Frank Carlson Library

"Meet George Jetson, his boy Elroy, daughter Judy, and Jane (his wife) as they move to an asteroid full of space-age wonders. When they discover that George's new company is disturbing the home of friendly underground creatures named Grungies, they must work together to spread peace on their new space place." -- Publisher's description.

14-year-old Tyce lives with his mom in a scientific station on Mars. As they realize their oxygen is running out, Tyce is asked to keep a journal of what might turn out to be their last days. While searching for a way to save his family and friends, Tyce also discovers they might not be alone on Mars.

With the future of the human race at stake, a group of young men and women, bred for intelligence and obedience, embark on an expedition to colonize a distant planet. But when they uncover disturbing secrets about the mission, they defy their training and begin to explore their most primitive natures. As life on the ship descends into chaos, they are consumed by fear, lust, and the insatiable hunger for power.

"A door never closes, but a window opens . . . With origins in the Old Universe, the malevolent, acquisitive intelligence of Tinsori Light sought to infect others with itself, and send those agents out into the wide new universe to infect even more. For centuries, two heroes stood between Tinsori Light and the vulnerable universe-Light Keepers Jen Sin yos'Phelium and Lorith of the Sanderat. Just when it seemed that they-merely human-must fail, Tinsori...

When the survey ship Vixen reaches the newly discovered extrasolar planet Donovan, they discover that human settlements have already been established on the planet. Corporate assassin Tamarland Benteen's last hope is the survey ship Vixen. With a load of scientists aboard under the supervision of Dr. Dortmund Weisbacher, Vixen is tasked with the first comprehensive survey of the newly discovered planet called Donovan. Given that back in Solar System,...

"Science fiction masters Larry Niven (Ringworld) and Gregory Benford (Timescape) continue the thrilling adventure of a human expedition to another star system that is jeopardized by an encounter with an astonishingly immense artifact in interstellar space: a bowl-shaped structure cupping a star, with a habitable area equivalent to many millions of Earths. And which, tantalizingly, is on a direct path heading toward the same system the human ship is...

"This book examines what planets in our solar system offer the potential for space exploration and possible habitation, and what space travel looks like presently and in the future."--

In the not too distant future, Todd Hewitt discovers Viola, a mysterious girl who crash lands on his planet, where all the women have disappeared and the men are afflicted by ‘the Noise,’ a force that puts all their thoughts on display. In this dangerous landscape, Viola’s life is threatened, and as Todd vows to protect her, he will have to discover his own inner power and unlock the planet’s dark secrets.