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261) Aurora rising
Author
Series
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Tom Dreyfus is a Prefect, a policeman of sorts, and one of the best. His force is Panoply, and his beat is the multi-faceted utopian society of the Glitter Band, that vast swirl of space habitats orbiting the planet Yellowstone. These days, his job is his life. A murderous attack against a Glitter Band habitat is nasty, but it looks to be an open-and-shut case - until Dreyfus starts looking under some stones that some very powerful people would really...
Author
Publisher
Crown, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
It has been 14 years since the Martians invaded England. The world has moved on, always watching the skies but content that we know how to defeat the Martian menace. Machinery looted from the abandoned capsules and war-machines has led to technological leaps forward. The Martians are vulnerable to earth germs. The Army is prepared. So when the signs of launches on Mars are seen, there seems little reason to worry. Unless you listen to one man, Walter...
265) Resolute
Author
Series
The Lost Fleet Outlands volume Book 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Geary knows that some political factions in the Alliance were just trying to get rid of him when he was assigned to escort a diplomatic and scientific mission to the far reaches of humanity’s expansion into the galaxy . . . and beyond. But he views his mission as both a duty and an opportunity to make things better wherever he can. And when a crippled Rift Federation ship tumbles out of jump space, Geary leaps into action. But the survivors’ story...
266) Hellhole: inferno
Author
Series
Hellhole trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"After the events of Hellhole Awakening, the people of Hellhole and the shadow-Xayans scramble to rally against the threat from the still-living rogue Xayans. Back on Sonjeera, the Monarchy is in an uproar after their surprising defeat and the breakaway of the Deep Zone planets. But after touring Hellhole, Queen Michella is shaken, and begins to realize that she can never have the old Monarchy back. Before the Queen can return to Sonjeera, she's captured...
267) Halo: Primordium
Author
Series
Forerunner saga volume 2
Publisher
Tor Books
Pub. Date
2012, c2010
Language
English
Description
In the wake of apparent self-destruction of the Forerunner empire, two humans--Chakas and Riser--are like flotsam washed up on very strange shores indeed. Captured by the Master Builder, misplaced during a furious battle in space, they now find themselves on an inverted world where horizons rise into the sky, and where humans of all kinds are trapped in a perilous cycle of horror and neglect. For they have become both research animals and strategic...
Author
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Han and Qi'ra don't have a lot in common other than not having a lot. They're just another couple of 'scumrats' in the White Worms gang on the industrial shipyard planet of Corellia, doing whatever it takes to get by, dreaming of something more. When their boss, Lady Proxima, separately offers each of them a chance to prove themselves--and get a big promotion in the process--Han and Qi'ra jump at the opportunity. They don't realize they're actually...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Discover the dark side of the LEGO (R) Star Wars (TM) galaxy. From Darth Vader to Kylo Ren, learn all about the evil villains that want to destroy the heroic Jedi. This Level 1 book is illustrated with brand-new LEGO Star Wars sets, and has true kid appeal. Narrative spreads are supported with captions and annotations, and a quiz, to encourage children to develop comprehension skills.
270) Old man's war
Author
Publisher
Tor Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Earth itself is a backwater. The bulk of humanity's resources are in the hands of the Colonial Defense Force, which shields the home planet from too much knowledge of the situation. What's known to everybody is that when you reach retirement age, you can join the CDF. They don't want young people; they want people who carry the knowledge and skills of decades of living. You'll be taken off Earth and never allowed to return. You'll serve your time...
271) Star wars: rebels
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The crew of the Ghost dodge criminals, monsters, and the agents of the Galactic Empire as they cross the galaxy in search of aid for the young Rebel Alliance."--
272) Meet the rebels
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Introduces some of the characters from the series "Star Wars Rebels," a television show, set between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It follows the former Jedi Kanan Jarrus and his ragtag crew aboard the starship Ghost as they struggle against the evil rule of the Galactic Empire.
Author
Publisher
Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Neon Yang's The Genesis of Misery gives a space opera twist to Joan of Arc's story, full of high-tech space battles and political machinations, starring a queer and diverse array of pilots, princesses, and prophetic heirs. It's an old, familiar story: a young person hears the voice of an angel saying they have been chosen as a warrior to lead their people to victory in a holy war. But Misery Nomaki knows they are a fraud. Raised on a remote moon...
274) Mission to disaster
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The Jedi think the dreaded Nihil marauders have been all but defeated. Their leader is on the run and their numbers have dwindled. Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh hopes this means she will finally have time to really train her Padawan, Imri Cantaros--but reports of a Nihil attack on Port Haileap soon dash those hopes. For not only have the Nihil attacked the peaceful outpost, they have abducted Vernestra and Imri's friend, Avon Starros. The two Jedi set...
Author
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The worlds of Star Wars are full of countless alien species, each stranger and more fascinating than the last. Here you'll find six stories about some of the amazing aliens who appear in the smash-hit movie. Featuring a dashing tale of piracy and double crosses, the story of a wise Jakku constable and an unfortunate droid, and a mystery that can be solved only by the gruff cook at Maz Kantata's castle, this collection will bring thrills and chills...
Author
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The fifth novel in James S.A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series is now being produced for television by the SyFy Channel! A thousand worlds have opened, and the greatest land rush in human history has begun. As wave after wave of colonists leave, the power structures of the old solar system begin to buckle. Ships are disappearing without a trace. Private armies are being secretly formed. The sole remaining protomolecule sample is...
Author
Series
Manticore Ascendant volume Book 1
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Growing up, Travis Uriah Long yearned for order and discipline in his life...two things his neglectful mother couldn't or wouldn't provide. So when Travis enlists in the Royal Manticoran Navy, he thought he'd finally found the structure he'd always wanted so desperately. But life in the RMN isn't exactly as expected. Boot camp is rough; his first ship assignment lax and disorderly; and with the Star Kingdom of Manticore still recovering from a devastating...