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Children of time volume 2
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The astonishing sequel to Children of Time, the award-winning novel of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet.
Thousands of years ago, Earth's terraforming program took to the stars. On the world they called Nod, scientists discovered alien life — but it was their mission to overwrite it with the memory of Earth. Then humanity's great empire fell, and the program's decisions were lost to time.
Aeons later, humanity...
Thousands of years ago, Earth's terraforming program took to the stars. On the world they called Nod, scientists discovered alien life — but it was their mission to overwrite it with the memory of Earth. Then humanity's great empire fell, and the program's decisions were lost to time.
Aeons later, humanity...
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Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2023]
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First edition.
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245 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"As first contact transforms Earth, a team of gifted visionaries race to create a new future in this wondrous science fiction novel. The world is changing, and humanity must change with it. Rising seas and soaring temperatures have radically transformed the face of Earth. Meanwhile, Earth is being observed from afar by other civilizations... and now they are ready to make contact. Vying to prepare humanity for first contact are a group of dreamers...
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In AD 2125, humanity fell short of achieving the United Nations' sustainable development goals. Technological advancements in the past century led to the creation of nuclear defense systems and new types of nuclear weapons, including meteorological weapons. However, this technological competition and exploitation resulted in the depletion of natural resources and the destruction of the environment. A 180-year period of relative peace came to an end...
4) The Lure
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In this thriller from an author who "deftly mix[es] history, science and science fiction," researchers discover alien life and global conspiracy (Publishers Weekly).
A signal from space, a conspiracy on Earth.
An underground research station in Eastern Europe is suddenly bombarded with rhythmic bursts of subnuclear particles from beyond Earth-a pattern so complex it can only come from a highly evolved intelligence.
As the messages...
6) Our Human
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On a savage backwater world, the last ragged survivors of an expedition to hunt down the infamous war criminal known as The Beast Magrison set off into an inhospitable wilderness in search of the alien village that may be sheltering this beast. The hunters are aliens from two different species, the village is inhabited by strange aliens of yet another species, and Magrison himself is no sterling advertisement for humanity. Who's human in this situation?...
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Septuagenarian Sebastian Manheim finds a spaceship in his garden which has been buried where it crashed for 3000 years. The aliens are dead, but the computers are not, Seb develops a close relationship with one of them, the wisecracking Sobek, who is a pillar of light about four feet high. Seb agrees to be enhanced physically back to 25yrs and mentally to the highest human and some alien IQ by Sobek's technology. Seb agrees to physically repair the...
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Discover the golden age of science fiction with some of the best stories of intergalactic wars, space adventures and alien contact:
Ray Bradbury:
Jonah of the Jove-Run
Zero Hour
Rocket Summer
Lorelei of the Red Mist
The Creatures That Time Forgot
Asleep in Armageddon
Defense Mech
Lazarus Come Forth
Morgue Ship
The Monster Maker
A Little Journey
Leigh Brackett:
Black Amazon of Mars
Child of the Sun
Citadel of Lost Ships
Enchantress of Venus
Last Call...
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Two aliens are sent to an unknown planet to study its inhabitants. Their mission did not begin as they expected. Getting into funny situations, the aliens learn a lot about the alien planet and its inhabitants. Follow the adventures of funny aliens, as well as visit distant planets and find out where the Gods are hiding, you can read the stories that are included in this collection.
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Ahmed is a doctor working in a far flung outpost of humanity. His way was paid for by the leaders of his faith and his atheism is a guarded secret. His encounters with the "kite people" will cause him to doubt his whole worldview however when the aliens start dying and escalating tensions between religious extremists threatens to destroy the colony's peace. Spencer Ellsworth's WHEN STARS ARE SCATTERED is a moving story about alien contact, religious...
11) Hexagrammaton
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Each man has a measure of luck given by destiny, but not a drop more. Has the luck of an unusual guide responsible for the passage of visitors into the deep buried bellies of alien ships just run out? His newest client, a young woman named Janita, proves to be a member of the resistance carrying in her body an alien civilization's gift to humanity. Will either of them become the devil's martyr? One story gives life to another, waiting all along......
12) Dawn
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"In this fast-paced, lively, and enjoyable finale, Wood offers a wide array of intrigues, battles, and retreats." -Kirkus Reviews
The long-awaited finale to the epic Clash of the Aliens science fiction saga.
When a Hoo-Lii invasion fleet unexpectedly arrives and attacks, they cripple Earth's space defenses. The Space Force retreat to an asteroid based fortress. The human space fleet suffers terrible damage and on the brink of defeat, dissident...
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From the bestselling author Harry Turtledove comes a short story, "Manuscript Tradition."
Dr. Feyrouz Hanafusa is a curator at Yale in the 23rd century. Space exploration is still ongoing, and signs of life have been discovered on a planet near TRAPPIST-1. Signs, Dr. Hanafusa realizes, that suspiciously resemble drawings in the Voynich manuscript, which no one has been able to decipher in over eight-hundred years.
14) The Making War
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The Making War is the long-awaited final book in the award-winning series that began with The Silver Ship and the Sea.
Six genetically engineered children fought to survive in a small town where everyone hated what they were, on a difficult planet full of out-sized predators with long teeth and sharp claws. Because they were stronger than the colonists, they found a way to live, and eventually a way to leave.
Alicia wants nothing more than to fly.
But...
15) Paradox
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Ever since Captain Kris Janelle (a.k.a. Raven) woke up, she had the feeling that something was wrong, but she could not quite put her finger on it. Lately, she had been pulling back into her shell as she had when she was young. While on duty Raven will need to keep her wits about herself. She decides to ignore the churning in her gut, but as the day would go on, it goes from bad to worst in a quick minute. Everything is spinning out of control, and...
16) The Creator
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Discover the epic tale of Draconian, the first being in existence, in the gripping novel The Creator. Witness as he creates Alaskia, a vast universe filled with billions of planets and countless species, which he rules as King and Emperor. With his vast power, he creates civilizations, gives life to beings and shapes entire worlds.
However, as time passes, a threat arises that Draconian could never have foreseen. Envy and treachery begin to spread,...
18) Stranger
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The nuclear pulses led to the fall of civilization and the survivors ran for their guns and cover. For twenty years, Taylor MacPherson led a group of survivors through the post-apocalyptic world looking for answers. Then Taylor sees a strange light in the sky. Who or what is behind it? Into this devastated, post-apocalyptic world comes a lone alien from a race called the Qu'uda. One survivor, one stranger-and he tells of the threat his race may pose...
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We are not alone in the universe! Yet one would never believe that first contact with an alien race would actually be with Neanderthals, who walked our planet long ago. Plenteriens, an ancient alien civilization, understood the Neanderthals were headed for sure extinction and went against the laws of the Tri-Galaxy Alliance by sending a fleet of starships with the sole purpose of capturing half the remaining population of Neanderthals to enslave for...
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Discover the golden age of science fiction with some of the best stories of intergalactic battles, space action-adventure and alien contact in this Gardner F. Fox collection of selected SF stories:
When Kohonnes Screamed
The Warlock of Sharrador
Werwile of the Crystal Crypt
Sword of the Seven Suns
Vassals of the Lode-Star
Engines of the Gods by Gardner
Tonight the Stars Revolt!
The Last Monster
Man nth
The Man the Sun-Gods Made.
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