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Last Summer in Outer Space (Adventures of the PSS 118 #3)
By Joshua S. Levy. 2023
Jack's eighth-grade year aboard the PSS 118 is coming to an end. And the students and faculty of the best…
public schoolship in the galaxy (if it does say so itself) are on the verge of completing their mission. If all goes well, they'll soon foil the sinister alien plot that's put all of humanity in danger. But this is still middle school. So all does not go well. When the original plan backfires, it's up to Jack, Ari, and Becka to take on the evil Minister one more time and make the galaxy safer for everyone.
The Folded Sky
By Elizabeth Bear. 2025
Dr. Sunyata Song must travel across the Milky Way to learn to communicate with the greatest discovery of her century:…
an artificial intelligence the size of a stellar system, in Hugo Award-winning author Bear's next science fiction epic.Information doesn't want to be free. Information wants to vanish without a trace.Sunya Song's job is to stop that from happening.She's an archinformist: a specialist historian whose job usually involves sitting at a console at her university job near the Galactic Core, sorting ancient documents and restoring corrupted files. But now, the research opportunity of a lifetime has sent her - and her family - halfway across the galaxy to save the archaeological find of the century: an ancient alien artificial intelligence called the Baomind.As vast as a stellar system, the Baomind orbits a dying red giant, and the star's time has nearly ended.The remote research station and its small fleet of ships come under attack by fanatic Freeport pirates who believe that artificial intelligence is an abomination that must be destroyed, putting the lives of Sunya and her family at risk.Tens of thousands of light years from home, isolated from all help, Sunya is the only one who can save them all.Praise for Elizabeth Bear'Like the best of speculative fiction, Bear has created a fascinating and complete universethat blends high-tech gadgetry with Old World adventure and political collusion' Publishers Weekly'Elizabeth Bear is just as comfortable writing steampunk and fantasy as she is hard science fiction, and [the White Space novels] brim with heady concepts and sleek far-future hardware' Financial Times'Awesome, awe-inspiring space opera. Fittingly, it shifts from weighty themes to lighter humour with dexterity, grace and crackling dialogue' Daily Mail
The Folded Sky
By Elizabeth Bear. 2025
Dr. Sunyata Song must travel across the Milky Way to learn to communicate with the greatest discovery of her century:…
an artificial intelligence the size of a stellar system, in Hugo Award-winning author Bear's next science fiction epic.Information doesn't want to be free. Information wants to vanish without a trace.Sunya Song's job is to stop that from happening.She's an archinformist: a specialist historian whose job usually involves sitting at a console at her university job near the Galactic Core, sorting ancient documents and restoring corrupted files. But now, the research opportunity of a lifetime has sent her - and her family - halfway across the galaxy to save the archaeological find of the century: an ancient alien artificial intelligence called the Baomind.As vast as a stellar system, the Baomind orbits a dying red giant, and the star's time has nearly ended.The remote research station and its small fleet of ships come under attack by fanatic Freeport pirates who believe that artificial intelligence is an abomination that must be destroyed, putting the lives of Sunya and her family at risk.Tens of thousands of light years from home, isolated from all help, Sunya is the only one who can save them all.Praise for Elizabeth Bear'Like the best of speculative fiction, Bear has created a fascinating and complete universethat blends high-tech gadgetry with Old World adventure and political collusion' Publishers Weekly'Elizabeth Bear is just as comfortable writing steampunk and fantasy as she is hard science fiction, and [the White Space novels] brim with heady concepts and sleek far-future hardware' Financial Times'Awesome, awe-inspiring space opera. Fittingly, it shifts from weighty themes to lighter humour with dexterity, grace and crackling dialogue' Daily Mail
What Would You Say to an Astronaut?
By Adam Guillain, Charlotte Guillain. 2025
Time is running out and Astronaut Grace and her trusty canine sidekick, Jojo, need to get to Planet Woof fast!…
But first they must navigate their way through an intergalactic funfair, avoid a collision with a bus full of aliens, and win a lightning-fast space race, all with a few extra passengers on board.With hilariously nonsensical questions and answers, unpredictable space drama and plenty to spot on every page, this picture book is huge fun to read aloud and is sure to become a family favourite.
