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61) Neptune
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In the outer settlements of the human-occupied solar system, there are rumors about what was found deep under Neptune's frozen seas when a Hungarian billionaire's ship was lost with all hands. But the rumors are far more tame than the reality. When the billionaire's daughter mounts a mission to find the truth, her discoveries will up-end humanity's understanding of our origins on Earth"-- Provided by publisher.
62) Arkad's world
Author
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Young Arkad is the only human on a distant world, on his own among beings from across the galaxy. His struggle to survive is disrupted by the arrival of three humans: an eccentric historian named Jacob, a superhuman cyborg girl called Baichi, and a mysterious ex-spy known as Ree. They seek a priceless treasure which might free Earth from alien domination. Arkad risks everything to join them on an incredible quest halfway across the planet"--
63) Claws that catch
Author
Series
Looking glass (John Ringo) volume 4
Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
In the fourth Looking Glass novel, the "Vorpal Blade" is dispatched to investigate rumors of an ancient and powerful civilization that may have been the creators of the black box that drives humanity's only space ship. Any remnant technology would be nice, but what the "Vorpal Blade" finds is much more than its crew had bargained for.
64) Deathtroopers
Author
Series
Star Wars novels. Death troopers volume 1
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
When the Imperial prison barge Purge breaks down in a distant, uninhabited part of space, its only hope appears to lie with a Star Destroyer found drifting, derelict, and seemingly abandoned. But soon after a boarding party returns from a scavenging expedition, a horrific disease breaks out and takes the lives of all but a half-dozen survivors whose only option forces them to return to the Star Destroyer--and the soulless, unstoppable dead waiting...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A tense, claustrophobic sci-fi/horror blend set aboard a doomed generation ship harboring something terrible within its walls. As acting captain of the starship Calypso, Jacklyn Albright is responsible for keeping the last of humanity alive as they limp back to Earth from their forebears' failed colony on a distant planet. Faced with constant threats of starvation and destruction in the treacherous minefield of interstellar space, Jacklyn's crew...
Author
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Spending their honeymoon on a luxury vessel journeying to the most wondrous worlds in the galaxy, Han Solo and Princess Leia soon discover that the war is not over as the remnants of the Empire still cling to power, bringing the fight to them.
Author
Series
Not-so-impossible tales volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"When ten-year-old Astra and her family move to a new planet, she must save the spaceship and its crew from man-eating cakes, aliens, and more"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Hitchhiker series volume 6
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
In this sixth installment of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, Arthur Dent has finally made it home to Earth, only to discover that it is about to be blown up ... again. What could a pantheon of unemployed gods, everyone's favorite renegade Galactic President, a lovestruck green alien, an irritating computer, and at least one very large slab of cheese have to do with all of this?
Author
Series
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
As the last surviving Sith, Darth Bane promulgated a harsh new directive: the Rule of Two. Now he is ready to put his policy into action, and he thinks he has found the key element that will make his triumph complete: a student to train in the ways of the dark side. But there is one who is determined to stop Darth Bane: Johun Othone, Padawan to Jedi Master Lord Hoth, who died at Bane's hands in the last great Sith War.--From publisher description....
Author
Series
Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Rosemary Harper doesn't expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman who learned early to keep to herself, she's never met anyone remotely like the ship's diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy...
Author
Series
Publisher
Skybound Books/Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Astrid seeks to bring down the Sisterhood from within, while, on an outlaw colony station deep in space, Hiro val Akira seeks to bring a dangerous ally into the rebellion, and Lito sol Lucius continues to grow into his role as lead revolutionary.
73) The Orpheus plot
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"The Navy has never accepted a Belter cadet before, but Lucas' skills secure him a place on the training ship, the Orpheus. Life in the Navy couldn't be more different than life in the Belt, and Lucas struggles to find his place. As a Belter, he's an outsider among his peers ... Lucas is caught between the worlds of his past and his future when a Belter rebellion puts everyone's lives at risk"--
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Revealing brand-new details of his experiences on Vulcan and the Enterprise, Mr. Spock, one of Starfleet's finest officers, uses his own distinctive voice to shed new light on his relationships with the most important figures in his life.
Author
Series
Genrenauts volume 2
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A breach is discovered in Science Fiction World, and newbie Genrenaut Leah Tang gets her first taste of space flight. A peace treaty is about to be signed, guaranteeing the end of hostilities between some of the galaxy's most ferocious races, but when the head architect of the treaty is unexpectedly kidnapped, it's up to Leah and her new colleagues to save the day"--Back cover.
76) Infinity's prism
Series
Star trek. Myriad universes volume 1
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
77) Castaway planet
Author
Series
Boundary novels volume 4
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Half a year into their journey to the colony world of Tantalus, Sakura Kimei, her family, and her best friend, the alien 'Bemmie' nicknamed Whips, were suddenly torn from the safety of the colony ship and stranded, light years from any known world. In a nearly crippled lifeboat, they had maybe one chance to find and land on a habitable world. With only each other to depend on, Sakura, Whips, and Sakura's family will have to avoid the deadly perils...
78) Light chaser
Author
Publisher
Tordotcom
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Amahle is a Light Chaser -- one of a number of explorers, who travel the universe alone (except for their onboard AI), trading trinkets for life stories. But when she listens to the stories sent down through the ages, she hears the same voice talking directly to her from different times and on different worlds. She comes to understand that something terrible is happening, and only she is in a position to do anything about it. And it will cost everything...
79) Contagion
Author
Series
Contagion duology volume 1
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
After receiving a distress call from a drill team on a distant planet, a skeleton crew is sent into deep space to perform a standard search-and-rescue mission. When they arrive, they find the planet littered with the remains of the project--including its members' dead bodies. As they try to piece together what could have possibly decimated an entire project, they discover that some things are best left buried--and some monsters are only too ready...
80) Life signs
Author
Series
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Months after Inara leaves Serenity, Mal and the crew finally learn the reason for her sudden departure: she is dying of a terminal illness. It is Kiehl's Myeloma, a form of cancer that's supposedly incurable, and Inara has very little time left." -- amazon.com
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