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Spherical harmonic (Saga of the Skolian Empire. #7.)
Par Catherine Asaro. 2016
Separated for decades by circumstance and political machinations, the Ruby Dynasty, hereditary rulers of the Skolian Empire, struggle to bring…
together the tattered remnants of their family in the shadow of a disastrous interstellar war. Too many have died, others are presumed lost, yet they must move quickly if they are to resume their rightful place as rulers of Skolia. Sequel to "The quantum rose", followed by "The moon's shadow". 2016.Stargate
Par Pauline Gedge. 1982
A universe ruled by immortal sun gods is threatened by dark forces. The struggle that engulfs them imperils the harmony…
of their worlds as they are confronted by incomprehensible evil. Winner of the Jean Boujassy Award. Nominated for the 1985 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. c1982.State of fear: a novel
Par Michael Crichton. 2005
In Paris, a physicist dies after performing a laboratory experiment for a beautiful visitor. In the jungles of Malaysia, a…
mysterious buyer purchases deadly cavitation technology, built to his specifications. In Vancouver, a small research submarine is leased for use in the waters of New Guinea. And in Tokyo, an intelligence agent tries to understand what it all means. 2005.Star of gypsies
Par Robert Silverberg. 1987
More than 1,000 years into the future, the human race has spread all over the galaxy, settling in a host…
of bizarre and exotic worlds. In this great galactic civilization, one race alone has the unique sensitivity to pilot the starships safely through the hazardous depths of inter-stellar space - the Romany people. Yacoub, their king, finds himself in a time of turmoil as the old myths are put to the test. 1987.Starborne
Par Robert Silverberg. 1995
In the twenty-third century humans must find a new planet to inhabit. Fifty people board a starship to find a…
new world, led by a year-captain and a sightless young woman, Noelle, a telepathic mission communicator who stays in touch with her twin sister on Earth. When she loses contact with the planet, she is surprised by another presence in "nospace." Some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.Starburst
Par Frederik Pohl. 1982
Starfarers
Par Poul Anderson. 1998
Astronomers have discovered the possibility of advanced civilizations in the far reaches of the galaxy. A group of ten scientists…
boards the starship Envoy for a journey that will take thousands of years to complete. Although they eventually encounter another civilization, they are unprepared for the ramifications of their adventure. 1998.Starfire: a novel
Par Dale Brown. 2014
While leading a team of young engineers designing Starfire, the world's first orbiting solar power plant, James McLanahan Bradley is…
caught in the middle of a battle that threatens to become an all-out global war for control of space after the U.S. President ignites an arms race. 2014.Star Lord
Par Louise Lawrence. 1978
A Welsh family is caught up in the struggle between the supernatural powers of a mountain and the technological powers…
of a star lord who crashes into it. For junior high readers. c1978.Starclimber
Par Kenneth Oppel. 2008
Paris. Matt Cruse is looking forward to spending time with Kate de Vries over the summer, but first he is…
attacked and then Kate's parents summon her home. Things look up when the Canadian government makes an exciting offer to them both - Canada wants to reach space first, and the Canadian Minister of Air wants Kate to join the first expedition as an expert in aerial zoology. There's a place for Matt, too - if he can pass the gruelling tests to become one of the world's first astralnauts onboard the incredible ship Starclimber. For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "Skybreaker" (DC27968). Some descriptions of sex and violence. 2008.Space trap
Par Monica Hughes. 1983
Specials (Uglies series ; #3)
Par Scott Westerfeld. 2006
Fifteen-year-old Tally from "Pretties" (DC29400), her boyfriend Zane, and their boss Shay have been reconstructed into super-strong paramilitary "specials." When…
they are sent to capture rebels who want to return to an unaltered state of mind, part of Tally wants to resist her programming. Some descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. Followed by "Extras" (DC32654). 2006. (Uglies series ; 3)Sorceress of Darshiva (Malloreon. #4.)
Par David Eddings. 1990
As the Malloreon saga continues, Garion, Belgarath, Polgara, and Ce'Nedra are in pursuit of the evil sorceress Zandramas. She has…
kidnapped Garion's infant son with plans to use him in an unspeakable ritual. They must battle the army of the demon lord Nahaz and the forces of Emperor Zakath as they continue on toward the Place Which Is No More and a showdown with Zandramas. Sequel to "Demon Lord of Karanda" (DC29081). 1990. (Malloreon ; 4)Spares
Par Michael Marshall Smith. 1997
In a futuristic war-torn region of Virginia, former soldier Jack Randall works as a guard on a spares farm, where…
cloned humans are kept to provide replacement parts for their originals. When Randall absconds with seven of the "spares," they are pursued through a nearby megamall. Strong language and violence. 1997.Space odysseys: a new look at yesterday's futures
Par Brian Wilson Aldiss. 1976
Something wicked this way comes (Grand Master Editions, The)
Par Ray Bradbury. 1962
Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade, both thirteen, are fascinated by the carnival that comes to their small town. But after…
a series of frightening events, the boys realize there is something sinister about the show and its owner. 1962.So long, and thanks for all the fish (Hitchhiker series. #4.)
Par Douglas Adams. 1984
Arthur Dent is 1437 light years away from Earth, sitting in a Saab. He has just cracked his head on…
the door while climbing in. He feels stupified. Maybe it is because he has just laid eyes on the first female of the species that he has seen in years, sitting in the backseat. Sequel to "Life, the universe and everything" (DC29000). 1984. (The hitchhiker series ; 4)Slaughterhouse-five: or, The children's crusade: a duty-dance with death
Par Kurt Vonnegut. 1970
Billy Pilgrim, an American captured by the Germans in the Second World War, is billetted in a slaughterhouse in Dresden…
and survives the annihilation of the city by the RAF. He later becomes rich and successful, only to find himself transported to another planet from which he returns radiant and full of desire to preach his message. Strong language and violence. 1970, c1969.Six days
Par Philip Webb. 2011
Cass and her brother Wilbur scavenge in the ruins of a future London seeking an artifact for their Russian masters,…
but the search takes on a new urgency after the arrival of Erin and Peyto, strangers from afar who claim to hold the key to locating the mysterious object. Grades 5 to 8. 2011.Singularity sky (Eschaton series. #1.)
Par Charles Stross. 2009
In the 21st century, the perfection of faster-than-light travel and the rise of a prodigious artificial intelligence known as the…
Eschaton altered the course of humankind. New civilizations were founded across the vastness of space. Now, the technology-eschewing world known as the New Republic is besieged by an alien information plague. Earth quickly sends a battle fleet - but is it coming to the rescue, or is a sinister plot in motion? Followed by "Iron sunrise". 2009.