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Blast off with "From the Earth to the Moon," a visionary science fiction masterpiece from the iconic Jules Verne. This groundbreaking novel spins an extraordinary tale of the daring Baltimore Gun Club, a post-Civil War society of weapons enthusiasts, who devise an audacious plan to catapult a spaceship to the moon. In the era before actual lunar expeditions, Verne astonishingly predicts technological advancements and the thrill of space exploration,...
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Continuing the narrative from Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon, Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michael are ready to travel to the moon in All Around the Moon. The three men sit anxiously in their bullet-shaped projectile, ready for take-off. After the launch, their series of adventures and misadventures begin. Barbicane, Nicholl, and Michael must be quick and clever, as they brave an encounter with an asteroid, suffer accidental intoxication, deviate...
3) Youth
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Youth is a science fiction novelette by Isaac Asimov. It first appeared in the May 1952 issue of Space Science Fiction and was reprinted in the 1955 collection The Martian Way and Other Stories. Youth is one of the rare Asimov stories with alien characters. Slim is a boy whose astronomer father is visiting the country estate of an important industrialist. The industrialist's son, Red, has found two strange animals, and he enlists Slim in a plan to...
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Pronounced 'ann iss e', odd ys e tells of a journey through space and time of an 'alien' people that found their way to this world just over six thousand years ago, they called themselves 'gann'. Being all killed in an unforeseen circumstance, they now survive in the afterlife where they have been interacting on a subconscious level with the humans of Earth in an attempt to find their way back to reality. This true story is told by kynn, a gann soul...
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Alex must con the great and powerful Knox.
Ten years have passed since the attack on IAS, and it's graduation day for Alex. That's right, he's nineteen and ready to take on the galaxy... if only Knox would trust him.
Knox secretly plans to meet with Dr. Amalie Mallet, IAS's predictor. She's foreseen catastrophe is coming, and Knox needs to prepare to keep his family safe. But he doesn't allow any of the crew to join the meeting in order to "protect...
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In a system far from Earth, a vast republic reigns with compassion and fairness. Though the republic is at peace, an ancient cold war is heating up. The pirate clans have begun a resurgence since their defeat in the Pirate Wars. Their new leader, hidden in the shadows, rules the clans with an iron fist. His second in command, a ghost from the past, is scared by the clans. Both men are destined to bring an end to the home world, fulfilling the prophecy...
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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...
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Sometimes life brings out our hidden hero potential.
Ride along on this epic sci-fi thriller with Josh Hamilton, an average science enthusiast college kid, as he transforms from a wimpy nerd to savior of the world. Josh, along with former high school jock Mike and his mischievous side kick Alan enter a national space contest. What starts off innocent enough kicks into high gear after they stumble upon top secret intel involving the international...
9) Spexco
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It's the mid-twenty-second century. Faster-than-light travel has become a limited reality. Off-world mining and colonization have begun. New riches and technologies have been discovered. The world has gone through social, economic, and physical changes that has seen borders shift, education system modified, and governing principles evolve. Yet the human factor remains a perpetual variable with the ongoing struggles for individual achievement, recognition,...
10) Winter's Return
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A series of spectacular disasters leads to the destruction of the Old World. The few survivors flee, settling in the tri-systems forged in the outer reaches of space. The legacy of this settlement was the establishment of the first Board of the conglomerates, which organised and provided the means of survival under the motto of 'contribute to survive.'
However, when the shining Rose City, a monument to not only humanity's victory over extinction...
11) Dimity's Dragons
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This is a future earth novel. Humanity begins to move out from a dying earth. On a particular planet, colonists are, attacked by monsters, looking like an ancient Egyptian God. On another planet, a young explorer finds a race of Dragons through a transit portal. Befriending them, she discovers how to use powerful space ships left behind by another race, long gone. Using these craft, twice she fights off the monsters. A time traveler gives enigmatic...
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Earth's thriving lunar colony faces a mysterious, growing threat on the far side of the Moon . . . an alien invasion or nanotechnology run amuck.
The crew of Moonbase Columbus makes an amazing discovery on the far side of the Moon-a massive alien structure is erecting itself, built up atom by atom by living machines, microscopically small, intelligent, and unstoppable, consuming everything they touch. The mysterious structure begins to expand and...
13) First
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"First" is an electrifying tale penned by Randy Brown, where our hero, Lewis, aspires to be the inaugural human to voyage to another star system and return unscathed. His journey, however, is fraught with unexpected obstacles - ruthless competition, treachery, personal loss, and a tumultuous relationship that threatens to derail his mission.
When he finds himself in a race against time, the stakes skyrocket. Uncovering his true adversary propels...
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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,...
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Galaxy 101 is the story of the events that take place at the end of the twenty-first century, when an inexperienced Earth is dabbling in interplanetary travel for the first time with a newly discovered thermonuclear power source in a spaceship called Friend.
Stumbling upon the truth that some of the other planets were bullies bent on galactic dominance, the unschooled Earthlings befriend their only ally, a young and brazen Martian pilot of half-earthen...
17) Europa
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The year is 2068. The United States already has several colonies on the moon, Mars, and Jupiter's beautiful moon, Europa. A vast saltwater ocean has been discovered below the frozen surface of Europa. The president of the United States has approved a special mission to drill through the frozen surface of Europa and deploy a submarine to explore and search for life in Europa's vast subterranean ocean. A team of highly successful business leaders and...
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The starship Blue Goose was the first transplanetary/multiversal patrol starship, it's primary mission was toe patrol the frontier worlds. The ship's captain, Rachel Strong, leads a compliment of seasoned crewmembers and soldier on a mission to protect the men and women seeking a new life beyond the stars.
19) Flare
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Grumble.
Jennifer died three years ago. Mark Campbell blames himself. Mark is in debt. His brother, Kyle, thinks he is irresponsible. Kyle's wife, Risa, thinks Mark is crazy. Only Bear believes there is another side to Mark, but Bear is an enigma. Three feet tall...white fur...slightly chubby from too many sodas and chocolates...and very few people can see him.
Kyle and Risa find Mark in the debtor's prison on Pueblo Station. Mark has a cellmate's...
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Sherwood was a man who did not want to be found. He secretly left the last space station. Now he was marooned on a remote planet with a spaceship that was going nowhere and surrounded by diamonds. Half of him wanted to remain safely castaway until he died. The other half longed for a miraculous rescue. Could that miracle be the black, unmarked craft that was gliding toward him?
The Shipshape Miracle, a Science Fiction Classic, was written by Clifford...
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