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Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Science fiction
Spensa's life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from
ordinary. She proved herself one of the best starfighters in the
human enclave of Detritus and she saved her people from
extermination at the hands of the Krell - the enigmatic alien
species that has been holding them captive for decades. What's
more, she travelled light-years from home as a spy to infiltrate
the Superiority, where she learned of the galaxy beyond her small,
desolate planet home. Now, the Superiority - the governing galactic
alliance bent on dominating all human life - has started a
galaxy-wide war. And Spensa has seen the weapons they plan to use
to end it: the Delvers. Ancient, mysterious alien forces that can
wipe out entire planetary systems in an instant. Spensa knows that
no matter how many pilots the DDF has, there is no defeating this
predator. Except that Spensa is Cytonic. She faced down a Delver
and saw something eerily familiar about it. And maybe, if she's
able to figure out what she is, she could be more than just another
pilot in this unfolding war. She could save the galaxy. The only
way she can discover what she really is, though, is to leave behind
all she knows and enter the Nowhere. A place from which few ever
return. To have courage means facing fear. And this mission is
terrifying. Praise for Skyward: 'A nonstop, highflying opener'
Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review 'With this action-packed trilogy
opener, Sanderson offers up a resourceful, fearless heroine and a
memorable cast' Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Peter V. Brett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Demon Cycle,
begins a brand new epic fantasy adventure set in his beloved world,
following a new generation of heroes. Fifteen years have passed
since the demons were destroyed. Heroes have become legend, and
those that remain live in their shadows. Olive, Princess of Hollow,
has her entire life planned out-a steady march toward succession.
But the more her mother writes the script, the more Olive rails
against playing the parts she is assigned. Darin is the son of the
man people say saved the world. Everyone expects greatness from
Darin, but the only thing he's ever been great at is hiding. But
now it's time to fight the darkness. When Olive and Darin step
across the wards one night, they learn that the demons are not all
gone, and those that remain hunger for revenge. Are Darin and Olive
ready to be heroes?
Octavia E. Butler's ground-breaking masterpiece, with an original
foreword by Ayobami Adebayo. 'A marvel of imagination, empathy and
detail' NEW YORK TIMES 'The marker you should judge all other
time-travelling narratives by' GUARDIAN 'One of the most
significant literary artists of the twentieth century. One cannot
exaggerate the impact she has had' JUNOT DIAZ -- In 1976, Dana
dreams of being a writer. In 1815, she is assumed a slave. When
Dana first meets Rufus on a Maryland plantation, he's drowning. She
saves his life - and it will happen again and again. Neither of
them understands his power to summon her whenever his life is
threatened, nor the significance of the ties that bind them. And
each time Dana saves him, the more aware she is that her own life
might be over before it's even begun. This is the extraordinary
story of two people bound by blood, separated by so much more than
time. 'No novel I've read this year has felt as relevant, as
gut-wrenching or as essential' CAROLINE O'DONOGHUE -- PRAISE FOR
OCTAVIA E. BUTLER, THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
'Unnervingly prescient and wise' YAA GYASI 'Butler's evocative,
often troubling, novels explore far-reaching issues of race, sex,
power and, ultimately, what it means to be human' NEW YORK TIMES
'Butler's prose, always pared back to the bone, delineates the
painful paradoxes of metamorphosis with compelling precision'
GUARDIAN 'Octavia Butler was a visionary' VIOLA DAVIS 'An icon of
the Afrofuturism world, envisioning literary realms that placed
black characters front and center' VANITY FAIR 'Butler writes with
such a familiarity that the alien is welcome and intriguing. She
really artfully exposes our human impulse to self-destruct' LUPITA
NYONG'O
Learn about the Star Wars underworld in this thrilling, fully
illustrated children's book detailing the galaxy's most infamous
bounty hunters, from Boba Fett to Cad Bane! Join wily pirate Hondo
Ohnaka to learn about the galaxy's shadowy underworld in Star Wars:
The Secrets of the Bounty Hunters. Young fans will uncover
fascinating stories about the most infamous denizens of scum and
villainy, all accompanied by incredible artwork and interactive
features, such as pop-ups, booklets, and lift-the-flap inserts.
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I, Robot
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Isaac Asimov
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Voyager Classics - timeless masterworks of science fiction and
fantasy. The classic collection of robot stories from the master of
the genre. In these stories Isaac Asimov creates the Three Laws of
Robotics and ushers in the Robot Age. Earth is ruled by
master-machines but the Three Laws of Robotics have been designed
to ensure humans maintain the upper hand: 1) A robot may not injure
a human being or allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot
must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such
orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect
its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with
the First or Second Law. But what happens when a rogue robot's idea
of what is good for society contravenes the Three Laws?
