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Author
Series
Fractalverse volume 1
Language
English
Description
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...
2) Seveneves
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Five thousand years later after a catastrophic event rendered the Earth a ticking time bomb, the progeny of a handful of outer space explorers--seven distinct races now three billion strong--embark on yet another audacious journey: to return to Earth.
3) Legacy
Author
Series
Event group adventure volume 6
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Tor, published by Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2015, c2014
Language
English
Description
On the planet Ilmatar, under a roof of ice a kilometer thick, a team of deep-sea diving scientists investigates the blind alien race that lives below. The Terran explorers have made an uneasy truce with the Sholen, their first extraterrestrial contact: so long as they don’t disturb the Ilmataran habitat, they’re free to conduct their missions in peace. But when Henri Kerlerec, media personality and reckless adventurer, ends up sliced open by curious...
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...
Author
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...
Author
Series
Jake Ross volume 4
Publisher
Caezik SF & Fantasy, an imprint of Arc Manor
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
It is time to start the colonizing the solar system. Ex-astronaut, current space advisor, and all-out trouble shooter for the President, Jake Ross, is determined to make it happen. And what better way to return to America's glory than by returning to the moon and setting up a permanent moon-base which can then serve as the launching pad for Mars and beyond. But as usual, political intrigue and conflicting priorities are threatening the whole program....
Author
Series
Star Trek Picard volume 1
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When Starfleet discovers that the Romulan star is about to go supernova, The threat to the stability of the Romulan Star Empire will be catastrophic. Nine hundred million Romulans will need to be evacuated. The relief effort will require thousands of ships, let alone the capacity to aid them - if the Romulans will allow the aid. The effort would be a matter of years - and Jean-Luc Picard may be the only man with the experience and temperament suited...
Author
Series
Firefly volume 2
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
An old flame of Jayne Cobb's, Temperance McCloud, sends a message to Serenity, begging him for help. She lives on the arid, far-flung world of Tethys, and bandits are trying to overrun her town to gain control of their water supply: the only thing standing between its people and dustbowl ruin. Jayne tries to persuade the Serenity crew to join the fight, but it is only when he offers Vera, his favourite gun, as collateral that Mal realises he's serious....
10) Starclimber
Author
Series
Matt Cruse volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
As members of the first crew of astralnauts, Matt Cruse and Kate De Vries journey into outer space on the Starclimber and face a series of catastrophes that threaten the survival of all on board.
11) Salvation
Author
Series
Salvation sequence volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"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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