The Nebula Award-winning author's "e;masterful SF trilogy"e; of human colonists terraforming the second planet from the sun comes to a stunning conclusion (Publishers Weekly).
An ordinary king finds himself on an extraordinary quest in this intergalactic soap opera by the acclaimed sci-fi author and "e;precursor to Douglas Adams"e; (The New York Times).
An alien artifact's mysteries could spark humanity's collapse in the second novel of the Geodesica Duology from the New York Times-bestselling authors.
In this "e;dazzling adventure"e; from the New York Times-bestselling author, a man adrift in space finds himself facing the edge of madness (Jack McDevitt).
The first installment in the groundbreaking Lensman series, one of the greatest space opera sagas of all time Nevia, located many light years from the Earth’s sun, is running out of iron, the primary source of energy for the planet’s dominant amphibious race.
On Mars, a research team encounters an ancient puzzle that only a guitarist can solveIn 2029, an American research team ventures to Mars to investigate an astounding find: a labyrinth older than humanity itself, whose maze of rooms conceals the deepest secrets of the red planet.
On mankind's last mission to the moon, a killer comes along for the rideSince the first manned spaceflight in 1944, NASA has conquered the outer atmosphere, explored Mars, and placed nuclear missiles on the moon.
Winner of the Locus Award: Space-station workers discover a shocking global surveillance plot in this novel from "e;the master of science-fiction intrigue"e; (The Washington Post).
Hortense Calisher's excursion into science fiction: A rich portrait of the passengers aboard the first civilian space shuttleThe Citizen Courier is headed toward Island US, "e;the first public habitat in space.
On a distant planet, two human societies keep an uneasy equilibrium-one nonviolent, the other ferocious-in this "e;triumphant writing performance"e; (Atlantic City Press).
In Jupiter's orbit, a mysterious death propels an astronaut into the investigation of a lifetimePartway into a years-long journey, an interstellar research expedition takes up orbit around Jupiter and begins to explore the gas giant's moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and most importantly the ice ball known as Europa.
In the second book of Kate Elliott's Novels of the Jaran, Tess Soerensen is pulled between two powerful men-her brother and her husband-and their competing revolutionsOn the planet Rhui, the nomadic tribes of the jaran are uniting the settled cities of their homeland one by one.
Following the events of An Earthly Crown, the jaran conquest of Rhui intensifies as rebel hearts simmer with conflicting loyalties Across Rhui, the jaran have been taking over towns and bending all non-jaran to the law of their rule.
The bestselling author of Court of Fives sets off the Highroad trilogy with "e;a fast-paced space opera with a likable, courageous female protagonist"e; (Library Journal).
The thrilling conclusion to the "e;vivid space opera"e; trilogy from the New York Times-bestselling author of the Court of Fives series (SF Mistressworks).
Winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel: With mankind spread thinly across the galaxy, two refugees must find humanity's homeEric Born knows his way around the universe.
On several settled worlds of the Earth Confederation, towns had been utterly destroyed by attacking alien vessels- exploded into flaming ruin, and fleeing people reduced to smears of blood and bone.
Reaching another solar system, the three Cosmic Crusaders discover a fantastic world of mental parasites drawing form and substance from our own Earth, fifty light years away.
The Golden Amazon's arch-enemy, Sefner Quorne, discovers that all mental gifts, such as memory and creativity, are not inherent in human brains and mental make-up, but are something that is broadcast throughout the universe by a Central Intelligence, and then interpreted individually by the recipient!
The Cosmic Crusaders are plunged into a strange new space, where all the probabilities of electronic law are strangely altered, a complete and stunning inversion of all so-called natural laws.
The Cosmic Crusaders discover a planet whose people are subject to a baleful influence from outer space that sweeps across their world once a month, affecting every man, woman, and child.
Continuing their cosmic crusade among the stars, the Golden Amazon and her three companions discover a planet in another space where intelligent beings are being created, not through normal biological processes, but spontaneously, fully-grown, fashioned from the very chemicals of another planet.
Voyaging into a sector of interstellar space that is plunged into total darkness with an absolute absence of any light, the four Cosmic Crusaders encounter their most powerful and sinister enemy yet--an alien mastermind who is regarded as a God by the race he has created.
British author John Russell Fearn was one of the most popular -- and prolific -- authors of the Golden Age of Science Fiction, selling work to all of the classic American science fiction magazines.
When Gerald makes a miraculous recovery from being brain dead, his intellect has been exponentially increased, but all of his memories have been erased.