse Novel (Fractalverse)
Par Christopher Paolini. 2023
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.Instant New York Times bestseller 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 the surface to learn who built the hole and why. But they all carry the burdens of lives carved out on disparate colonies in the cruel cold of space. For some the mission is the dream of the lifetime, for others a risk not worth taking, and for one it is a desperate attempt to find meaning in an uncaring universe. Each step they take toward the mysterious abyss is more punishing than the last. And the ghosts of their past follow.The Fractalverse SeriesTo Sleep in a Sea of StarsFractal NoiseAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Fractalverse)
Par Christopher Paolini. 2020
Now a New York Times and USA Today bestseller! Winner of Best Science Fiction in the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards!To…
Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a brand new epic novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eragon, Christopher Paolini. Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds.Now she's awakened a nightmare.During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move.As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Now, Kira might be humanity's greatest and final hope . . .The Fractalverse SeriesTo Sleep in a Sea of StarsFractal NoiseAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Pluto Rocket: Joe Pidge Flips a Lid (Pluto Rocket #2)
Par Paul Gilligan. 2023
Pluto Rocket and Joe Pidge are back, with more hats and hijinks than ever before, in the second book of…
this hilarious new early graphic novel series, for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and Pizza and Taco!Joe Pidge, king of the neighborhood, and Pluto Rocket, an alien who's new in town, have become fast friends, with Joe acting as Pluto's guide on her secret mission to discover what life in the neighborhood is really like. But on Joe's tour (where he shows Pluto the best fire escape and the best garbage can in the world!), it becomes clear that Joe has never actually left his tiny slice of the planet . . .Pluto encourages Joe to get out of his comfort zone, but Joe delays by creating an outlandish list of supplies they'll need to get before they go! Is Joe Pidge afraid of leaving his safe little neighborhood? And if that's tough, imagine how Joe feels when his hat, his trademark super-flavio look that helps him stand out from the other pigeons, goes missing. Thankfully, Pluto is here to help save the day in the second book of this hilarious graphic novel series from Paul Gilligan, creator of the syndicated comic strip Pooch Cafe!The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko
Par Derek Tyler Attico. 2023
The fascinating life of Starfleet&’s celebrated captain, and Bajor&’s Emissary of the Prophets, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Trek:…
Deep Space Nine.Benjamin Sisko tells the story of his career in Starfleet, and his life as a father and Bajor&’s Emissary to the Prophets. Chart his rise through the ranks, his pioneering work designing the Defiant class, his critical role as ambassador and leader during the Dominion War, and his sacred standing as a religious leader of his adopted home.Explore the hidden history of his childhood and early career in Starfleet, and the innermost thoughts of the man who made first contact with the wormhole aliens and opened safe passage to the Gamma Quadrant, and united Starfleet, Klingon and Romulan forces to defeat the Dominion. Discover Sisko&’s personal take on his confidantes Lieutenant Dax and Major Kira Nerys, the enigmatic Garak, and his adversaries, Gul Dukat and Kai Winn, as well as his fatherly advice for his son Jake. Passing on lessons from father to son, from his experiences with the Prophets to the writings of Benny Russell, Sisko&’s story is a unique phenomenon in Starfleet and human history, told in the way only he can.Galaxy Jones and the Space Pirates
Par Briana McDonald. 2023
From the author of Pepper&’s Rules for Secret Sleuthing and The Secrets of Stone Creek comes a rip-roaring middle grade…
space adventure about a girl who is determined to save her family and friends from ruthless pirates—even if she has to venture across the universe to do it.Galaxy Jones lives on the very, very edge of a star system in an inn run by her dads. She loves her home and her little family, but ever since the train station that serviced their part of the universe went defunct, tourists have stopped coming, and Lexi&’s on the verge of losing it all. When the royal family stops at their inn on the way to a neighboring star system, Lexi&’s dads hope for some good business, but Lexi knows from past experience with spoiled Prince Weston—and his annoying dog, Comet—to expect nothing but trouble. Turns out, that &“trouble&” is a whole lot bigger than she anticipated. Weston has stolen something. Even worse, he&’s stolen it from notorious pirates—former followers of Lexi&’s idol, the famous pirate Astro Bonny—who have tracked him straight to her house. Problem is, Weston has lost the trinket somewhere in deep space. And now the pirates are holding all the adults hostage with the threat of destroying the inn if they can&’t find what they&’ve come for. Lucky for Weston, Lexi has a plan. In exchange for his help saving the family business, she will use all her skills and embrace the adventurous spirit of the great Astro Bonny to help him find whatever it is the pirates are after. With some pluck, and a whole lot of luck, she might just pull it off—and make an unexpected friend along the way.Earth Retrograde: Book II of the First Planets