Helga: a Frankenstein retelling
By Catherine Yu. 2024
"Helga is not the obedient science experiment her father intended. And though she has only just awoken, he leaves her…
in the care of his lab assistant Penny to go on a business trip. Bursting with curiosity, Helga quickly escapes from the well-meaning Penny and heads into Amaris City. There Helga finds she is as untamable as the invasive blackberry vines overtaking the island. And because of the misdeeds of her fathers scientific community, the natural world grows more volatile. Helga soon discovers the night market, rowdy clubs, delicious food, and cute boys. Enamored with city life, she'll do anything to find love--but she has only two weeks until her father gets back, and besides there are ominous rumblings from the volcanic island that could put her dating schemes, and even her own life, in grave peril."-- Provided by publisher
I'll miss myself
By John Wiswell. 2024

The apocalypse troll
By David Weber. 1999
"Spaceships from 25th century Earth pursue an enemy battle group, travelling back in time to destroy 21st century Earth. The…
spaceships catch up when the enemy has already arrived on 21st century Earth and battles follow. There is also a romance between two warriors, a man from the 21st century and a 25th century woman."-- From publisher
A time traveler's theory of relativity
By Nicole Valentine. 2019

The rule of all
By Ashley Saunders. 2020
"Freedom from tyranny isn't just something you hope for. It's something you fight for. Outlaw twin sisters Ava and Mira…
Goodwin were born to defy Texas's tyrannical and oppressive Governor Roth. They inspired millions across the country to liberate themselves and fight to live free under the new Common rule. But an enemy still endangers their fragile vision for the future. Ava and Mira's mission: hunt the man down. Once-mighty Governor Roth has fled Dallas. Holding a hostage beloved by Ava and Mira, Roth has a mission too: regroup his Loyalists, wreak vengeance, and reclaim his power. With the help of a savvy programmer turned rebel warrior, Ava and Mira brave a journey more uncertain than they've ever attempted before. As they forge southward into foreign territory--against a ruthless cartel, Roth's aggressive Texas Guard, and a formidable new foe--courage, alliances, and trust will be tested. Now, in the most unlikely and treacherous of places, the sisters must finish what they started. Before they--and the Common--are erased from history forever."-- Cover
The rule of many
By Ashley Saunders. 2019
"Hunted, betrayed, they will fight for revenge. For freedom. For the future itself. Twins Ava and Mira Goodwin defy the…
Rule of One simply by existing. The one-child law, ruthlessly enforced by Texas's Governor Roth, has made the sisters famous fugitives and inspirations for the resurgent rebellion known as the Common. But the relentless governor and his implacable Texas State Guard threaten that fragile hope, as Roth consolidates his power in a bid for ultimate authority. As Ava and Mira relinquish the relative safety of their Canadian haven to stand against Roth, new allies arise: Owen, a gifted young programmer, impulsively abandons his comfortable life in a moment of compassion, while Zee, an abused labor camp escapee, finds new purpose in resistance. The four will converge on Dallas for a reckoning with Roth, with nothing less than their destinies--and the promise of a future free from oppression--on the line. Disobedience means death. But a life worth living demands rebellion."-- Cover
The rule of one
By Ashley Saunders. 2018
"In the near-future United States, a one-child policy is ruthlessly enforced. Everyone follows the Rule of One. But Ava Goodwin,…
daughter of the head of the Texas Family Planning Division, has a secret--one her mother died to keep and her father has helped to hide for her entire life. She has an identical twin sister, Mira. For eighteen years Ava and Mira have lived as one, trading places day after day, maintaining an interchangeable existence down to the most telling detail. But when their charade is exposed, their worst nightmare begins. Now they must leave behind the father they love and fight for their lives. Branded as traitors, hunted as fugitives, and pushed to discover just how far they'll go in order to stay alive, Ava and Mira rush headlong into a terrifying unknown."- Publisher's description
You sexy thing
By Cat Rambo. 2021
"TwiceFar station is at the edge of the known universe, and that's just how Niko Larson, former Admiral in the…
Grand Military of the Hive Mind, likes it. Retired and finally free of the continual war of conquest, Niko and the remnants of her former unit are content to spend the rest of their days working at the restaurant they built together, The Last Chance. But, some wars can't ever be escaped, and unlike the Hive Mind, some enemies aren't content to let old soldiers go. Niko and her crew are forced onto a sentient ship convinced that it is being stolen and must survive the machinations of a sadistic pirate king if they even hope to keep the dream of The Last Chance alive"-- Provided by publisher
Devil's gun
By Cat Rambo. 2023
"Life is hard when you're trying to outrun a vengeful pirate king. When the intergalactic Gate Niko and her crew…
plan to use is out of commission, they make the most of things and create a pop-up restaurant to serve the dozens of other stranded ships. When archaeologist Jezli Farron shows up claiming to be able to fix the Gate, the path leads to one of the most dangerous place in the known universe. As each crewmember faces their own ghosts, their ship, the You Sexy Thing, contemplates what it wants from life-- which may be very different from what Niko and the rest of the crew want." -- adapted from jacket
Time's agent
By Brenda Peynado. 2024
