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Author
Series
Imperial Radch volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"What if you once had thousands of bodies and near god-like technology at your disposal? And what if all of it were ripped away? The Lord of the Radch has given Breq command of the ship Mercy of Kalr and sent her to the only place she would have agreed to go -- to Athoek Station, where Lieutenant Awn's sister works in Horticulture. Athoek was annexed some six hundred years ago, and by now everyone is fully civilized -- or should be. But everything...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In a near future, an alien race has hit the Earth in an unbeatable assault. Major William Cage has never seen a day of combat, but is dropped into a suicide mission and killed within minutes. Cage now finds himself thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same day over and over, fighting and dying each time. With each "life", Cage learns more fighting skills, so that when he and warrior Rita Vrataski take the fight to the aliens, they are...
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A mild-mannered actuary, Fletcher Weschel lives at the crossroads of Bland and Humdrum--or so he thinks until a cosmic contest catapults him into the fantasy world he made up as a boy. Suddenly his childhood bedroom is aswarm with aliens, all bent on discovering the human who best personifies their mission--in this case, the deeply serious pursuit of fun. Ejected from the boring comfort of his office chair, Fletcher finds himself astride the bare...
4) The thing
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish...
5) Scratchman
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The Doctor, Harry and Sarah Jane Smith arrive at a remote Scottish island, when their holiday is cut short by the appearance of strange creatures - hideous scarecrows, who are preying on the local population. The islanders are living in fear, and the Doctor vows to save them all. But it doesn't go to plan - the time travellers have fallen into a trap, and Scratchman is coming for them. With the fate of the universe hanging in the balance, the Doctor...
Author
Series
Riftwar. Demonwar saga volume 2
Publisher
Eos
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The Conclave of Shadows battles the villainous sorcerer Belasco and his demon servants.
Publisher
LearningExpress
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"Todo lo que necesita saber para obtener su tarjeta verde! Si bien los Estados Unidos es un país de inmigrantes, obtener una tarjeta verde puede ser un reto burocrático, especialmente si no tiene información clara y actualizada que lo guíe en el proceso. Pero ahora sí la tiene, con Lo último en guías para obtener su tarjeta verde. Esta guía valiosa está repleta de información práctica de expertos." --
Author
Publisher
Restless Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Set in a distant future, after the invention of faster-than-light space travel has propelled a still-immature mankind into the far corners of the Milky Way, the novel features creatures of immense varietyamoebas that cover entire worlds, sensual females that feed on substances from their males reproductive systems, talking reptiles, and other creations drawn from the classics of Cuban and international science fiction all of which serve as colleagues,...
Author
Series
Janitors of the post-apocalypse volume 1
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In his hilarious new sci-fi series, Jim C. Hines introduces the unlikely heroes that may just save the galaxy: a crew of space janitors. The Krakau came to Earth to invite humanity into a growing alliance of sentient species. However, they happened to arrive after a mutated plague wiped out half the planet, turned the rest into shambling, near-unstoppable animals, and basically destroyed human civilization. You knowyour standard apocalypse. The Krakau's...
16) The watch
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
There's trouble brewing in peaceful Glenview, Ohio. That's why four civic-minded citizens, armed with flashlights, walkie-talkies and spiffy new jackets, have teamed up to safeguard their community. But the guys find more than they bargained for when they uncover an alien plot to destroy Earth, and now these bumbling heroes are Glenview's only chance to save the neighborhood and the world from annihilation.
Author
Series
Binti volume 1
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The concluding part of the highly-acclaimed science fiction trilogy that began with Nnedi Okorafor's Hugo- and Nebula Award-winning BINTI. Binti has returned to her home planet, believing that the violence of the Meduse has been left behind. Unfortunately, although her people are peaceful on the whole, the same cannot be said for the Khoush, who fan the flames of their ancient rivalry with the Meduse. Far from her village when the conflicts start,...
18) PK
Publisher
Reliance Home Video & Games, a division of Reliance Big Entertainment
Pub. Date
℗2015
Language
Hindi
Description
An alien lands on earth but loses his remote to go home. Does 'PK' return - and as he navigates the human world, what does he gain and lose?
19) Starman
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
An alien, from a distant planet, lands in Wisconsin and arrives at the remote cabin of Jenny Hayden, a distraught young widow. The alien (Starman) convinces her to drive him to Arizona, explaining that if he is not picked up by his mothership in three days he will die. En route, Starman demonstrates the power of universal love, while Jenny rediscovers her human feelings for passion.
20) Enemy mine
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Sworn enemies from different planets crash land on a deserted planet and soon discover they can only survive if they overcome their personal hatred.
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