Frank Carlson Library

"A singular new novel from Betty Trask Prize-winner Samantha Harvey, Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in twenty-four hours. A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots a day in the lives of six women and men hurtling through space-not toward the moon or the vast unknown, but around our planet. Selected for one of the last space station missions of its...

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

Climb through a hole in the sky to worlds spanning the vast reaches of space and the limitless depths of dreaming minds... A collection of photomontages celebrating the wonders of the Galaxy. Second edition.

The planet Eden orbits on the edge of the Milky Way. A pristine world of volcanos, oceans, thick forests, and wild grasslands, its unique species have evolved untroubled by visitors. It is a planet devoid of technology but teaming with life. But its isolation is over. Humans are spreading through the stars, sacrificing their own gods to escape a dying Earth. They bring a wealth of experience gleaned from survival on many planets and advanced technologies...

Rich space opera in a mind-boggling universe. In the 24th century, human civilization has made a great leap forward, colonizing over a thousand planets and exploring thousands more. They also survived a bloody civil war. Now, humanity must struggle with revolutionary changes. In the Xan-4 System, both scientists and Federation soldiers, including Sergeant Henryan Swiecki, temporarily on parole, secretly observe two alien races from an orbital...

From the author of the Journeys of McGill Feighan series Erased = Victory What if you created a devastating technology-the Time-Space Separator Unit, the "Tisser"-that could literally erase a person or place from the time-space continuum, as if they had never existed? What if you were part of a rebel group rising up against a corrupt, oppressive government? What if you decided to use the Tisser as a weapon and eliminate your enemies from...

In Alex Sherman's novella of space exploration The Tourist, a young academic travels to a mining outpost on a small planetoid, far from their sun There he studies the culture and music of a small squatter population that lives in total darkness. This is the first time any student has been allowed to travel there. Chocky agrees to show the student around, although he has more pressing things on his mind. Maybe this tour will provide the resources...

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...

Author: Tiffany RufoIn a universe filled with enigmas, one question has captivated humanity's imagination since the dawn of civilization: How do the stars fall? This compelling work by renowned astrophysicist Tiffany Rufo guides readers on an awe-inspiring journey through space and time to unravel the mysteries behind this age-old question.While the phenomenon known colloquially as "falling stars" refers to meteors streaking through Earth's atmosphere,...

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...