Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy. Thrawn's latest triumph still rests newly on his shoulders. He has led the Chiss to victory and brought glory to the House of Mitth, but the true threat to the Ascendancy has not yet been extinguished...
Life on other planets
- Author:Zahn, TimothySummary:
- Author:VON DANIKEN, ErickSummary:
Many people have scoffed at the idea of beings from another universe visiting earth. But in 1970 we witnessed the drama of a crippled American spacecraft being brought back to earth. Suppose it had landed on another planet? What...
- Author:LEE, GentrySummary:
Rama II is on its way out of the solar system. Abroad it are three humans, two men and a woman, left behind when the expedition departed. Ahead of them lies the unknown, a voyage no human has ever experienced. And at the end of it may...
- Author:Chiavari, LyssaSummary:
Life on Mars isn’t all it’s cracked up to be when you’re Isaak Contreras. Ever since his dad disappeared two years ago, Isaak’s been struggling to keep up in school, and he never seems to be able to live up to his mom’s high...
- Author:Asimov, IsaacSummary:
For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Sheldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future-- to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare...
- Author:Loeb, AbrahamSummary:
In late 2017, scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed an object soaring through our inner solar system, moving so quickly that it could only have come from another star. Loeb showed it was not an asteroid; it was moving too fast...
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In the two decades since astronomers first discovered the existence of a planet outside of our solar system, "exoplanetology" has become the hottest specialty in astrophysics. To date, more than one thousand exoplanets have...
- Author:Card, Orson ScottSummary:
At the close of Ender's Game, Andrew Wiggin, called Ender by everyone, is told that he can no longer live on Earth, and he realizes that this is the truth. He has become far more than just a boy who won a game: he is the Savior of...
- Author:Edwards, JanetSummary:
Jarra never wanted to be a celebrity. All she ever wanted was to gain some respect for the people left on Earth: the unlucky few whose immune system prevents them from portaling to other planets. Except now she's the most famous Earth...
- Author:Bova, BenSummary:
Humans have colonized all the worlds of the solar system. Now the tensions of a deep divide between the new worlds and the Earth are about to explode into open war.
- Author:Herbert, FrankSummary:
Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles-the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known-and feared-as the man christened Muad'Dib. As Emperor of the known...
- Author:Herbert, FrankSummary:
The bestselling science fiction series of all time continues! This second installment explores new developments on the desert planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and its strange threatening environment. Dune Messiah picks up...
- Author:Herbert, FrankSummary:
The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privileges, however, and through sabotage and treachery they cast...
- Author:Anders, Charlie JaneSummary:
From the international bestselling author of All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders, comes Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak, the sequel to Victories Greater Than Death in the thrilling adventure Unstoppable series, set against an...
- Author:Kaufman, Amie, Kristoff, JaySummary:
Ce matin de 2575, lorsque Kady quitte Ezra, elle croit avoir vécu le pire moment de sa vie. L’après-midi, sa planète est attaquée par une entreprise interstellaire sans foi ni loi — BeiTech. Obligée de fuir, Kady embarque sur le...
- Author:Bova, BenSummary:
In Ben Bova's New Earth, it was revealed to Jordan Kell that a deadly wave of radiation is headed toward Earth. Now, when Kell and his team return to Earth many years after their departure, he must convince Earth's new rulers that the...
- Author:Bradley, Marion ZimmerSummary:
Darkover, planet of wonder, world of mystery, has been a favorite of science fiction readers for many years. For it is a truly alien sphere--a world of strange intelligences, of brooding skies beneath a ruddy sun, and of powers unknown...
- Author:Bujold, Lois McMasterSummary:
Miles Vorkosigan is sent to investigate a company whose job is to lead its all-too-mortal frozen patrons into an unknown future--a company trying to expand its franchise into the Barrayaran Empire.
- Author:Ringo, John, Taylor, Travis S.Summary:
Humankind's only interstellar craft, the Vorpal Blade is dispatched to investigate an ancient civilization that may have left vital technology behind. But when the crew finds more than they bargained for, they'll have to scramble to...
- Author:Corey, James S. A.Summary:
The gates have opened the way to thousands of habitable planets, and the land rush has begun. Holden and his crew must contend with the growing tensions between the settlers and the company that owns the official claim to the planet--...