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The Martian Chronicles

Ray Bradbury Β· 222 pages

This is a collection of science fiction short stories, cleverly cobbled together to form a coherent and very readable novel about a future colonization of Mars. As the stories progress chronologically the author tells how the first humans colonized Mars, initially sharing the planet with a handful of Martians. When Earth is devastated by nuclear war the colony is left to fend for itself and the co

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Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina

Doug Beason, Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Jennifer Roberson, Kathy Tyers, Tom Veitch, Martha Veitch, Dave Wolverton, Timothy Zahn, M. Shayne Bell, David Bischoff, A.C. Crispin, Kenneth C. Flint, Barbara Hambly, Rebecca Moesta, Daniel Keys Moran, Jerry Oltion Β· 387 pages

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The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall

Anne McCaffrey Β· 306 pages

Let the queen of dragons herself take you back to the earliest days of Pernese history as Anne McCaffrey brings to life events that shaped one of the most popular worlds in all of science fiction, in this first-ever Pern short-story collection. Generally the stories are about the relocation and reorganization of the southern colony in response to the "First Pass" of the "Red Star"β€”an erratic p

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Trader to the Stars

Poul Anderson

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A Martian Odyssey

Stanley G. Weinbaum Β· 48 pages

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Neutron Star (Known Space)

Larry Niven Β· 285 pages

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Federations

Lois McMaster Bujold, Orson Scott Card, George R.R. Martin, Anne McCaffrey, Alastair Reynolds, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove, Genevieve Valentine, K. Tempest Bradford, Catherynne M. Valente, James Alan Gardner, L.E. Modesitt Jr., Robert J. Sawyer, Alan Dean Foster, S.L. Gilbow, Jeremiah Tolber Β· 338 pages

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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II A

C.M. Kornbluth, Lester del Rey, Robert A. Heinlein, Theodore Sturgeon, Henry Kuttner, C.L. Moore, Eric Frank Russell, H.G. Wells, Jack Williamson, Cordwainer Smith, Poul Anderson, John W. Campbell Jr. Β· 550 pages

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Changer of Worlds

David Weber, Eric Flint Β· 396 pages

This collection of short stories has Honor Harrington as a Midshipmen. Introduces the character of Victor Cachet, Helen Ziliwiki, and her Dad. There is also the Coup against Rob Pierre in Haven.

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Coyote

Allen Steele Β· 424 pages

A group of political dissidents and their families escape the repressive world of twenty-first-century Earth to seek new lives as interstellar colonists, placing themselves in cold sleep for a two-century odyssey to the habitable world of Coyote.

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Requiem: New Collected Works and Tributes to the Grand Master

Robert A. Heinlein Β· 341 pages

This collection includes the novellas Destination moon and Tenderfoot in space, as well as personal contributions and remembrances from luminaries such as Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Silverberg, Greg Bear, and Larry Niven.

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Acorna's People

Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough Β· 384 pages

Filled with adventure and wonder, Acorna's Peoplecontinues the enthralling saga of Acorna, the beautiful, brave, and kindhearted creature known as the Unicorn Girl."Welcome Home, Linyaari Child!"With the help of her "uncles" and the thousands of humans who love and admire her, Acorna has found her true people, the peaceful, telepathic Linyaari. But Acorna still has much to do before she can enjoy

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The Sky People

S.M. Stirling Β· 304 pages

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Voyage to the City of the Dead

Alan Dean Foster Β· 243 pages

"Many worlds of the Humanx Commonwealth boasted of 'natural wonders' but Horseye was truly unique -- the planet had the most spectacular river valley anywhere in the known universe and was home to three alien cultures. The fascinating planet just cried out for proper study, and after months of impatient quarantine Etienne and Lyra Redowl had finally received permission to begin a voyage of expl

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Xenocide

Orson Scott Card Β· 562 pages

On Lusitania, Ender finds a world where humans and pequeninos and the Hive Queen could all live together. However, Lusitania also harbors the descolada, a virus that kills all humans it infects, but which the pequeninos require in order to become adults. The Starways Congress so fears the effects of the descolada, should it escape from Lusitania, that they have ordered the destruction of the entir

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The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth

Roger Zelazny Β· 287 pages

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Star Born

Andre Norton Β· 170 pages

When the oppressive global dictatorship of Pax took over Earth they put a stop to space exploration. Still, a few rebels escaped in the sleeper ships to found free new colonies -- or perish in the attempt. Those few colonists that reached inhabitable worlds were cut off for centuries, and in that isolation and freedom they developed the mysterious mental powers that ''civilization'' had all but de

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Deep Navigation

Alastair Reynolds Β· 336 pages

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These Broken Stars

Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner Β· 381 pages

It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more t

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Deepsix

Jack McDevitt Β· 432 pages

"In the year 2204, tragedy and terror forced a scientific team to prematurely evacuate Maleiva III. Twenty-one years later, the opportunity for scientists to study this galactic rarity, a life-supporting planet, is about to vanish forever, as a rogue gas giant has invaded the planetary system on a deadly collision course with the world they are now calling Deepsix."--Cover.

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Aelita

Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy Β· 257 pages

A 1921 Soviet science-fiction classic involves the adventures of space travelers Los and Gusev, who discover an ancient civilization on Mars, become embroiled in the intrigues of its court, and participate in a surprising climax

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The Trilisk Ruins

Michael McCloskey Β· 308 pages

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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Douglas Adams Β· 225 pages

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "trilogy" by Douglas Adams, and is a sequel. It was originally published by Pan Books as a paperback. The book was inspired by the song "Grand Hotel" by British rock band Procol Harum. The book title refers to Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, one of the s

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