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Pulse-pounding adventures in the stars! If you prefer your sci-fi "white knuckle," then you're in luck. This collection of sci-fi action is driven by fast plots, heroic characters, and ever-greater challenges. You will even find some titles from popular franchises as well, such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Halo, and Starcraft. (Look out for some titles that lead into longer series, too!)
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Deal with the Devil: A Mercenary Librarians Novel
Rocha, Kit - TOR BOOKS
Format: Book
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Nina is an information broker with a mission--she and her team of mercenary librarians use their knowledge to save the hopeless in a crumbling America.
Knox is the bitter, battle-weary captain of the Silver Devils. His squad of supersoldiers went AWOL to avoid slaughtering... |
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The First Sister
Lewis, Linden - SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: Book
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First Sister has no name and no voice. As a priestess of the Sisterhood, she travels the stars alongside the soldiers of Earth and Mars—the same ones who own the rights to her body and soul. When her former captain abandons her, First Sister’s hopes for freedom are dashed when... |
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Luna: New Moon
Ian Mcdonald - Tor
Format: Book
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Maybe it will kill you when the per diem for your allotted food, water, and air runs out, just before you hit paydirt. Maybe it will kill you when you are trapped between the reigning corporations-the Five Dragons-in a foolish gamble against a futuristic feudal society. On the Moon, you must... |
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Red Rising
Pierce Brown - Ballantine Books
Format: Book
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Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future. Like his fellow Reds, he works all day, believing that he and his people are making the surface of Mars livable for future generations.
Yet he spends his life willingly, knowing that his blood... |
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The Red: First Light
Linda Nagata - Saga Press
Format: Paperback
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Lieutenant James Shelley, who has an uncanny knack for premeditating danger, leads a squad of advanced US Army military tasked with enforcing the peace around a conflict in sub-Saharan Africa. The squad members are linked wirelessly 24/7 to themselves and a central intelligence that guides... |
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Polaris Rising: A Novel
Jessie Mihalik - Harper Voyager
Format: Paperback
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In the far distant future, the universe is officially ruled by the Royal Consortium, but the High Councillors, the heads of the three High Houses, wield the true power. As the fifth of six children, Ada von Hasenberg has no authority; her only value to her High House is as a pawn in a political... |
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The Autobiography of James T. Kirk
David A Goodman - Titan Books, 2015.
Format: Book
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The Autobiography of James T. Kirk chronicles the greatest Starfleet captain's life (2233–2371), in his own words. From his birth on the U.S.S. Kelvin, his youth spent on Tarsus IV, his time in the Starfleet Academy, his meteoric raise through the ranks of Starfleet,... |
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Star Wars: Aftermath
Chuck Wendig - Lucasbooks
Format: Book
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As the Empire reels from its critical defeats at the Battle of Endor, the Rebel Alliance—now a fledgling New Republic—presses its advantage by hunting down the enemy’s scattered forces before they can regroup and retaliate. But above the remote planet Akiva, an ominous... |
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Star Wars: Thrawn
Timothy Zahn - Del Rey
Format: Book
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After Thrawn is rescued from exile by Imperial soldiers, his deadly ingenuity and keen tactical abilities swiftly capture the attention of Emperor Palpatine. And just as quickly, Thrawn proves to be as indispensable to the Empire as he is ambitious; as devoted as its most loyal servant,... |
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Star Wars: Allegiance
Timothy Zahn - LucasBooks; Edition Unstated edition
Format: Book
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The destruction of the Death Star by the Rebel Alliance was a decisive blow against the Empire, but Palpatine and his monstrous enforcer, Darth Vader, are no less of a threat. The brutal extermination of Alderaan not only demonstrated the magnitude of their murderous power, but served as a chilling... |
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StarCraft: Evolution
Timothy Zahn - Del Rey
Format: Book
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In StarCraft: Evolution, the war between the terrans, the protoss, and the zerg has been over for years, but the fight for peace is still being waged. As the Terran Dominion struggles to recover from the ravages of war, Emperor Valerian Mengsk has no intention of ruling in the same bloody... |
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Halo: Cryptum: Book One of the Forerunner Saga
Greg Bear - Tor Books; First Edition edition
Format: Book
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One hundred thousand years ago, the galaxy was populated by a great variety of beings. But one species - eons beyond all others in both technology and knowledge - achieved dominance.
They ruled in peace but met opposition with quick and brutal effectiveness. They were the Forerunners - the keepers... |
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