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Barrayar
Par Lois Bujold. 1991
Cordelia Naismith, former commander with the Beta Expeditionary Force, is now the wife of Lord Aral Vorkosigan of the planet…
Barrayar. When her husband becomes regent, her quiet life as a devoted wife and expectant mother is threatened by a bloody civil war--a conflict that will have far-reaching effects on her adopted world and on the life of her unborn son. Winner of the 1992 Hugo awardJumper
Par Steven Gould. 1992
After twice ending up in his local library following threatening situations, Davy Rice, seventeen, realizes he has the ability to…
"jump," or teleport himself. He also believes his mother had the same power and that she used it to escape from Davy's abusive father. Soon Davy finds himself on the streets of New York where he uses teleporting for survival and to find his Mom. Strong language and some violence. For junior and senior high and older readersWindows on a lost world
Par V. E Mitchell. 1993
While on an archaeological survey of an uninhabited planet, Captain Kirk and the crew of the starship Enterprise discover an…
odd artifact that looks like a window into another world. When Kirk steps through the window, he finds himself trapped in the body of a strange, crab-like alien, and even the astute Mr. Spock is at a loss to understand what happened to his friend and how to rescue him. A Star Trek novelAlien secrets
Par Annette Klause. 1993
Aboard a space freighter en route to the planet where her scientist parents are based, Robin (Puck) Goodfellow, almost thirteen…
and recently expelled from her proper English boarding school, befriends an alien called Hush (for short). Hush has had a cherished artifact stolen from him, and he believes it is on the ship. Puck vows to help him retrieve it, and is soon enmeshed in a mystery with an abundance of suspects. For grades 6-9 and older readersIce trap
Par L. A Graf. 1992
While searching for a missing team of scientists, Captain Kirk and the senior officers of the U.S.S. Enterprise become trapped…
on the ice-covered world of Nordstral. Unable to communicate with the Enterprise and at the mercy of earthquakes and magnetic storms, Kirk and his companions know they must unlock the secret of this mysterious world of ice or face certain death. A Star Trek novel20,000 leagues under the sea
Par Jules Verne. 1992
A nineteenth-century science fiction tale of an electric submarine, the Nautilus, its eccentric captain, Captain Nemo, and the undersea world.…
The novel anticipates many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century. For junior and senior high and older readersShadows on the sun
Par Michael Friedman. 1993
The crew of the USS Enterprise is on the way back to Earth--and retirement. Plans change when they are asked…
to go on one last mission. Civil war brews on the planet Ssan, where a group of assassins seeks power. McCoy has had some experience in dealing with the cult, and it is hoped he can help. But he doesn't count on his ex-wife, the only woman he ever loved, being among the mediators. A Star Trek novel. Strong language and some violenceThe war of the worlds
Par H. G Wells. 1988
Sarek
Par A. C Crispin. 1994
Ambassador Sarek of Vulcan learns of a treacherous plot to destroy the Federation of Planets, and he must bring all…
his logic and diplomatic skill to bear to unmask and foil the villains. But his efforts are complicated by the impending death of his beloved wife, Amanda, and the arrival of his estranged son, Spock, first officer of the starship Enterprise. A Star Trek novelDark mirror
Par Diane Duane. 1993
When the Enterprise is drawn into a parallel universe, Captain Picard and his colleagues come face to face with an…
alternate Enterprise manned by persons identical to themselves. This universe turns out to be a place where humanity has gone awry, with rule by terror and brutality. And the evil counterparts of Picard and his crew are bent on capturing the Enterprise for sinister purposes. A Star Trek: The Next Generation novel. BestsellerThe four adventures of Richard Hannay
Par John Buchan. 1988
First published between 1915 and 1924. In The Thirty-Nine Steps, an engineer attempts to foil a conspiracy. Greenmantle pits a…
secret agent against Germans trying to start an eastern holy war. Mr. Standfast deals with British Intelligence in World War I. An agent uses hypnotism to search for missing persons in The Three HostagesDebtors' planet
Par W. R Thompson. 1994
When the unscrupulous Ferengi contract to bring advanced technology to a primitive world, it can only mean trouble. Captain Jean-Luc…
Picard and the crew of the starship Enterprise are sent to investigate. Aboard the Enterprise is a twentieth-century businessman retrieved from cryonic suspension, who may be able to apply his own ruthless talents to thwart the plans of the Ferengi. A Star Trek, the Next Generation novelThe truce at Bakura
Par Kathy Tyers. 1994
The victory of the rebels over the Empire at Endor has nearly depleted the resources of the Rebel Alliance. Now…
Luke Skywalker learns of a new alien race that threatens the galaxy. The powerful, mind-controlling aliens can be stopped only if the Rebel Alliance can form a truce with the tattered remnants of the Empire and join forces to combat the new menace. A Star Wars novelCrossing by night: a novel
Par David Aaron. 1993
Fictionalized account of the exploits of World War II spy Elizabeth Pack. Pack was an American debutante who married the…
British diplomat who impregnated her. When he gave up their baby to avoid embarrassment, Elizabeth was devastated. Her attempt to be a demure diplomatic spouse was quickly put aside when she was given the chance to save the ambassador to Spain. Strong language, violence, and explicit descriptions of sexBurning bright
Par Melissa Scott. 1993
Starpilot Quinn Lioe needs to have some work done on her starship at the planet Burning Bright. She plans to…
take the opportunity to play a game of virtual reality also. But Quinn finds herself becoming a pawn in a power struggle between two empires--the human and the hsai. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sexThe courtship of Princess Leia
Par Dave Wolverton. 1994
Princess Leia of the New Republic considers marrying Prince Isolder of the Hapes Consortium in order to form a military…
alliance against the Empire. Han Solo, shocked to learn he now has a rival for the hand of Princess Leia, makes a last, desperate gamble to win her back. His ploy brings Leia, followed by Luke Skywalker and Prince Isolder, to the untamed planet Dathomir, where new dangers await. A Star Wars novelThe people that time forgot
Par Edgar Burroughs. 1992
Bowen Tyler, Jr.'s, manuscript has been turned over to Tom Billings, who has set out to find Caspak and rescue…
Tyler. Having located the forgotten island, Billings has built a plane and flown over the cliffs into Caspak's center. But his plane crashes and he finds himself face to face with a young woman and the fierce beast that inhabits the island. Sequel to The Land That Time Forgot (BR 9215)China Mountain Zhang
Par Maureen McHugh. 1992
On twenty-second-century Earth, China has become dominant, and the United States is a secondary power. China Mountain Zhang, an American-born…
Chinese who is homosexual and hides this fact from the authorities, begins his personal odyssey through several layers of this society and from a much-changed New York City to the technological glitter of Beijing. Strong language and some descriptions of sexNo enemy but time
Par Michael Bishop. 1982
While on a time-travel assignment in prehistoric Africa, John Monegal joins a group of early prehumans. He shares in the…
intimate life of the group and in their struggle for survival in a brutal world. After fathering a child, he returns to the present, where he finds the conflicting realities of two different lives in two different times have changed him forever. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. Nebula AwardFalling free
Par Lois Bujold. 1988
Leo Graf, a highly skilled welding engineer, has come to Cay Project, an orbital habitat, to teach the inhabitants welding.…
When Graf arrives, he discovers there are only 400 downsiders--average people--living there. The other 1,000 are quaddies--children with two sets of arms and no legs. Graf is concerned about their lack of knowledge of the outside world. And rightly so. For soon two quaddies attempt to escape to that world. Some strong language