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In this large collection, USA Today Bestselling author Annie Bellet demonstrates her gift for the short form, offering readers a collection of twenty short stories, novelettes, and novellas that are compelling, beautifully imagined, and entertaining. Till Human Voices Wake Us contains 20 stories...

He'll be court-martialed.  If he lives that long. Corporal Cranston Thorne is the black sheep of the family and is about to be kicked out of System Guard for his selfish and reckless behavior. And his father, Captain Thanos Thorne, would like nothing more than to see that happen. ...

Space opera at its finest and most action‑filled, from the bestselling author of fantasy quests, epic tales, and swashbuckling adventures. Vaun, born a peasant in the stinking mud flats of Ult, a thriving colony planet, claws his way to survival and fame by becoming the toughest young officer in...

Hailed as “one of the finest achievements of modern science fiction” by The New York Times Book Review, The Hyperion Cantos is a triumphant odyssey into the heart of space and time. Through four riveting novels, Dan Simmons masterfully weaves such influences as classical mythology, romantic poetry,...

Space is definitely the final frontier, but it has never been this sexy or fun! Join the crew of the Liberator in this second set of adventures as they continue their work for the Peace Alliance. Follow their adventures for guaranteed action, laughs, and fun in this science fiction and fantasy...

Kareen yos'Phelium Clan Korval has always done everything that was proper, rising by study and by example to become the foremost scholar of the Liaden Code of Proper Conduct on Liad -- and perhaps in the galaxy. Indeed, it seems that the only people she cannot influence to seemly action are...

Earthfall, the fourth volume in Orson Scott Card's space opera Homecoming series The Oversoul of the colony planet Harmony selected the family of Wetchik to carry it back to long-lost Earth. Now grown to a tribe in the years of their journey to Harmony's hidden starport, they are ready at last...

Book 2 of the Ambassador space oper thriller series. THE SECOND-QUICKEST way to get yourself killed when dealing with Coldi people of the planet Asto is to look a superior in the eye. The Coldi people possess an instinct that demands the formation of hierarchical networks in which every person...

Disaster movie 2012 meets Moon in this story of scientific advances. The Destroyer of Earth did not set out to be one. A perfect storm of catastrophes, a touch of hubris and a lot of human ingenuity, and you get yourself deeper than ever. The button has been pressed, the world is in ruins....

Upwards and Onwards What did you think was the road stop for man to explore the empty reaches of space? Faster than light travel? Interstellar navigation? Time dilation? Puh. We beat all that by sheer force of will. No. It was micrometeoroids. Rocks. Fucking space rocks. This omnibus contains...

In the far future, humanity settles the stars, bioengineering its descendants to survive in a harsh universe. This is the fifth book in the science fiction series, The Backworlds. A space opera adventure. War is coming. A horde of merciless aliens poise just beyond the Edge. In a matter of...

This is a special collection of the first books of each series by Canadian author Krista D. Ball. This collection contains: THE DEMONS WE SEE (Book 1 of the Dark Abyss of Our Sins series) SPIRITS RISING (Book 1 of the Spirit Caller series) DARK WHISPERS (Book 2 of the Spirit Caller...

Earthborn, the fifth volume in Orson Scott Card's space opera Homecoming series High above the earth orbits the starship Basilica. On board the huge vessel is a sleeping woman. Of those who made the journey, Shedemai alone has survived the hundred of years since the Children of Wetchik returned...

Humanity’s best hope is a wicker spaceship. Josie Stein woke up a thousand years in the future and was immediately elected captain of the U.F.S. Greenstar, a recycled spaceship on a mission to stop the self-destructive aliens of the galaxy from wiping themselves out. Now the Kalmari,...