The Space Drain is a sequel to the novel MK121 by the same author
and is a tale of a small group of space faring individuals who,
having survived a major space conflagration, find themselves
involved with a phenomenon which had been only a theory but which
now is very real. Time is not on their side in more ways than they
could have imagined as they endeavour to find a way out of their
predicament. The story revolves around three people in particular;
Rachenda Lindberg, Gideon Bearman and Teri Soniba, who are the last
remaining crew members of the Space Force cruiser MK121 which has
been involved in a desperate attempt to halt an alien invasion of
Earth. Trapped in an area of space that nobody has ever returned
from before, their only hope of salvation comes from a most
unlikely quarter. How they manage to escape from the clutches of
the phenomenon and what impact it has on the rest of their lives
and the lives of others that they come into contact with is told in
some detail. The survival chances for the group swing between
despair and elation as the story unfolds and the futures of all
concerned are irrevocably changed. The final outcome is not what
could be foreseen.
ONE MAN - ONE PLANET - ONE CHANCE 2557 Humans have been banished
from Earth. Forced to live in huge space colonies close to the
moon. Earth has become Heaven. The course of mankind has been set
towards colonising the universe. The Pax Humana is in full effect.
Giant corporations overseen by The Powers control every human
necessity from birth until death, those that fail to adhere to the
system are summarily executed. Genesis is the new
beginning...Xavier Miro is a space rigger, graffiti artist and
dissident. A series of dreams leads to an adventure where he will
meet Moon Dudes, Shamanic Space Pirates, Galactic Ravers, Zugbots
and fall foul of the sinister Shadows. And where he will not only
find out the answers to why mankind was expelled from Earth, but
why he is the one person that can save humanity.
This is a Supernatural novel that reveals a previously unseen
adventure for the Winchester brothers, from the hit "CW"
series!Twenty-two years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their
mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Since then,
they have grown up learning how to hunt and kill the paranormal
evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of
America...When the brothers hit New York to check out a haunted
house, they soon make a more grisly and suspicious discovery. A
spate of killings, apparently based on the stories of Edgar Allan
Poe, are occurring near the author's old house.Join Sam and Dean on
an all-new monster hunt, in this original Supernatural novel.
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Wool
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Hugh Howey
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From the Booker Prize-nominated author of The Water Cure comes a
chilling new feminist fable based on the true story of an unsolved
mystery... A Good Housekeeping recommended read for 2023 'Sensual,
luminous, transcendent. It confirms Mackintosh as one of our finest
young writers' The Bookseller 'A thrilling and subversive fable'
i-D If you eat the bread, you'll die, he said. The statement made
no sense, but it filled me with an electric dread. Elodie is the
baker's wife. A plain, unremarkable woman, ignored by her husband
and underestimated by her neighbours, she burns with the secret
desire to be extraordinary. One day a charismatic new couple appear
in town - the ambassador and his sharp-toothed wife, Violet - and
Elodie quickly falls under their spell. All summer long she stalks
them through the shining streets: inviting herself into their home,
eavesdropping on their coded conversations, longing to be part of
their world. Meanwhile, beneath the tranquil surface of daily life,
strange things are happening. Six horses are found dead in a
sun-drenched field, laid out neatly on the ground like an offering.
Widows see their lost husbands walking up the moonlit river, coming
back to claim them. A teenage boy throws himself into the bonfire
at the midsummer feast. A dark intoxication is spreading through
the town, and when Elodie finally understands her role in it, it
will be too late to stop. Audacious and mesmerising, Cursed Bread
is a fevered confession, an entry into memory's hall of mirrors, a
fable of obsession and transformation. Sophie Mackintosh spins a
darkly gleaming tale of a town gripped by hysteria, envy like
poison in the blood, and desire that burns and consumes. Praise for
Sophie Mackintosh: 'Be sure to read everything Sophie Mackintosh
writes' Deborah Levy on Blue Ticket 'An extraordinary debut -
otherworldly, luminous, precise' Guardian on The Water Cure
'Dreamlike, tense, compelling, with a pitch-perfect ending' The New
York Times on Blue Ticket 'An unsettling dark fantasy... It lingers
long after the final page' Daily Telegraph on The Water Cure 'Blue
Ticket will worm its way under your skin and haunt your dreams' Red
A girl matches wits with a war god in this kaleidoscopic, epic tale of oppression and the cost of peace, where stories hide within other stories, and narrative has the power to heal… or to burn everything in its path.
In the winding underground tunnels of the Library, the great celestial peacekeeper of the three systems, a terrible secret lies buried.
As the daughter of a Library god, Freida has spent her whole life exploring the Library's ever-changing tunnels and communing with the gods. Her unparalleled access makes her unique – and dangerous.
