Frank Carlson Library

"The second original novel from the much-missed Space Western Firefly, produced with Joss Whedon as consulting editor, set between the TV series and the movie Serenity."--www.amazon.com.

For Tycho Hashoone and his family, space privateering on their ship Shadow Comet is a way of life--that just got a lot more complicated. Earth is mounting an arms race, and has started recruiting privateers of their own. Meanwhile, the Ice Wolves of Saturn are on the offensive, using ruthless tactics reminscent of pirates of old. The Jovian Union, trapped between the two, asks the Hashoones for help, and the stage is set for a showdown on the Cybele...

"A not-quite epic science fiction adventure about a down-on-his luck galactic pilot caught in a cross-galaxy struggle for survival! Space travel just isn't what it used to be. With the invention of Quantum Teleportation, space heroes aren't needed anymore. When one particularly unlucky ex-adventurer masquerades as famous pilot and hate figure Jacques McKeown, he's sucked into an ever-deepening corporate and political intrigue. Between space pirates,...

"With Hermit back on the EDENS ZERO, Shiki and his crew only have to find Valkyrie to assemble the Four Shining Stars. To look for clues, they pay a visit to the most famous fortuneteller in the cosmos: Xiaomei the Time Oracle. But her information comes at a price..."--

"In their attempt to rescue the kidnapped B-Cubers, Shiki and his friends have run into the mercenary band, Rogue Out, whose leader is a bot claiming to be none other than Sister herself. Does Shiki stand a chance against one of the Demon King's Four Shining Stars? Meanwhile, Homura and Weisz investigate Rogue Out's hideout, where they find the group's true secret ..."--Provided by publisher.

After crash landing on a distant planet, a ten-year-old redheaded orphan finds herself in a new home surrounded by a host of odd and intriguing friends who must band together when Uskog space pirates return, searching for a mysterious stolen treasure.

"When she finds out that Valkyrie, her beloved mentor, is dead, Homura is shaken to her core. Vowing to avenge this death, Homura sets out--only to learn that the one behind the murder is none other than her own mother, Madame Kurenai. Now the time has come for the labor district, Rebecca, and Shiki to revolt against Kurenai's tyrannical reign. But the leader of Sun Jewel has powerful warriors at her command that may very soon outnumber the rebels......