Par R.W.W. Greene. 2023
Becoming the planet's most (in)famous human has not changed Brooklyn Lamontagne one bit, but the time has come for him…
to choose where his allegiances really lie.The United Nations is working to get everyone off Earth by the deadline – set by the planet&’s true owners, the aliens known as the First. It&’s a task made somewhat easier by a mysterious virus that rendered at least fifty percent of humanity unable to have children. Meanwhile, the USA and the USSR have set their sights on Mars, claiming half a planet each.Brooklyn Lamontagne doesn&’t remember saving the world eight years ago, but he&’s been paying for it ever since. The conquered Earth governments don&’t trust him, the Average Joe can&’t make up their mind, but they all agree that Brooklyn should stay in space. Now, he&’s just about covering his bills with junk-food runs to Venus and transporting horny honeymooners to Tycho aboard his aging spaceship, the Victory.When a pal asks for a ride to Mars, Brooklyn lands in a solar system&’s worth of espionage, backroom alliances, ancient treasures and secret plots while encountering a navigation system that just wants to be loved…File Under: Science Fiction [ Space Casablanca | Y2K | Cosmic Shrooms | Not Dead Yet ]Julia: A Novel
Par Sandra Newman. 2023
A PEOPLE Magazine Must-Read Book for Fall 2023An Esquire Best Book of Fall 2023A Guardian Biggest New Book of 2023A…
LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2023An imaginative, feminist, and brilliantly relevant-to-today retelling of Orwell’s 1984, from the point of view of Winston Smith’s lover, Julia, by critically acclaimed novelist Sandra Newman.Julia Worthing is a mechanic, working in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. It’s 1984, and Britain (now called Airstrip One) has long been absorbed into the larger trans-Atlantic nation of Oceania. Oceania has been at war for as long as anyone can remember, and is ruled by an ultra-totalitarian Party, whose leader is a quasi-mythical figure called Big Brother. In short, everything about this world is as it is in Orwell’s 1984.All her life, Julia has known only Oceania, and, until she meets Winston Smith, she has never imagined anything else. She is an ideal citizen: cheerfully cynical, always ready with a bribe, piously repeating every political slogan while believing in nothing. She routinely breaks the rules, but also collaborates with the regime when necessary. Everyone likes Julia.Then one day she finds herself walking toward Winston Smith in a corridor and impulsively slips him a note, setting in motion the devastating, unforgettable events of the classic story. Julia takes us on a surprising journey through Orwell’s now-iconic dystopia, with twists that reveal unexpected sides not only to Julia, but to other familiar figures in the 1984 universe. This unique perspective lays bare our own world in haunting and provocative ways, just as the original did almost seventy-five years ago.The Angel Experiment: A Maximum Ride Novel (Maximum Ride #1)
Par James Patterson. 2005
Discover the high-octane start to James Patterson&’s New York Times #1 bestselling, phenomenal MAXIMUM RIDE series! Maximum Ride and her…
"flock"—Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel—are just like ordinary kids, only they have wings and can fly. It may seem like a dream come true to some, but their lives can morph into a living nightmare at any time. Angel, the youngest member of the flock, is kidnapped and taken back to the "School" where she and the others were cruelly experimented on. Her friends brave a journey to blazing hot Death Valley, CA, to save Angel, but soon enough, they find themselves in yet another nightmare: fighting off the half-human, half-wolf "Erasers" in New York City. Whether in the treetops of Central Park or in the bowels of the Manhattan subway system, Max and her adopted family take the ride of their lives. Along the way, Max discovers that her purpose is save the world. But can she?Love Maximum Ride? Don&’t miss out on the seven novels of the Maximum Ride series, and her next chapter in Hawk and Hawk: City of the Dead!Maximum Ride Forever (Maximum Ride #9)
Par James Patterson. 2015
Navigate a post-apocalyptic world and experience a thrilling finale with the ultimate Maximum Ride novel.Discover the ninth and ultimate Maximum…
Ride story! Legions of Max fans won't be disappointed by this encore episode in the beloved series about the incredible adventures of a teenage girl who can fly. As Maximum Ride boldly navigates a post-apocalyptic world, she and her broken flock are roaming the earth, searching for answers to what happened. All will be revealed in this last spectacular "ride"-a mesmerizing grand finale featuring all of the nonstop action and twists and turns of a blockbuster Patterson page-turner!Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia
