Recovering from their first mission, the crew of the Vorpal Blade--humankind's first interstellar craft--is called into emergency action when an alliance gate colony is attacked. Who was the lethal alien enemy? What exactly happened at...
Human-alien encounters
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Author:Ringo, John, Taylor, Travis S.Summary: - Author:Haig, MattSummary:
The remarkable new novel from Matt Haig, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Midnight Library, which has sold more than nine million copies worldwide. "What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don't...
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Author:Turnbull, CadwellSummary:After the death of a boy at the hands of an Ynaa, three families find themselves in conflict with the superadvanced alien race, witnesses and victims to events that will teach a terrible lesson.
- Author:Pournelle, Jerry, Barnes, Steven, Niven, LarrySummary:
Light years from Earth, colonists land on a planet they name Avalon. It seems like a paradise, until native creatures savagely attack. It will take every bit of intelligence, courage, and military-style discipline to survive.
- Author:McCormack, Una.Summary:
An original novel based on the new Star Trek TV series! A thrilling novel leading into the new CBS series, Una McCormack's The Last Best Hope introduces you to brand new characters featured in the life of beloved Star Trek captain...
- Author:Wyndham, JohnSummary:
John Wyndham's classic tale of monsters from the deep, alien invasion and ecological disaster comes alive in this full-cast BBC radio dramatisation. At first, the fireballs seemed to be nothing more than a dazzling display of...
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Author:Finney, JackSummary:This classic thriller of human triumph over an alien threat inspired the acclaimed 1956 film directed by Don Siegel. This edition is read by Siegel's son, Kristoffer Tabori, and includes reminiscences of his father's work on the film....
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Author:Preston, Douglas J., Child, LincolnSummary:The largest known meteorite has been discovered, entombed on a frigid, desolate island off the southern tip of Chile. New York billionaire Palmer Lloyd is determined to have it for his museum--but from the first approach to the...
- Author:Asimov, IsaacSummary:
In the twenty-second century Earth obtains limitless, free energy from a source science little understands: an exchange between Earth and a parallel universe, using a process devised by the aliens. But even free energy has a price. The...
- Author:Chambers, BeckySummary:
With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable, except as a decent stopover for ships traveling throughout the Galactic Commons. But when all traffic is halted to and from Gora, three strangers are thrown...
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Author:Nordwell, AliciaSummary:In the distant future, humans wage war against the alien planet Caeorleia, with no tactic off-limits if it will help the humans get their hands on Caeorleia’s resources. Ask Ryker. He thought he volunteered for a simple experiment that...
- Author:Liu, CixinSummary:
Soon to be a Netflix Original Series! "Wildly imaginative." —President Barack Obama on The Three-Body Problem trilogy This near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multiple-award-winning...
- Author:Anders, Charlie JaneSummary:
"If you control our sleep, then you can own our dreams... And from there, it's easy to control our entire lives." January is a dying planet--divided between a permanently frozen darkness on one side, and blazing endless...
- Author:Handy, BruceSummary:
In this fantastical picture book perfect for fans of Aaron Becker's Journey, a human child and a child from another planet discover that no matter where you live or what your books are like, reading - and sharing - are universal. A...
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Author:Stanton, SteveSummary:Zakariah Davis and his wife Mia are among those infected with an alien virus that vastly prolongs life, and their blood has become a black-market staple due to its rejuvenating effects. Their teenage son Rix does not carry the Eternal...
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Author:Stanton, SteveSummary:In a post-cyberpunk future, where global economic activity is carried out in a virtual-gaming realm, a new blood-transmitted virus has become a black-market staple due to its temporary rejuvenating effects, forcing infected 'Eternals'...
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Author:Rutkowski, Chris A.Summary:Chris Rutkowski's name is synonymous with UFO research the world over, and this book captures his most breathtaking research, along with new and exciting accounts, that will have you questioning "are we alone in the universe?" The Big...
- Author:HEINLEIN, Robert A.Summary:
The epic saga of an earthling, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with superhuman powers and a total ignorance of the mores of man.
- Author:Haldeman, Joe W.Summary:
Haldeman tells the tale of Carmen Dula's six-year journey through space to the home of The Others, where she represents Earth in hopes of forging a peace accord. But due to Relativity, 50 Earth years have passed since Carmen left. And...
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Author:Gibbs, StuartSummary:Now a winner of a Parents' Choice Gold Award! It's a murder mystery on the moon in this humorous and suspenseful space adventure from the author of Belly Up and Spy School. Like his fellow lunarnauts-otherwise known as Moonies-living on...
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