The Martian meets Interstellar in the new sci-fi thriller from A.G. Riddle, the worldwide bestselling author with over FOUR MILLION COPIES SOLD and translations in two dozen languages. * * * A new ice age on Earth. A mysterious object...
Human-alien encounters
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Author:Wells, H. G.Summary:Humanity's worst fears come true in this grand science fiction adventure. Through telescopes fixed on faraway planets, scientists begin noticing strange events on the surface of Mars. Soon after, a mysterious object lands in the middle...
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Recovering from their first mission, the crew of the Vorpal Blade--humankind's first interstellar craft--is called into emergency action when an alliance gate colony is attacked. Who was the lethal alien enemy? What exactly...
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This classic thriller of human triumph over an alien threat inspired the acclaimed 1956 film directed by Don Siegel. This edition is read by Siegel's son, Kristoffer Tabori, and includes reminiscences of his father's work on the film....
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Author:Preston, Douglas J., Child, LincolnSummary:The largest known meteorite has been discovered, entombed on a frigid, desolate island off the southern tip of Chile. New York billionaire Palmer Lloyd is determined to have it for his museum--but from the first approach to the...
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"If you control our sleep, then you can own our dreams... And from there, it's easy to control our entire lives." January is a dying planet--divided between a permanently frozen darkness on one side, and blazing endless...
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Author:Stanton, SteveSummary:Zakariah Davis and his wife Mia are among those infected with an alien virus that vastly prolongs life, and their blood has become a black-market staple due to its rejuvenating effects. Their teenage son Rix does not carry the Eternal...
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Author:Stanton, SteveSummary:In a post-cyberpunk future, where global economic activity is carried out in a virtual-gaming realm, a new blood-transmitted virus has become a black-market staple due to its temporary rejuvenating effects, forcing infected 'Eternals'...
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Author:Rutkowski, Chris A.Summary:Chris Rutkowski's name is synonymous with UFO research the world over, and this book captures his most breathtaking research, along with new and exciting accounts, that will have you questioning "are we alone in the universe?" The Big...
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The epic saga of an earthling, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with superhuman powers and a total ignorance of the mores of man.
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Author:James, NickSummary:Two brothers battle for one planet’s fate. As the alien Authority’s invasion begins, mankind stands on the brink of annihilation. Cassius Stevenson and his brother Jesse Fisher—descendants of the planet Haven’s resistance forces—must...
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Author:Le Guin, Ursula K.Summary:Earth-scientist Rocannon has been living on a world shared by three native humanoid races: cave dwellers, elves, and warriors. When the planet is suddenly invaded, Rocannon leads the battle to free this new world.
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Jim Marlowe and his strange-looking Martian friend Willis are only allowed to travel so far. But one day Willis unwittingly tunes into a treacherous plot that threatens all the colonists on Mars, and it sets Jim off on a terrifying...
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