Par Brian Stableford. 2007
Science fiction is a literary genre based on scientific speculation. Works of science fiction use the ideas and the vocabulary…
of all sciences to create valid narratives that explore the future effects of science on events and human beings. Science Fact and Science Fiction examines in one volume how science has propelled science-fiction and, to a lesser extent, how science fiction has influenced the sciences. Although coverage will discuss the science behind the fiction from the Classical Age to the present, focus is naturally on the 19th century to the present, when the Industrial Revolution and spectacular progress in science and technology triggered an influx of science-fiction works speculating on the future. As scientific developments alter expectations for the future, the literature absorbs, uses, and adapts such contextual visions. The goal of the Encyclopedia is not to present a catalog of sciences and their application in literary fiction, but rather to study the ongoing flow and counterflow of influences, including how fictional representations of science affect how we view its practice and disciplines. Although the main focus is on literature, other forms of science fiction, including film and video games, are explored and, because science is an international matter, works from non-English speaking countries are discussed as needed.Skyward Flight: Sunreach, ReDawn, Evershore (The Skyward Series)
Par Brandon Sanderson, Janci Patterson. 2022
Return to the planet Detritus with FM, Alanik, and Jorgen in this must-have three-novella collection featuring exclusive character art and deleted…
scenes from Skyward with commentary from Brandon Sanderson.Journey with Skyward Flight to Detritus—humanity&’s final refuge from the hostile Galactic Superiority government. In Skyward, Spensa Nightshade became a starfighter pilot in the Defiant Defense Force&’s Skyward Flight to battle Superiority forces. In Starsight she impersonated the alien Alanik to infiltrate a Superiority space station and steal their hyperdrives. And in Cytonic she traveled the strange dimension of the Nowhere to discover the secrets of the planet-destroying Delvers and unlock her own Cytonic powers. As she is stuck in the Nowhere, Spensa&’s companions FM and Jorgen in Skyward Flight are left on Detritus with a new mandate: figure out how to use the hyperdrives so that humanity can escape the planet and find allies among other species oppressed by the Superiority. First comes a distress call from Minister Cuna and other diones on the abandoned outpost of Sunreach. Alanik&’s people on the planet ReDawn and the Kitsen from the planet Evershore also need Skyward Flight&’s aid in their desperate battles. The tales of FM, Alanik, and Jorgen combine to expand the universe of the New York Times bestselling Skyward series to new action-packed heights. Once you&’ve claimed the stars, can you keep them free?This sci-fi masterpiece is &“a moral tale that has elements of Aldous Huxley&’s Brave New World, Superman, and Star Wars&”…
(Los Angeles Times Book Review). In a world where the human population has suffered devastating losses, a handful of survivors cling to what passes for life in a post-apocalyptic, dying landscape. People wander, drugged and lulled by electronic bliss, through a barren landscape with no children, no art, and where reading is forbidden. From this bleak existence, a tragic love triangle springs forth. Spofforth, the most perfect machine ever created, runs the world, but his only wish is to die. Paul and Mary Lou are a man and a woman whose passion for each other sparks a jealousy in Spofforth—and provides the only hope for the future of human beings on Earth. Walter Tevis, author of The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and The Color of Money, delivers an elegiac dystopia of mankind coming to terms with its own imminent extinction. &“Because of its affirmation of such persistent human values as curiosity, courage, compassion, along with its undeniable narrative power, Mockingbird will become one of those books that coming generations will periodically rediscover with wonder and delight.&” —The Washington PostTo Say Nothing of the Dog: A novel of the Oxford Time Travel series (Oxford Time Travel)
Par Connie Willis. 1997
&“Willis effortlessly juggles comedy of manners, chaos theory and a wide range of literary allusions [with a] near flawlessness of…
plot, character and prose.&”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)From Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, comes a comedic romp through an unpredictable world of mystery, love, and time travel.Ned Henry is badly in need of a rest. He&’s been shuttling between the twenty-first century and the 1940s in search of a hideous Victorian vase called &“the bishop&’s bird stump&” as part of a project to restore the famed Coventry Cathedral, destroyed in a Nazi air raid.But then Verity Kindle, a fellow time traveler, inadvertently brings back something from the past. Now Ned must jump to the Victorian era to help Verity put things right—not only to save the project but also to prevent altering history itself.