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Explore the life of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in this captivating biography. Spanish legends claimed there were seven cities built of gold filled with treasure and riches. Coronado and his crew spent three years exploring the New World in search of gold, discovering only the beauty of the landscape. Follow along the brave journey of Coronado and learn the importance of his expeditions in the American Southwest.
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"The human story has always been one of perseverance--often against remarkable odds. The most astonishing survival tale of all might be that of 16th-century Dutch explorer William Barents and his crew of sixteen, who ventured farther north than any Europeans before and, on their third polar exploration, lost their ship off the frozen coast of Nova Zembla to unforgiving ice. The men would spend the next year fighting off ravenous polar bears, gnawing...
3) Colony Ship
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This book shows how people tend to accept what they have been taught is the truth about things when the reality may actually be very different if they only try to explore the unknown
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A two-person crew embark on a mind-bending deep space mission inside a living wormship capable of burrowing through space. What lies on the other end is unknown-as is what they will do once they get there.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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After a cataclysmic battle, the interconnected galaxies enter a new era of healing and rebuilding. Communities band together to offer support and solace to survivors and refugees. Whispers spread of a phenomenon where deceased souls find new life within the interconnected galaxies. However, danger looms as malevolent entities seek to exploit this source of life. Commander Valen vows to protect the interconnected galaxies from darkness. The survivors...
6) Starship-101
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Starship-101 successfully landed on Proxima Centauri-b about twenty years ago, marking humanity's first interstellar settlement. But with radio messages taking over four years to traverse the vast darkness of space, this fledgling colony has been isolated from Earth. Enter the Clason twins – Tarvin and Harden – the galaxy's preeminent Superposition Navigators. These brothers can bend the quantum space-time continuum to their will, instantaneously...
7) In Ascension
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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOOKER PRIZEAn astonishing novel about a young microbiologist
investigating an unfathomable deep vent in the ocean floor, leading her on a
journey that will encompass the full trajectory of the cosmos and the passage
of a single human life
Leigh grew up in Rotterdam, drawn to the waterfront as an
escape from her unhappy home life and volatile father. Enchanted by the
undersea world of her childhood, she excels in marine biology,...
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"Before technology and maps there were boats and explorers. Lewis and Clark led the Corps of Discovery through previously unmapped lands in the west of the United States. With the help of Sacagawea and other Native American communities of the area, they helped further exploration of newly acquired territory. Learn about this exploration with easy-to-understand content tied to the curriculum of upper-elementary and middle school students written at...
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Time is my favorite topic. I always wanted to write a book about time. Finally I decided to write one designed for children. This is not a book that teaches your child how to tell the time. There are numerous such books on the market. This book is different. Basically the book delves into the nature of time. The book was designed such that it includes facts, musings, and speculations about time. These are written in a very simplified form suitable...
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The young and adventurous Axton Monroe received an old paper journal the night before landing on the alien planet of Yunta.The settlers of Yunta will have to rely on countless old tools to survival. Especially the local forest.But the forest has its own opinion about the new colony!If you enjoy exploration science fiction short stories from a unique point of view you'll love Faces in the Trees.First published in Path of the Bearers and Other Stories....
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"Exploring Time Travel: Unmasking Time's Hidden Potentials" by Peter Kattan takes readers on a captivating journey through the enigmatic realms of time. With a keen eye for unraveling the mysteries of temporal manipulation, Kattan delves into the depths of Time's Secret Potential, guiding readers through the intricacies of navigating Temporal Realms and confronting the ethical dilemmas inherent in Time Travel. From Problem-Solving through Time Travel...
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It was perhaps inevitable that a struggling colony like Juventas would forget much of its early history, let alone things from old Earth centuries before. None of which explained why the planet was so weird. Just as a critical election looms, Jess Kimber quits her role running the colony's premier development, including the voting infrastructure, looking for a fresh challenge after a messy divorce. Her former colleague, Ravi Antic, sets off as part...
13) Tenzin
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Tenzin hoped to find a new planet where her species could live. They might find a whole new way of life. Time to Read: about 1 hour and 15 minutes Tenzin is stationed on a distant planet with a human to figure out if either species can use it as a colony. As they are forced to work side by side, they may discover that they can live together, and maybe even discover a new way of life together. Lost Colony is a quarterly magazine of masterfully crafted...
14) Colossus
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"...a spine-tingling sf novel certain to wow readers who want to explore sentient AI, parallel universes, paranoia, and sustaining human consciousness for generations to come." - Booklist
For fans of psychological SF novels like THE GONE WORLD and SIX WAKES
Economics professor Clay West has always explained the world through the lens of his profession. But after his girlfriend Karla takes Dying Wish-a drug that supposedly reveals the nature of...
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Mutiny aboard a highly advanced starship leads to a self-aware vessel fighting for more than victory. A struggling artist finds inspiration at a mental health institution, yet one patient becomes a muse like no other. First contact pits a starship crew against each other and their own fears. A young girl uses magic to find her father, who has seemingly become lost in a distant war. This collection of short stories spans more than a decade of Kenneth...
16) Water Exhaustion
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Children's Book in rhyming story for kids from 3 to 8 years. Tale in verse. 60 pages with text and colorful picture.Max's Time-Traveling Quest is an enchanting children's fairy tale that follows the adventures of Max, a curious boy living in our time. One fateful day, Max stumbles upon a mysterious time machine and embarks on an extraordinary journey to a post-apocalyptic future where the Earth is plagued by a severe water crisis. Determined to make...
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In "The Gravity Well: A Black Hole Adventure," a team of intrepid astronauts embarks on a groundbreaking journey beyond the stars, driven by curiosity and the unquenchable human spirit of exploration. Led by the seasoned Dr. Alex Hart, the team's mission is to investigate a mysterious black hole, which leads them to discover an ancient civilization and unravel cosmic mysteries that have baffled humanity for centuries.
As they navigate through uncharted...
18) Soulfire
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SOULFIRE…The psychic ability that is the secret behind the tezarian method of interstellar navigation is being exposed. The world of Cho and its elite pilots face enemies from without and within, threatening to tear them apart. Palaton must learn to traverse politics as expertly as he once did FTL space-but his partner Rand is missing and his emperor Panshinea is descending into madness. Survival might be the only victory available to him.Worse,...
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A space cruise with her bestie seems like the vacation of a lifetime until Holly Winter gets abducted by aliens and finds herself on a slave ship. When the ship's AI goes haywire and accidentally releases the prisoners from their cells, she makes a break for it-only to be kidnapped again by a huge horned and furry alien. Aeon claims to be a prince, but he acts like a royal jerk and refuses to let Holly go. However, she's determined to locate her friend...
20) Alien Incognito
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He betrayed her once, but he's her only hope. Being saved from a slave ship and given life-saving medical attention by a tall, muscular furry alien with large curling horns is enough for Giselle Cartier to think she's found a hero. Having him deliver her back into the clutches of the same traffickers shatters her trust and the belief that anything she'd felt was real.But just as she's rescued by the League of Planets and is about to be repatriated...
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