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In an exhilarating tale of historic adventure, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Confederates in the Attic retraces the voyages of Captain James Cook, the Yorkshire farm boy who drew the map of the modern world
Captain James Cook's three epic journeys in the 18th century were the last great voyages of discovery. His ships sailed 150,000 miles, from the Artic to the Antarctic, from Tasmania to Oregon, from Easter Island to Siberia. When Cook...
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In the year 2140, on the red planet Mars, a bold project is underway. The Tyson Research and Space Corporation has assembled teams to embark on a groundbreaking mission: launching spacecraft towards our solar system's nearest stars. Their flagship vessel, the Inside Straight, is set to venture towards nearby Gliese, with the hope of establishing first contact with extraterrestrial life.But the journey is far from ordinary. Onboard the Inside Straight...
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Book 2 follows a science survey into the Third Quadrant, a desolate wasteland left by ancient asteroids. Scenes of friends and family back on the crew's home planets are woven through the story. New characters join with major and minor characters we met in the first book to crew the expedition. They explore a desert planet and intervene in the shunning of a young cave dweller, who joins them on the ship. While surveying an unexpected gas giant, they...
5) The Circle
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Captain Joe Kidd, a skilled investigator, is assigned a mysterious mission by the World Space Exploration Agency (WSEA). A puzzling circle of light has appeared in the sky, and Joe must uncover its cause and the ramifications it may have. Assembling a handpicked crew, he embarks on a perilous journey, facing challenges both in space and back on Earth.
Meanwhile, Nari, a young woman who has led a sheltered life, is about to uncover a web of deceit...
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In A Grand Imperial Heir, the enthralling sequel to A Grand Imperial War, the universe teeters on the edge of chaos once more. Years after her pivotal role in restoring Farsalian sovereignty, Princess Melorah finds herself thrust into an unexpected role as the Matriarch of Farsalia. Reluctant to embrace the weight of power, she stumbles through her royal duties until a fateful revelation unravels in the Human interstellar empire.Human Emperor Stanislaus...
7) Revelation
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One Against an EmpireOnly a psionic can survive battle with another psionic. And human psionics become megalomaniacal monsters. These two truths were drilled into everyone in the Reborn Empire. But... Commander Sasham Varan had survived a Zchoradan psionic attack... and because of this, Prime Monitor Shagrath brought him into a top-secret project to create a stable human psi.Then a chance flaw in the treatment shows Varan that Shagrath is no hero,...
8) Retribution
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Imprisoned as a hostage or a bargaining chip, Sasham Varan must rely on his friends The Eonwyl, Sooovickalassa, and Guvthor Hok Guvthor to find proof of the impossible truth: that Prime Monitor Shagrath is one of the legendary Demons, manipulating the Empire and others to destroy every civilization across the Galaxy. Even if they succeed and Varan gains his freedom and the Zchorada as allies, they will still need to assemble the largest fleet the...
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Solar Subway Systems invented a way to stretch a wormhole between two points, allowing near-instantaneous travel not only between any two locations on Earth, but also between the planets and satellites of the solar system. SSS VP of engineering Charles (Scotty) Hays and Chief Scientist Robert (Bobby) Taylor, along with field service genius Carol (Kaley) Sellers, have built SSS into a major, multi-billion-dollar corporation, accidentally triggering...
10) Revolution
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Sasham Varan was a patriot, a true believer in the Reborn Empire. But after a secret project both gave him outlawed psionic powers and revealed that Prime Monitor Shagrath, head of the Monitor Corps and right hand of the Emperor, was a monster hiding behind a human face, Varan became a fugitive and the most-wanted man in the Empire. With the aid of the enigmatic trader The Eonwyl, reptilian psi-scientist Sooovickalassa, and the immense and far too...
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Captain Teri Cambell on the Starship Bumblebee explores space where no other human has been. The crew discover a plant where men and women have been marooned for years. The men and women chose to stay on the only home they have ever known. Later the Bumblebee will respond to a distress call where a ship is disabled. It will be attacked as the crew of the Bumblebee is assisting. The ship is from a world the Marooned people who are stranded. Captain...
12) King of the Hill
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A madman can be prevented from throwing on bomb on Earth-but what if he's in space? Introduction by John Betancourt.
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When the Sun Went Out by Leslie F. Stone is a classic science fiction novel that transports readers to a future Earth plunged into darkness when the sun mysteriously ceases to shine. The story unfolds in a world gripped by chaos and uncertainty as humanity grapples with the sudden and catastrophic disappearance of the sun. With the planet plunged into eternal darkness and plummeting temperatures, civilization teeters on the brink of collapse, and...
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Rhythm Rides the Rocket by Bob Olsen is an exhilarating science fiction adventure set in a future where interstellar travel has become a reality. The story follows the journey of Captain Sam "Rhythm" Riddick, an experienced pilot with a reputation for daring and skill. When a routine mission aboard the spacefaring vessel "Rocket" takes an unexpected turn, Rhythm finds himself thrust into a high-stakes race against time to save his crew and prevent...
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IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 5
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"HP Newquist's thrilling volume explores the dark and often gruesome tales about blood. Though common among living beings, this substance is anything but ordinary. People have always feared and respected blood. It spills out at both birth and death--its bright red color like a warning sign--indicating events of the utmost significance. Ancient civilizations couldn't perform religious rituals without the revered liquid. Doctors up through the nineteenth...
16) Stars and Dark
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Stars and Dark, a collection of five science-fiction stories, takes you to space in the far-flung future. Silicone-based lifeforms, queer non-binary AI, space stations, and queer trans post-earth humans all populate these pages, each character telling their complex and tangled story of life in a vacuum full of pinpricks of light. Let these hopepunk stories transport you to another time and another place in the great cosmos where love and hope are...
17) Storm Clouds
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Cal, Letty, Tony, Opi, and Sasha were kidnapped by the Molethian civilization and trained to become a fighter crew to battle against The Horde, the most dangerous enemy in all the Milky Way galaxy. As they have continued to fight battles against The Horde, they have risen in the ranks of the Molethian space service, and now each has special responsibilities related to their talents.Opi is the chief strategist for the Molethian fleet, assisted by Letty,...
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Eight hundred years have passed since the penetration of spiritual particles into reality, and mankind is in the midst of an era of universal evolution.
Wander through history in the spiritual realms and battle with ancient heroes;
In the demonized forests of the wilderness area, wrestle with mutated beasts;
In the supreme arena where everyone is watching, he will fight against the awakened powerhouses!
Bai Park, an outcast...
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Earthly year: 2833Planet: no known name, under no the influenceThe team aboard the spacecraft "Old Tear" includes Enrose, an artificial intelligence with citizenship status in the Solar Empire and one of the oldest AIs of its kind. Alongside Enrose is Lyiana, a distinguished alumna of the Kogaion Academy and the empire's premier "tracker." Together, they embark on a mission to pinpoint the location of the ancient Solar System, drawing upon the vast...
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Emperor Daniel Hankerson and his allies, including his new wife-and-super commando-in-one Hila Eban, have successfully ended the war on the other side of the Central Imperium. A huge fleet is now assembling at planet Davenport for the final confrontation with the New Protectorate.But before the battle can start, Daniel needs to open the FTL gate leading to the heart of the Imperium. The gates are a legacy of an old civilization, the Protectors. However,...
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