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Expanse volume 2
Language
English
Description
We are not alone. On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine watches as her platoon is slaughtered by a monstrous supersoldier. On Earth, a high-level politician struggles to prevent interplanetary war from reigniting. And on Venus, an alien protomolecule has overrun the planet, wreaking massive, mysterious changes and threatening to spread out into the solar system. In the vast wilderness of space, James Holden and the crew of...
Author
Series
Herbert's wormhole volume 2
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Pretending to be alien slayers when they travel via a wormhole to their hometown 100 years in the future, eleven-year-olds Alex, Herbert, and Sammi must pull together when an actual alien invasion occurs.
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Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) volume 1
Language
English
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"When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The patched-up ship has seen better days, but it offers her everything she could possible want: a spot to call home, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy and some distance from her past. And nothing could be further from what she's known than the crew of the Wayfarer."--Page [4] of cover
"Follow a motley crew on an exciting journey through space - and...
4) Imago
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English
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The conclusion of the Xenogenesis trilogy chronicles the life of Jodahs, the offspring of a human mother and an alien, whose mission is to function as a gene trader in a human world increasingly hostile to aliens.
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Series
Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) volume 3
Language
English
Description
A young apprentice, an alien academic, a caretaker for the dead, an archivist, and others wrestle with profound questions after their evacuation ship, carrying the last humans on Earth, finally reaches its destination.
Return to the sprawling universe of the Galactic Commons, as humans, artificial intelligence, aliens, and some beings yet undiscovered explore what it means to be a community in this exciting third adventure in the acclaimed and multi-award-nominated...
7) Alien hunter
Author
Series
Alien hunter volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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When police detective Flynn Carroll's young wife vanishes in the middle of the night, his investigation reveals a string of similar disappearances and draws the attention of Special Agent Diana Glass, a member of the most secret police unit on the planet.
8) Space opera
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English
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"Mankind will not get to fight for its destiny. They must sing. A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented by the remnants of civilization. Something to cheer up everyone who was left. Something to celebrate having escaped total annihilation by the skin of one's teeth, if indeed one has skin. Or teeth. Something to...
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Series
Alien agent volume 1
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
While at a resort on a vacation trip his uncle won, Zack begins wondering if his cousin has been telling the truth for years--that he really is an alien prince sent to Earth for protection, and who is now being chased by enemy aliens disguised as bald, fat men.
10) Bowl of heaven
Author
Series
Bowl of heaven volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A human expedition to another star system is jeopardized by the discovery of an immense bowl-shaped structure in space that leads to hostile alien encounters and profound revelations about humanity's place in the universe.
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Series
Lost fleet volume 3
Publisher
Ace Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Badly damaged and low on supplies, the Alliance Fleet is raiding Syndic mines for raw materials-and Captain "Black Jack" Geary hopes they can continue to remain one step ahead of their enemies. But the Syndics are the least of Geary's worries when he learns of the existence of aliens with the power to annihilate the human race.
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
On planet Boborp, all the childrinx go to skrool, just like here on planet Earth. Omek and Yelfred are always late, but it's okay because they are always late together, and everyone knows that best frints do everything together. That is, until Yelfred meets Q-B. Omek is good at sharing many things, but he's not so good at sharing his best frint. But with a little understanding and a friendly game of Eyeball in the peedle pit, Omek might find that...
13) The Icarus plot
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Series
Icarus saga volume 1
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"There wasn't much money to be made as a Trailblazer, searching out new worlds for possible development. Still, it was safer than the bounty hunter career that had cost Gregory Roarke his left arm six years ago. And thanks to his Kadolian partner Selene's ultrasensitive sense of smell, they occasionally discovered a medically promising seed or spore they could sell under the table. It was a quiet life, uneventful and mostly legal. Until Roarke was...
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Series
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A standalone prequel to Neal Asher's explosive Agent Cormac series, Shadow of the Scorpion shows that some secrets are too hard to bear . . . Following the human vs prador war, Ian Cormac signs up with Earth Central Security. He's sent out to restore order on worlds devastated by alien bombardment. But he learns humanity can be far more dangerous ' even those closest to him.
Author
Series
Ishmael Jones novels volume 6
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Ishmael Jones and his partner Penny have been despatched to assist a group of scientists who are investigating a mysterious black hole which has appeared on a Somerset hillside. Could it really be a doorway to another dimension, an opening into another world? When one of the scientists disappears into the hole, with fatal consequences, Ishmael must prove whether it was an accident or murder. But with no clues, no witnesses and no apparent motive,...
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Series
Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) volume 4
Language
English
Description
"With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space is a highway, Gora is just your average truck stop. At the Five-Hop One-Stop, long-haul spacers can stretch their legs (if they have legs, that is), and get fuel, transit...
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Series
Geronimo Stilton. Spacemice volume 12
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discovering a planet that bafflingly appears and disappears, Spacemouse Geronimo Siltonix lands his MouseStar 1 ship to investigate and encounters a race of mysterious, secret-keeping aliens.
Author
Series
DAW book collectors volume no. 1932
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From an Aurora Award-winning author, a new sci-fi novel follows three intrepid humans caught up in a conflict that stretches across time and space. Biologist Julie E. Czerneda's new standalone science fiction novel, To Each This World follows a desperate mission to reconnect with long lost sleeper ships, sent centuries earlier from Earth to settle distant worlds. A trio of Humans must work with their mysterious alien allies to rescue any descendants...
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Series
Saucer novels volume 3
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Aliens are coming! A year after young engineering student Rip Cantrell discovered the first flying saucer buried deep in the sands of the Sahara, another saucer is brought up from the bottom of the Atlantic. The recovery is funded by a pharmaceutical executive who believes that the saucer holds the key to an anti-aging drug formula that space travelers would need to voyage between galaxies. But one of his technicians, Adam Solo, an alien marooned...
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Series
Noumena volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Truth of the Divine is the new alternate history first contact novel from the instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal and LA Times bestselling video essayist Lindsay Ellis. The human race is at a crossroads; we know that we are not alone, but details about the alien presence on Earth are still being withheld from the public. As the political climate becomes more unstable, the world is forced to consider the ramifications of granting human rights...
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