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Leaving Earth, the crew of the spaceship Discipline were prepared for a routine assignment. Dispatched by the all-powerful State on a mission of interstellar exploration and colonization, Discipline was aided—and secretly spied upon—by Sharls Davis Kendy, an emotionless computer intelligence programmed to monitor the loyalty and obedience of the crew. What they weren't prepared for, however, was the Smoke Ring—an immense, gaseous
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"Chase has been reunited with his younger sister, Lilli. He doesn't remember his past, but Lilli does--she remembers their parents, and life before their planet was destroyed"--WorldCat.
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"In a near future where climate change has severely affected weather and agriculture, the North End of an unnamed city has long been abandoned in favor of the neighboring South End. Aside from the scavengers steadily stripping the empty city to its bones, only a few thousand people remain, content to live quietly among the crumbling metropolis. Many, like the narrator, are there to try to escape the demons of their past. He spends his time observing...
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Kuiper Station What appeared to be a simple but ambitious goal of establishing a new colony in the Kuiper Belt, a colony to service mining activities there, was more than it seemed. One side, led by the Solar Federation and the Jackson family, was determined to break humanity out of its almost century long stagnation and push it to embrace the stars. The other side, led by the Terran Federation, was determined to block such expansion and maintain...
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When Cormier Oil and Gas sends geologist Warren to the planet FH-358, they assume it's lifeless. But instead, Warren discovers something unexpected: a teenage girl named Mina who knows where the oil comes from. The company desperately wants Mina's knowledge, but she doesn't know how to communicate with them. Out of time and frustrated, they decide to risk Mina's life for the location of the oil. In this thrilling sci-fi adventure, Warren will have...
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Stories of the Raksura volume 2
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Moon, Jade, and other favorites from the Indigo Cloud Court return with two new novellas from Martha Wells.
Martha Wells continues to enthusiastically ignore genre conventions in her exploration of the fascinating world of the Raksura. Her novellas and short stories contain all the elements fans have come to love from the Raksura books: courtly intrigue and politics, unfolding mysteries that reveal an increasingly strange wider world, and threats...
7) Bestowal
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We were created by the Bestower, and placed on the world to rid it of its native life, unpleasing to Him. He gave us the living Bestowed to sustain us and replace what was there before. Thus say the priests, but now that myth is questioned: Native life has evolved; why not ourselves and the Bestowed that came with us? Are not all native, and necessary for survival? The evidence is contentious: Exterminate, or conserve? There is increasing dissension...
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Sebastian Jones's day starts badly enough. He's beaten up – twice. Then he's nearly killed. He doesn't think life can get much worse. He's wrong. When his delivery for El Duce goes awry, Sebastian takes the money and runs – all the way to the Rigel system. There, he meets Philippe LaGrain, a con-man who double-crosses Sebastian and leaves him to die on an airless asteroid. Sebastian claws his way back to civilization, but Philippe has organized...
9) Thainig An
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The stakes are high in Thainig An, an action-packed science fiction short story set amid The Saoirse War. Young Camoo and their baby-expecting parent are trapped in their house as the Saibhir soldiers sweep in to enslave the survivors of a bombing. With the soldiers banging on their door, Camoo must make the difficult decision to balance giving life and taking death to survive. Will the family make it through the night? Discover the answer in Thainig...
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A second collection of ten short stories from the future history of Machine Civilization. From the midst of the Breakup of the US – and 100 million dead – to three generations later, in a place of Demi-humans, Thinking Machines, and interplanetary travel, come and see the men and women, and boys and girls, who are making a future and new worlds!The Old South, to the Oregon coast; the surface of Asteroid Ceres to the warring states of China, these...
11) Bringer of Light
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In the near future, multinat conglomerates plunder the solar system for raw materials to sell to increasingly hostile governments. The intense competition for resources further out into the solar system results in the establishment of an asteroid-ore processing plant on the dwarf planet of Ceres, run by robots and clones, controlled by humans. Most asteroids are mined from inside the solar system, but any asteroids tracked from outside the solar system...
12) Regent
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With Canada now on the Ohio River, the imperium needs allies.Aurelia, the 25-year-old niece of the Empress, leads an army through the deserted ruins of the northeast US to establish contact with the Northern Federation.An illegal side trip has her talk politics with the Archbishop of Montreal followed by a jaunt to see the tiny spaceport of Canso, Nova Scotia. There, she falls in love with a rocketry tech before being forced to defend it and him...
13) Ealu
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Albee is a slave on a Saibhir residency ship, desperate for freedom and autonomy despite the light-years standing between them and their dreams. Captured again and tortured for answers, the Saibhir believe that Albee had help trying to escape. Is there a resistance on the ship? Or is it a dream created by torture? Ealu, the thrilling science fiction short story from the Saoirse War Series, will take readers on a journey of survival, bravery, and resilience....
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Woestynn Prison is the most desolate prison planet of the Ruben System, a desert wasteland meant for the worst of prisoners.Ford is a new recruit from the Academy, hoping to make a name for himself in this notorious place.When arriving he finds more than he expects, and grows more than he could have imagined.
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Embark on an interplanetary adventure with "The Day Earth Kids Met Martian Friends" – an enchanting kids' story ebook that ignites the imagination and celebrates the magic of friendship across the cosmos. Overview: Join Lily, Jake, Mia, and Noah, a group of adventurous kids who discover a mysterious signal from Mars, inviting them to befriend Martian children. What follows is a cosmic journey filled with laughter, games, and unexpected challenges,...
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1st Lieutenant Nora Sarem regains consciousness and finds herself alone in a dense forest on a strange and hostile planet. While trying to get back to the Agency, Nora comes across a young boy who's run away from his enslaver. She finds herself caught in the middle of a full scale conflict between the slaves and their owner. Back at the agency, her three colleagues find it a struggle to carry on without her. Will Nora be able to let her fellow team...
17) Rogue Planet
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The salvage vessel Cortes tracks the Lonely Orphan, a planet with no star system to call its own. Somewhere on this hostile rock is a payload fit for a king. To attain it, though, the crew of the Cortes must brave razor rock, poisonous vapors, treacherous footing, and…the most mind-numbing horrors imaginable. Struggling to stay alive, they are beset at every turn by horrors from their own nightmares. Now, they have discovered that they are not alone...
18) Run Like Hell
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Buckle up for a thrill ride like no other in this electrifying tale where love, danger, and secrets collide! When Kendra, Aiyana, and Derek's wedding turns into a fight for survival, they're thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse. With assassins hot on their trail and mysteries lurking around every corner, they'll need all their cunning and courage to uncover the truth. From the streets of their besieged city to the flooded depths of New Orleans,...
19) Starship-101
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Starship-101 successfully landed on Proxima Centauri-b about twenty years ago, marking humanity's first interstellar settlement. But with radio messages taking over four years to traverse the vast darkness of space, this fledgling colony has been isolated from Earth. Enter the Clason twins – Tarvin and Harden – the galaxy's preeminent Superposition Navigators. These brothers can bend the quantum space-time continuum to their will, instantaneously...
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Welcome to the Traveller's Guide to Mount Shasta, California, where the majestic beauty of nature meets the allure of adventure and spiritual exploration. Nestled in the heart of Northern California, Mount Shasta stands as a towering sentinel, drawing visitors from far and wide with its snow-capped peaks, pristine alpine lakes, and lush forests teeming with wildlife. Whether you're seeking thrilling outdoor escapades like hiking, skiing, and mountain...
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