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"A singular new novel from Betty Trask Prize-winner Samantha Harvey, Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in twenty-four hours. A slender novel of epic power, Orbital deftly snapshots a day in the lives of six women and men hurtling through space-not toward the moon or the vast unknown, but around our planet. Selected for one of the last space station missions of its...
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"The gripping story of one scientist in outer space, another who watches over him, the family left behind, and the lengths people will go to protect the people and planet they love Scientist Alex Welch-Peters has believed for twenty years that his super-algae can reverse the effects of climate change. His obsession with his research has jeopardized his marriage, his relationships with his kids, and his own professional future. When Sensus, the colossal...
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Midsolar murders volume 2
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"Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective, thank you very much. But no matter what she does, people persist in dying around her--and only she seems to be able to solve the crime. After fleeing to an alien space station in hopes that the lack of humans would stop the murders, a serial killer had the nerve to follow her to Station Eternity. (Mallory deduced who the true culprit was that time, too.) Now the law enforcement agent who...
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Books in the Fantasy Field Trips series take the reader on field trips to the most unlikely of destinations! In this book, strap yourself in as we prepare to blast off to explore a space station far above the Earth's surface. Our 'tour' includes a look at daily life on board, how astronauts exercise, work and even go to the toilet, and how astronauts and their supplies are transported between Earth and the space station.
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Abby in orbit volume 3
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On Career Day, third-grader Abby Baxter is unsure of what she wants to do when she grows up, and when she accidentally makes a mistake that causes the space station's systems to go haywire, Abby must untangle the mess.
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Collision course: With the moon about to hit another planet, Victor devises a desperate plan; Death's other dominion: A distress call leads to the discovery of the survivors of the Uranus probe of 1986; The full circle: When a landing party fails to return from the planet Retha, Koenig and Helena investigate; End of eternity: Investigating a passing asteroid, the Alphans find a badly injured passenger who is not what he purports to be; War Games:...
8) Light years
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Light years (Kass Morgan) volume 1
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After centuries of exclusivity, the Quatra Fleet Academy finally accepts students from the settler planets, forcing four teenagers from different backgrounds, with different ambitions, motives, and missions, to work together to outmaneuver a mysterious alien enemy.
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Six episodes from the television series Space 1999. Year two begins with the addition of Maya, the alien beauty. With the abilities of molecular transformation--allowing her to transform into various life forms--and advanced scientific knowledge, her presence is an asset to the lost journeying Earthmen of Moombase Alpha.
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A pulsating sci-fi thriller from the author of the global blockbuster Not Alone - perfect for fans of Andy Weir and A.G. Riddle.
I wasn't supposed to survive.
The station has been hit. Everyone around me is dead.
I have 11 hours of life support left and no way of contacting Earth.
I'm alone. I'm stranded. I'm desperate.
But I'm alive.
The more of the station I explore, the surer I get that this was no accident. Someone did this, and I don't...
13) Zero-G
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Riley Hale is the newest member of Outer Earth's law-enforcement team. When a doctor is determined to blackmail her, Riley has no choice but to give in to his demands and break a dangerous prisoner out of jail. This is not just any prisoner, but one who is capable of bringing the entire space station to its knees.
14) Space spooks
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While visiting a space station, Orion Star strays from his group and encounters a group of aliens who are looking for their younger brother.
15) Starfield
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"In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity's greatest mystery. Develop your own playstyle with various skills from combat to technology. Play in 1st or 3rd person and use a multitude of weapon combinations for any situation. Pilot, customize, and build the ship of your dreams. Venture through the stars and...
16) Rich man's sky
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"When billionaires control the space program, where does that leave the rest of us? Space: a tycoon's playground. From a space station full of women to a monastery on the Moon, from a Martian reality-TV contest to a solar shade large enough to cool the Earth, the dreams of a handful of trillionaires dictate the future of humanity. Outside the reach of Earthly law and with the vast resources of the inner solar system at their disposal, the "Four Horsemen"...
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Spider wars volume 2
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"A far future space opera set in the universe of Burning Dark. In the decades since the human race first made contact with the Spiders--a machine race capable of tearing planets apart--the two groups have fought over interstellar territory. But the war has not been going well for humankind, and with the failure of the Fleet Admiral's secret plan in the Shadow system, the commander is overthrown by a group of hardliners determined to get the war back...
19) Hot moon
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Apollo rising volume Book 1
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In an alternate 1979, the United States and the Soviet Union have permanent Moon bases, crewed spy satellites, and frequent hostilities. Vivian Carter, commander of Apollo 32, is on a mission to explore a volcanic region of the Moon when she is caught in the crossfire of a Soviet attack. Barely escaping, she and her crew are redirected to land at Hadley Base, a NASA outpost. Hadley Base, though, soon comes under attack, and the unarmed astronauts...
20) The return
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The Return is a tale about the kind of space adventure that could happen today--and that will happen tomorrow. As told by Buzz Aldrin, who's been there...and who's already helped change the world.
Former astronaut Scott Blackstone's dream of opening outer space to visits from everyday people is under attack. His pilot program has been marred by a fatal accident, he's out of a job, and he's being sued for a billions dollars. And it's beginning to...
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