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21) A million suns
Author
Series
Across the universe trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Razorbill
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Three months after Amy is disconnected from her family, she learns harrowing news about the spaceship Godspeed and accompanies Elder on a race to unlock a puzzle that was set in motion centuries earlier, a situation that is complicated by their growing feelings for each other.
Author
Series
Karres novels volume 2
Publisher
Baen Pub. Enterprises
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
After eliminating the Worm World threat and outwitting a deadly gang of space pirates, Captain Pausert embarks on a mission for the Empress Haile to stop a nanite plague before it can devastate entire worlds.
Author
Series
Coyote novels volume 2
Publisher
Ace Books
Language
English
Description
For the colonists on Coyote, the arrival of additional colonists, along with a repressive government, forces them to flee to new territory, but the harsh regime of the colonial governor threatens to engulf both sides in a full-scale rebellion.
Author
Series
Shadow series (Orson Scott Card) volume 5
Publisher
Tor
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Bean moves with three of his children into a derelict space colony ship where they hope for a cure to engineered genes that give them high intelligence and short lives, a situation that is complicated when space-time distortions cause them to be forgotten by humanity.
25) Pretender
Author
Series
Foreigner universe volume 8
Publisher
DAW Books
Language
English
Description
After making planetfall on the world of Mosphiera, Bren and Ilisidi meet Lord Tatiseigi, an old ally, and, while protecting Tibini's son and heir, find themselves in the middle of a civil war led by Lord Murini.
Author
Series
Apollo murders volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"NASA is about to launch Apollo 18. While the mission has been billed as a scientific one, flight controller Kazimieras "Kaz" Zemeckis knows there is a darker objective. Intelligence has discovered a secret Soviet space station spying on America, and Apollo 18 may be the only chance to stop it. But even as Kaz races to keep the NASA crew one step ahead of their Russian rivals, a deadly accident reveals that not everyone involved is quite who they...
27) Manxome foe
Author
Series
Looking glass (John Ringo) volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The crew of the Alliance space ship Vorpal Blade goes back into action when news arrives that a gate colony has fallen to an unidentified alien invasion, heading out to find out what happened to the colony, rescue survivors, and uncover the attackers' identity.
Author
Publisher
Tor Books
Language
English
Description
In a distant future in which humanity has spread to every system within five hundred light-years, the inhabitants of an ancient starship enter orbit around an Earth-like planet after a four-hundred-year journey, but detect signs of intelligent life.
Author
Series
Liaden universe novels volume 14
Publisher
Baen Books
Language
English
Description
Hoping to leave her misfit past behind her, ace starship pilot Theo Waitley, the daughter of a renowned scholar mother and an interstellar aristocrat father, discovers her heritage as the leader of a powerful Liaden clan before she is targeted by influential enemies.
Author
Series
Salvagers (Alex White) volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Language
English
Description
"Furious and fun, the first book in this bold, new science fiction adventure series follows a ragtag group of adventurers as they try to find a legendary ship that just might be the key to clearing their name and saving the universe"-- Provided by publisher.
31) Deliverer
Author
Series
Publisher
DAW Books
Language
English
Description
While the world of the atevi fragments into two antagonistic political camps, eight-year-old Cajeiri, the heir of Tabini-aiji--and the first atevi to have an understanding of the humans--becomes a target for those who oppose his father's rule.
33) Dead silence
Author
Language
English
Description
Investigating a strange distress signal, Claire Kovalik and her crew discover a luxury space-liner that vanished 20 years prior and board the vessel to find words scrawled in blood, strange movements and whispers in the dark.
Claire Kovalik is days away from being unemployed--made obsolete--when her beacon repair crew picks up a strange distress signal. With nothing to lose and no desire to return to Earth, Claire and her team decide to investigate....
Author
Series
Celestial trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
After her uncle steals her brother's throne and her mother sends her away, Esmae learns that the King of Wychstar is offering the unbeatable warship Titania to the winner of his competition and Esmae sees her chance to return home and help her brother winback his kingdom.
35) Nophek gloss
Author
Series
The Graven novels volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Language
English
Description
"Caiden's planet is destroyed. His family gone. And, his only hope for survival is a crew of misfit aliens and a mysterious ship that seems to have a soul and a universe of its own. Together they will show him that the universe is much bigger, much more advanced, and much more mysterious than Caiden had ever imagined. But the universe hides dangers as well, and soon Caiden has his own plans. He vows to do anything it takes to get revenge on the slavers...
Author
Series
Publisher
Baen
Language
English
Description
After the disastrous attack on the Manticoran home system by unknown forces, the Royal Manticoran Navy stands on the brink of collapse. A shadowy enemy seek to conquer the Star Kingdom from without while from within, forces from Manticore's own government seek to discredit and weaken the Navy for their own political gain. It's up to officers like Travis Long and Lisa Donnelly to defend the Star Kingdom but the challenge is greater than any they have...
Author
Publisher
Orbit
Language
English
Description
The colony ship Ragtime docks in the Lagos system, having traveled light-years to bring one thousand sleeping souls to a new home among the stars. But when first mate Michelle Campion rouses, she discovers some of the sleepers will never wake. Answering Campion's distress call, investigator Rasheed Fin is tasked with finding out who is responsible for these deaths. Soon a sinister mystery unfolds aboard the gigantic vessel, one that will have repercussions...
38) Saturn run
Author
Language
English
Description
"An extraordinary new thriller of the future from #1 New York Times-bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Sandford and internationally known photo-artist and science fiction aficionado Ctein. Over the course of thirty-seven books, John Sandford has proven time and again his unmatchable talents for electrifying plots, rich characters, sly wit, and razor-sharp dialogue. Now, in collaboration with Ctein, he proves it all once more, in a...
39) Dark lightning
Author
Series
Thunder and lightning (John Varley) volume 4
Publisher
Ace Books
Language
English
Description
"On a voyage to New Earth, the starship Rolling Thunder is powered by an energy no one understands except for its eccentric inventor, Jubal Broussard. Like many of the ship's inhabitants, Jubal rests in a state of suspended animation for years at a time,asleep yet never aging. The moments when Jubal emerges from suspended animation are usually a cause for celebration for his family, including his twin daughters-Cassie and Polly-and their uncle who...
40) Azura ghost
Author
Series
The Graven novels volume 2
Publisher
Orbit
Language
English
Description
"Caiden has been on the run for ten years with his unique starship in order to keep his adversary, Threi, imprisoned. But when an old friend he'd once thought dead reappears, he is lured into a game of cat and mouse with the one person whose powers rival Threi's: Threi's sister Abriss. Now with both siblings on the hunt for Caiden and his ship, Caiden must rescue his long-lost friend from their clutches and uncover the source of both his ship's power...
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