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1) Defiant
Author
Series
Skyward (Brandon Sanderson) volume 4
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Spensa needs all the knowledge she gathered in the Nowhere to end the Superiority's quest for galactic dominance, but first she must determine how far she is willing to go for victory.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Essentials
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A revolution is underway. For the first time in human history, we are at the cusp of experiencing contact with nonhuman life-forms of all kinds due to technological innovations and research into the experiences of people at the forefront of this development. In Encounters, author D.W. Pasulka takes readers to the forefront of this revolution, sharing the work of experts across a spectrum of fields who are working to connect humanity with unknown...
3) Jumpnauts
Author
Series
Folding Universe volume 1
Publisher
Saga Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
In a future where the world is roughly divided into two factions, the Pacific League of Nations and the Atlantic Division of Nations, tensions are high as each side waits for the other to make a move. But neither side is prepared for a powerful third party that has apparently been an influential presence on Earth for thousands of years, and just might be making a reappearance very soon. With the realization that a highly intelligent alien race has...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Everyone is curious about life in the Universe, UFOs and whether ET is out there. Over the course of his thirty-year career as an astrophysicist, Adam Frank has consistently been asked about the possibility of intelligent life in the universe. Are aliens real? Where are they? Why haven't we found them? What happens if we do? We've long been led to believe that astronomers spend every night searching the sky for extraterrestrials, but the truth is...
Author
Series
Sun eater volume 3
Publisher
DAW Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
For almost a hundred years, Hadrian Marlowe has served the Empire in its war against the Cielcin, a vicious alien race bent on humanity's destruction. Rumors of a new king amongst the Cielcin have reached the Imperial throne. This one is not like the others. It does not raid borderworld territories, preferring precise, strategic attacks on the humans' Empire. To make matters worse, a cult of personality has formed around Hadrian, spurred on by legends...
Author
Series
Icarus saga volume 2
Publisher
Baen Publishing Enterprises
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"For years Gregory Roarke and his Kadolian partner Selene worked as crocketts, combing through the atmospheres of uninhabited worlds for places that might be colonized or hold valuable resources. Now, they quietly work for the Icarus Group, a top-secret government organization hunting for portals created by a long-vanished alien race, portals that can teleport a person hundreds or thousands of light-years in the blink of an eye. Roarke and Selene...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Cat partners with Dani to study crop circles, but Dani secretly aims to disprove Cat's theory, and during their investigations they discover a dangerous rival also seeking answers who will stop at nothing to achieve their goal.
Author
Publisher
Mad Cave Studios, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Mariko and Rem are breaking up but they have one last night together in the Mall of Portals, an inter-dimensional consumerist heaven full of unending vice, before Rem takes his new job doing data entry on the Moon of Plenty. With a couple hours to spare, no personal repercussions and entire dimensions at their fingertips -- what's the worse that could happen?This out of this world rom-com is straight out of the year 2099, but speaks to a feeling...
9) Jules
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Jules follows Milton who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls "Jules." Things become complicated when two neighbors discover Jules and the government quickly closes in. What follows is a funny, wildly inventive ride as the three neighbors...
Author
Series
Zips and Eeloo volume 1
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Zips and Eeloo are two aliens who think they are experts in all things human, like making hummus! But they aren’t exactly the experts they claim to be. Will Zips and Eeloo have hummus after all, or just one big, mushy mess? This graphic novel is great for readers who are just beginning their graphic novel journey!"--
Author
Series
Ice planet barbarians volume 7
Publisher
Berkley Romance
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The next novel in the Ice Planet Barbarians series, an international publishing phenomenon - now in a special print edition with a bonus new epilogue! Lila has never been more frightened in her life, but when Rokan appears, everything changes. When I wake up on the ice planet, I'm scared of everything: This place is cold, silent, and the locals look more like blue devils than aliens. To make matters worse, one of the strangers decides I'm going to...
Series
Doomsday with my dog volume 4
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A high school girl, the last human on Earth, and her loyal canine companion make their way through the prefectures of postapocalyptic Japan, taking in the spectacular sights and meeting the locals, from the furry to the intimidating to the outright bizarre! After all, when there's no destination, the journey is all the fun!"--
13) The message
Author
Series
Animorphs volume 4
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It begins with the dreams. Cassie has been having strange nightmares of a voice calling to her from deep beneath the ocean. They're unsettling, but it isn't until Cassie discovers Tobias has been having dreams too, the exact same dreams, of a voice pleading for help -- that she decides it's time to start listening. When pieces of debris wash up on shore, marked with alien writing, the team realises they may still have allies in the fight for Earth,...
14) Prey
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The epic Predator legacy continues with this action-thriller set in the Comanche Nation. When Naru, a fierce and highly skilled young warrior, sets out to protect her people, the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator leading to a vicious and terrifying showdown.
Author
Series
Saga (Brian K. Vaughan) volume 11
Publisher
Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"While Hazel and her family fight for scraps to survive, the rich and powerful race to forge new allegiances in the universe's never-ending war. Romeo & Juliet meets Star Wars in this genre-blending, sci-fi/fantasy space opera about star-crossed lovers from enemy worlds. An epic for mature readers, SAGA follows new parents Marko and Alana as they risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war."--
Series
Dai dark volume 6
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The galaxy's least favorite outlaws continue their journey through the cosmos, one step ahead of the very long list of people who want to rip out Zaha Sanko's bones. Maybe someday they'll figure out why everybody thinks his bones grant wishes, but for now it's just a weird fact of life. Sure enough, almost immediately after setting down on the planet Kenzarn, Sanko and pals once again find themselves locked in mortal combat with the zealous Lighthead...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Gonan and Kuririn struggle to keep the last Dragon Ball from falling into Freeza and Vegeta's possession, but how will they fare against Freeza's Ginyu Force-- a group of five of the strongest fighters in the galaxy? If they want to survive, they may have to do the unthinkable and team up with Vegeta!" --
18) Museum sleepover
Author
Series
Marshmallow martians volume 3
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The Marshmallow Martians spend a night at a museum searching for a unique object to take back to Planet Moop"--Provided by publisher.
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