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1) Survival
Author
Series
Star quest trilogy volume Book 3
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
335 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a human team is sent to scout a few hundred light-years in front of the death wave, it encounters a civilization far in advance of our own, a civilization of machine intelligences. These sentient, intelligent machines have existed for eons and have survived earlier 'death waves,' gamma-ray bursts from the core of the galaxy. They are totally self-sufficient, completely certain that the death wave cannot harm them, and utterly uninterested in...
2) Odd girl out
Author
Series
Quadrail volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
379 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When former government agent Frank Compton steps back into his apartment after his tangle with the Modhri-a coral-like group mind-he finds a young woman with his gun in her hands waiting for him. Her little sister's life is in danger and Compton is the only one who can help. After retrieving his gun and kicking her out, he finds himself falsely accused of her murder. With a little help, he posts bail, gets a new identity, and begins the search for...
3) Gemina
Author
Series
The Illuminae Files volume 02
Publisher
New York
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 15
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
"When the space station Heimdall is invaded, Hannah and Nik must work together to defeat the enemy"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Gurple and Preen crash land onto a strange alien planet, they must work together to build something new from their mistake in order to save their mission.
Author
Series
Murderbot diaries volume 5
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Murderbot returns in its highly-anticipated, first, full-length standalone novel, Network Effect. You know that feeling when you're at work, and you've had enough of people, and then the boss walks in with yet another job that needs to be done right this second or the world will end, but all you want to do is go home and binge your favorite shows? And you're a sentient murder machine programmed for destruction? Congratulations, you're Murderbot....
Author
Series
The Lady astronaut novels volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
384 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Fated Sky looks forward to 1961, when mankind is well-established on the moon and looking forward to its next step: journeying to, and eventually colonizing, Mars. Of course the noted Lady Astronaut Elma York would like to go, but there's a lot riding on whoever the International Aerospace Coalition decides to send on this historic--but potentially very dangerous--mission? Could Elma really leave behind her husband and the chance to start a family...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p.: col. ill.; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
After looking up information about dinosaurs on his computer, Patrick is awakened by a dinosaur who arrives in a spaceship to take Patrick to his planet for show and tell.
Author
Series
The expanse volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
582 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Captain Jim Holden's ice miner stumbles across a derelict, abandoned ship, he uncovers a secret that threatens to throw the entire system into war. Attacked by a stealth ship belonging to the Mars fleet, Holden must find a way to uncover the motives behind the attack, stop a war and find the truth behind a vast conspiracy that threatens the entire human race.
Author
Series
Space taxi volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
101 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
On "Take Your Kid to Work Day," eight-year-old Archie discovers that his father drives a space taxi that shuttles aliens from one area of the universe to another.
Author
Series
Lady Astronaut novels volume 03
Publisher
Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
542 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Astronauts Elma York, Nicole Wargin and Myrtle Lindholm continue to forge new paths for women astronauts as they work to achieve the International Aerospace Coalition's goal of getting as many people as possible off Earth before it becomes uninhabitable."--
13) Homebound
Author
Series
Icarus chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sent on a mission to find someone to help stop a dark plot that could destroy hundreds of worlds, Leo Fender must pay a high price to end the war and return to his family.
14) The Subtle Knife
Author
Series
His dark materials volume 2
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
The universe has broken wide, and Lyra's friend lies dead. Desperate for answers and set on revenge, Lyra bursts into a new world in pursuit of his killer. Instead, she finds Will Parry on a quest as fierce as Lyra's. Sequel to the Golden Compass.
Author
Series
Space taxi volume Book 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
101 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
On "Take Your Kid to Work Day," eight-year-old Archie discovers that his father drives a space taxi that shuttles aliens from one area of the universe to another.
Author
Publisher
DAW Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
355 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The behavioral psychologist onboard a survey ship headed to a planet ripe for colonization, Dr. Grace Park must determine the origin of a strange phenomenon that is causing the crew to suffer mental breaks without losing her own mind in the process.
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
First American Edition.
Physical Desc
47 p. : ill. ; 36 cm.
Language
English
Description
See the vehicles of Star Wars: The Last Jedi brought to life in 13 stunning cross-section artworks. Technical details and complete backstories reveal all the reader needs to know about the new craft of the Star Wars galaxy.
Author
Series
Narwhal and Jelly book volume 7
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
72 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
With the help of Star, Narwhal, who is now a Narwhalicorn, and Jelly embark on an out-of-this-world adventure to a planet filled with unicorns, but when Jelly wishes he were back home, Narwhal must find a way to cheer him up.
Author
Series
Wayfarers volume 3
Publisher
Harper Voyager
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
359 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hundreds of years ago, the last humans on Earth boarded the Exodus Fleet in search of a new home among the stars. After centuries spent wandering empty space, their descendants were eventually accepted by the well-established species that govern the Milky Way. But that was long ago. Today, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, the birthplace of many, yet a place few outsiders have ever visited. While the Exodans take great pride in their original community...
Author
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
370 pages ; 21 cm
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...