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Caliban's War

James S.A. Corey · 608 pages

The second book in the NYT best-selling Expanse series, Caliban's War shows a solar system on the brink of war, and the only hope of peace rests on James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante's shoulders. Now a Prime Original series. We are not alone. On Ganymede, breadbasket of the outer planets, a Martian marine watches as her platoon is slaughtered by a monstrous supersoldier. On Earth, a

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Raising Caine

Charles E. Gannon · 560 pages

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Zoe's Tale

John Scalzi · 320 pages

Zoë Boutin-Perry travels to the fledgling colony world of Roanoke with her adoptive parents, John Perry and Jane Sagan, who have accepted positions as administrators. When her biological father develops the technology to give the Obin consciousness and self-awareness, she suddenly becomes the center of a critical but endangered treaty between the Obin and the Colonial Union.

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Conquerors' Pride

Timothy Zahn · 389 pages

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Contact with Chaos

Michael Z. Williamson · 323 pages

First contact with an alien species - and, surprise, the human race is far from united. The Freeholders want trade. The U.N. wants to manage. The eco-warriors want "purity" at all costs. Humans - you gotta love ‘em! Once again, a historic meeting between potential friends is about to turn into a free-fire zone.

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The Mote in God's Eye

Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle · 560 pages

Science fiction classic about the rise, fall and subsequent rise of a civilization where the peak catastrophe is known as the "crazy eddy point". Introduces the concept of frictionless toilets that don't have any water in them but I suspect the authors didn't think it all the way through - I don't recall a negative air pressure that would keep odours in their rightfull place. Nevertheless a fascin

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Celus-5

S.H. Jucha · 364 pages

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The V'Dan

Jean Johnson · 404 pages

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Blood Legacy

Michael A. Stackpole · 384 pages

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Seize the Fire

Michael A. Martin · 488 pages

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The Corporation Wars: Dissidence

Ken MacLeod · 336 pages

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First Flight

Chris Claremont · 243 pages

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Transcendence

G.S. Jennsen · 412 pages

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The Risen Empire

Scott Westerfeld · 496 pages

The undead Emperor has ruled his mighty interstellar empire of eighty human worlds for sixteen hundred years. Because he can grant a form of eternal life-after-death, creating an elite known as the Risen, his power is absolute. He and his sister, the Child Empress, who is eternally a little girl, are worshipped as living gods. The Rix are machine-augmented humans who worship very different gods

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Center of Gravity

Ian Douglas · 389 pages

"On the far side of known human space, the Marines are under siege, battling the relentless servant races of the Sh'daar aggressor. With a task force stripped to the bone and the Terran Confederation of States racked by dissent, rogue Admiral Alexander Koenig must make the momentous decision that will seal his fate and the fate of humankind. A strong defensive posture is futile, so Koenig will sei

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TFS Theseus

Tori L. Harris · 340 pages

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Winning Colors

Elizabeth Moon · 416 pages

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Crown of Slaves

David Weber, Eric Flint

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Shattered Spear

Jack Campbell · 352 pages

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Mere Mortals

David Mack · 448 pages

On Earth, Federation President Nanietta Bacco gathers allies and adversaries to form a desperate last line of defense against an impending Borg invasion. In deep space, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Captain Ezri Dax join together to cut off the the Collective's route to the Alpha Quadrant. Half a galaxy away, Captain William Riker and the crew of the starship Titan have made contact with the reclus

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The Ender Quartet Box Set

Orson Scott Card

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A Savage War Of Peace

Christopher G. Nuttall · 368 pages

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Hellburner

C.J. Cherryh · 359 pages

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