When Freida meets Joshua, a mortal boy desperate to save his people, and Nergüi, a Disciple from a persecuted religious minority, Freida is compelled to break ranks with the gods and help them. But in order to do so, she will have to venture deeper into the Library than she has ever known. There she will discover the atrocities of the past, the truth of her origins, and the impossibility of her future…
With the world at the brink of war, Freida embarks on a journey to fulfill her destiny, one that pits her against an ancient war god. Her mission is straightforward: Destroy the god before he can rain hellfire upon thousands of innocent lives – if he doesn't destroy her first.
A sparkling, thought-provoking new offering from World Fantasy Award-winning author Alaya Dawn Johnson.
Weaponized is a thrilling far-future adventure by acclaimed science
fiction author Neal Asher. A bright new future for humanity - or a
dark and inescapable past. Ursula has lived twice the normal human
lifespan, courtesy of the latest technology. But now she's
struggling to find excitement and purpose, so signs up to the
Polity's military. She excels in weapons development, and
progresses rapidly up the ranks. But after botching a powerful new
ammunition test, she's dismissed from service. Hunting for a
simpler, more meaningful existence, the ex-soldier heads for the
stars. And after founding a colony on the hostile planet of
Threpsis, Ursula finally feels alive. Then deadly raptors attack
and the colonists are forced to adapt in unprecedented ways. The
raptors also raise a deeply troubling question: how could the
Polity miss these apex predators? And alien ruins? Meanwhile,
biophysicist Oren has formed his own survival plan - one he'll
pursue at any cost. As a desperate battle erupts to consume the
planet, Ursula finds she must dig deep into her past to ensure
humanity's future.
The Collapsing Empire is an exciting space opera from John Scalzi,
the first in the award-winning Interdependency series. Does the
biggest threat lie within? In the far future, humanity has left
Earth to create a glorious empire. Now this interstellar network of
worlds faces disaster - but can three individuals save their
people? The empire's outposts are utterly dependent on each other
for resources, a safeguard against war, and a way its rulers can
exert control. This relies on extra-dimensional pathways between
the stars, connecting worlds. But 'The Flow' is changing course,
which could plunge every colony into fatal isolation. A scientist
will risk his life to inform the empire's ruler. A scion of a
Merchant House stumbles upon conspirators seeking power. And the
new Empress of the Interdependency must battle lies, rebellion and
treason. Yet as they work to save a civilization on the brink of
collapse, others have very different plans . . . Continue the space
adventure trilogy with The Consuming Fire. 'Rousing storytelling
and satisfying intrigue . . . an engaging, well-crafted sci-fi
drama.' - SFX
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Vicious
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V. E. Schwab
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Victor and Eli started out as college roommates brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same ambition in each other. A shared interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong.
Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl with a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the arch-nemeses have set a course for revenge but who will be left alive at the end?
A governmental power known as Arahma keeps a tight rein over the
planet Ryocelin. Horrific news surfaces from a small base
south-west of the Arahmian city, forcing Lanni, a lowly soldier, to
flee in panic. His flight soon brings him to the southern city
called Gexa, the last remaining city not yet under Arahma's
jurisdiction. Here Lanni meets Kor, the illusive leader of Gexa's
rebel faction. An iron-willed determined man, he holds a careful
suspicion of Lanni's sudden presence. Lanni and Kor are bound in a
quest to find Cyek, a mysterious soldier who once fought for
Arahma. He is in search of himself to fill the gaps in his memory.
Kor offers a handsome proposal to aid Cyek in his search if he in
turn helps them. But all is not so simple for Cyek...The exciting
journey that unravels leads Lanni and Kor to many others who become
tied to a quest that will bring them all face to face with fear,
tragedy and bloodshed.
While Spartans get all the glory, no soldier-not even the legendary
Master Chief-wins a war on his own. Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck
and his team of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODSTs) played a major
role in saving Earth from all-out invasion at the end of the
Covenant War-acts of bravery and ingenuity that did not go
unnoticed by the United Nations Space Command.Now, after many
Spartans have been killed in battle and the Master Chief is listed
as MIA, the UNSC decides to create a new generation of Spartans to
defend humanity from threats both outside-and within. When they
come to Buck with an extraordinary proposition, he is forced to
make a life-altering decision. With the Covenant War finally over,
is it time for him to retire to the sidelines for a life he could
only dream about ...or is he prepared to step up and become part of
the military's new blood?
Mr Weetman makes cereal, and lots of it. He likes to make money,
and pots of it! During one memorable trip home, his private plane
has a terrifying encounter with a UFO. Upon landing, Mr Weetman
finds more than he bargained for, as he discovers a number of
unexplained items in his suitcase. He decides to hide them in
cereal boxes for his next big promotion. They appear to be robots,
but are they really toys? William is desperate to get his hands on
one, but so is every other school child in the country. Can he find
one in time, before everyone realises that they are actually
extra-terrestrials? Discover what happens on William's thrilling
adventure...it's out of this world!
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