"A literary multiverse story of love, loss, time travel, and final-stage capitalism, written by award-winning author Brenda Peynado. Pocket World--a…
geographically small, hidden offshoot of our own reality, sped up or slowed down by time. Following humanity's discovery of pocket worlds, teams of academics embarked on groundbreaking exploratory missions, eager to study this new technology and harness the potential of a seemingly limitless horizon. "What would you do, given another universe, a do-over?" Archeologist Raquel and her wife Marlena once dreamed the pocket worlds held the key to solving the universe's mysteries. But forty years later, pocket worlds are now controlled by corporations squeezing every penny out of all colonizable space and time, Raquel herself is in disgrace, and Marlena lives in her own pocket universe (that Raquel wears around her neck) and refuses to speak to her. Standing in the ruins of her dream and her failed ideals, Raquel seizes one last chance to redeem herself and confront what it means to save something--or someone--from time."-- Provided by publisher
The sky vault (Comet cycle #03)
By Benjamin Percy. 2023
The comet, Cain, came from beyond our solar system, its debris containing elements unknown. Now, in the isolated region of…
Fairbanks, Alaska, the skies shift and stretch as an interstellar dust cloud seeds the atmosphere. When a plane shudders its way through pulpy, swirling, bruise-shaped clouds, lit with sudden cracks of lightning, the sky opens and the aircraft vanishes but only for a minute. When the flight lands, everyone on board and in the community will be changed forever. Chuck Bridges, a local DJ and conspiracy theorist, was on board and later reported dead to his family, but not before proclaiming that something inside the clouds was speaking to him. Now his son, Theo, must chase down answers to the mystery his father unlocked. He'll find himself at odds with Sophie Chen, an agent with a shadowy employer desperate to secure the black box from the airplane, as well as Rolf Wagner, a widowed sheriff investigating a series of increasingly strange and unsettling reports. And then there is Joanna Straub, a contractor reconstructing a top-secret government lab active during WWII and shuttered deep within the nearby White Mountains. The answer to the comet's origin is about to be unveiled, and its impact on Earth is more treacherous and sublime than humanity could imagine. Adult. Strong language
Lost ark dreaming
By Suyi Davies Okungbowa. 2024
"Off the coast of West Africa, decades after the dangerous rise of the Atlantic Ocean, the region's survivors live inside…
five partially submerged, kilometers-high towers originally created as a playground for the wealthy. Now the towers' most affluent rule from their lofty perch at the top while the rest are crammed into the dark, fetid floors below sea level. There are also those who were left for dead in the Atlantic, only to be reawakened by an ancient power, and who seek vengeance on those who offered them up to the waves. Three lives within the towers are pulled to the fore of this conflict: Yekini, an earnest, mid-level rookie analyst; Tuoyo, an undersea mechanic mourning a tremendous loss; and Ngozi, an egotistical bureaucrat from the highest levels of governance. They will need to work together if there is to be any hope of a future that is worth living for everyone"-- Provided by publisher
Liberty's daughter
By Naomi Kritzer. 2023
Beck Garrison lives on a seastead an archipelago of constructed platforms and old cruise ships, assembled by libertarian separatists a…
generation ago. She's grown up comfortable and sheltered, but starts doing odd jobs for pocket money. To her surprise, she finds that she's the only detective that a debt slave can afford to hire to track down the woman's missing sister. When she tackles this investigation, she learns things about life on the other side of the waterline not to mention about herself and her father that she did not expect. And that some people will stop at nothing to keep her from talking about. Strong language
The Romulans attack the planet Gateway, where Federation scientists are studying the Guardian of Forever -- the mysterious portal to…
the past. The Starship Enterprise must protect the Guardian -- or destroy it. But Spock has already used the portal to journey to the past. On the planet Sarpedion, 5,000 years ago, Spock knew a beautiful, primitive woman. Now he has gone back to meet his son!
Spock's World (Star Trek: The Original Series)
By Diane Duane. 1986
It is the twenty-third century. On the planet Vulcan, a crisis of unprecedented proportion has caused the convocation of the…
planet's ruling council -- and summoned the U.S.S. Enterprise from halfway across the galaxy, to bring Vulcan's most famous son home in its hour of need. As Commander Spock, his father Sarek, and Captain James T. Kirk struggle to preserve Vulcan's future, the planet's innermost secrets are laid before us, from its beginnings millions of years ago to its savage prehistory, from merciless tribal warfare to medieval court intrigue, from the exploration of space to the the development of o'thia -- the ruling ethic of logic. And Spock -- torn between his duty to Starfleet and the unbreakable ties that bind him to Vulcan -- must find a way to reconcile both his own inner conflict and the external dilemma his planet faces...lest the Federation itself be ripped asunder. Diane Duane, author of three previous bestselling STAR TREK novels and an episode of the new STAR TREK NEXT GENERATION® television series, as well as countless other bestselling science fiction and fantasy novels, has crafted a tale of unprecedented scope and imagination, at once a generations-spanning historical novel and a thrilling science fiction adventure.