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Donnerjack
Par Roger Zelazny, Jane M Lindskold. 1997
In a pact with Death, Donnerjack agrees to give up his first born for the return of his lover Ayradyss.…
Donnerjack does not know that conception is even possible, because he is from Verite, the real world, while Ayradyss is from Virtu, the virtual world. But once reunited, they produce a son. 1997.
Voyage
Par Stephen Baxter. 1997
In 1986 three American astronauts, including an African American and a female geologist, step onto the planet Mars. Their success…
results from the efforts of ex-President John F. Kennedy, who retired after being wounded in Dallas to become a space lobbyist. He uses his influence to push the space program beyond the 1969 moon landing. 1997.
The rise of Endymion (Hyperion series. #4.)
Par Dan Simmons. 1997
The Pax forms an alliance with the TechnoCore and declares war on the threatening Ousters. The Pax is also looking…
for Aenea, who is currently on Earth preparing to outwit the Pax and the Core with her lover, Raul Endymion. Includes strong language and sex. Sequel to "Endymion". 1997.
Sundiver
Par David Brin. 1980
Jacob Demwa feels that it is time to leave the Center for Uplift and his research with dolphins and chimps.…
Opportunely Fagin, his E.T. (extraterrestrial) friend, invites him to join Expedition Sundiver based on Mercury to explore strange phenomena on the sun. 1980.
The naked sun
Par Isaac Asimov. 1957
When murder occurs for the first time on the planet Solaria, earth detective Elijah Haley is sent to investigate with…
the help of robot Daneel. Sequel to "Caves of steel." Followed by "Robots of dawn." 1957.
The Calcutta chromosome: a novel of fevers, delirium, and discovery
Par Amitav Ghosh. 1997
In the not too distant future, Antar, a computer-bound Egyptian clerk in New York, accidentally unearths the ID card of…
an old colleague, L. Murugan - a man claiming to be the world authority on Ronald Ross, a Nobel-winning scientist who solved Calcutta's "malaria puzzle" in 1898. Unravelling the story Antar discovers a truth in which events of the past, present and future all play a mysterious part.
Orion among the stars (Orion Ser. #Bk. 5)
Par Ben Bova. 1995
Orion, the immortal warrior, is in love with the goddess Anya, but he must do the bidding of Aten, his…
Creator, who forces Orion to fight in a war against Anya. As part of Aten's plan, Orion is sent through space-time to command a troop of cloned humans in an interstellar war. However, Orion is determined that he and his troops won't be pawns in someone else's game. Sequel to Orion and the Conqueror (DB 40831). Some strong language and some descriptions of sex
Before the storm (Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy - Legends #1)
Par Michael P Kube-McDowell, Michael P. Kube-Mcdowell. 1996
Since the Empire has been vanquished, the New Republic has entered an era of tranquil harmony under the leadership of…
the Jedi Knights. Then a series of events disrupts the peace: Luke ventures off on a perilous rescue mission to his mother's homeworld, Lando confronts a menacing spacecraft, and Leia attempts to avert a war. Prequel to Shield of Lies (DB 44590)
Shield of lies (Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy - Legends #2)
Par Michael P Kube-McDowell, Michael P. Kube-Mcdowell. 1996
In this sequel to Before the Storm (DB 44589), Lando is abducted aboard an unidentified spacecraft, while Leia contends with…
a threat to the stability of the New Republic. Han departs on a deep-space voyage, where he engages a fleet of warships in a battle that could doom civilization. Bestseller
Children of the mind
Par Orson Scott Card. 1996
In this sequel to Xenocide (DB 34265), Lusitania is threatened with destruction by the Starways Congress, which believes the planet…
to be infected with an insidious virus. Ender Wiggin and his computer intelligence, Jane, race against time to locate new worlds and save the races of Lusitania before the cataclysm
Conquerors' heritage (The Conquerors Saga #2)
Par Timothy Zahn. 1995
An alien race called the Zhirrzh is on the brink of all-out interstellar war with a new and deadly race--the…
Humans. Young searcher Thrr-gilag learns that despite their powers, the Zhirrzh are no match for Human technology, and he works fervently to prove to his superiors that the Humans do not want war. Sequel to Conquerors' Pride (DB 42756)
Podkayne of Mars
Par Robert A Heinlein, Robert A. Heinlein. 1993
Indomitable young Podkayne (Poddy) Fries jumps at the chance to accompany her uncle Tom on a mission to Earth. The…
only drawback is that she'll have her loathsome little brother along for the trip. But even greater dangers face the niece of a diplomat from Mars who has powerful enemies. For junior and senior high and older readers
Vengeance of Orion (Orion #2)
Par Ben Bova. 1989
Orion must do the bidding of his creator Ormazd, who wants to change time and history. Ormazd sends Orion back…
to the ancient world of Greece to participate as a warrior in the Trojan war and to rescue Helen of Troy. Sequel to Orion (DB 44641). Violence
Orion: A Novel (Orion #1)
Par Ben Bova. 1988
John O'Ryan saves a beautiful woman from a terrorist's bomb in a Manhattan restaurant. Thus he begins an extraordinary adventure…
to combat the great enemy of humankind, an adventure that takes him through time and space from the Stone Age of the Neanderthals to a future Earth on the brink of nuclear annihilation. Prequel to Vengeance of Orion (DB 44642). Violence and some strong language
Into the nebula (Star Trek #No. 36)
Par Gene DeWeese. 1995
While exploring a nebular dust cloud, Captain Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise discover a planet on which…
life and civilization are dying for no obvious reason. With their lives hanging in the balance, the crew investigates. A Star Trek: The Next Generation novel
Sailing bright eternity
Par Gregory Benford. 1995
Nigel Walmsley of the twentieth century meets Toby Bishop and the last remnants of humanity in a far-future space-time shelter…
at the galactic center. Here they prepare for the final battle with the implacable mechs, who are determined to obliterate all traces of humankind. Sequel to Furious Gulf (DB 42137)
The chrysalids
Par John Wyndham. 1993
Science fiction about fanatical survivors of an atomic war who are obsessed with weeding out all mutants in the population.…
The "different" ones are condemned to a hideous exile, and children are careful to hide their "differences" even from their zealous parents. First published in Great Britain in 1955. Published later in the United States under the title Re-birth
The dragons of Eden: speculations on the evolution of human intelligence
Par Carl Sagan. 1977
Essays by an award-winning scientist about the possible development of human intelligence, written for nonspecialists. Discusses the biological functions of…
sleep, increasing brain size, and language learning among chimpanzees. Chronicles advances in understanding the brain and implications for the future. Bestseller
Richter 10
Par Arthur C Clarke, Mike McQuay, Arthur C. Clarke. 1996
In a near-future America devastated by ecological disaster, ruled by Chinese corporations, and split along racial and religious lines, seismologist…
Lewis Crane tries to prove to an unbelieving world that a colossal Richter 10 earthquake is imminent. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex
The killing star
Par Charles R Pellegrino. 1995
In 2076 an unknown alien race attacks the solar system obliterating life on Earth and in the human colonies on…
the other planets. The handful of humans left alive in space stations between the planets find themselves hiding and trying to come to grips with the imminent extinction of their species. Some strong language