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Man Plus

Frederik Pohl · 215 pages

From back cover Orb Trade paperback May 2011: **Earth is in crisis.** There simply isn't enough water and arable land to support the burgeoning population. As the threat of nuclear war looms, the United States looks to Mars for the precious resources that could save humanity. But somebody must actually journey to the Red Planet to effect a solution, and it would be far too difficult and cost

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In the Ocean of Night

Gregory Benford · 333 pages

From the back cover Warner paperback February 2004: 2019: NASA astronaut Nigel Walmsley is sent on a mission to intercept a rogue asteroid on a collision course with Earth. Ordered to destroy the comet, he instead discovers that it is actually the shell of a derelict space probe -- a wreck with just enough power to emit a single electronic signal... 2034: Then a reply is heard. Searching f

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The Past Through Tomorrow

Robert A. Heinlein · 726 pages

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Divinity

Matt Kindt · 528 pages

At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union green-lit a dangerously advanced mission. They sent a man farther into the cosmos than anyone has gone before or since. Lost in the stars, he encountered something unknown. Now he has returned, crash-landing in the Australian Outback. The few that have been able to reach him believe him to be a deity -- one that can bend matter, space, and even time

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Sunstorm

Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter · 290 pages

Humanity must try to learn to work together while threatened by extinction from a deadly sunstorm; meanwhile the mysterious Firstborn are observing in silence.

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The Sands of Mars

Arthur C. Clarke · 216 pages

Martin Gibson, a famous science fiction author, is travelling to Mars, as a guest of the crew of the spaceship Ares. After arriving at Space Station One, in the orbit of Earth, from which all interplanetary journeys start, he makes the trip to Mars. The youngest crew member, Jimmy Spencer, who is still in training to be an astronaut, is assigned the task of answering his questions about the techn

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The Wanderers

Meg Howrey · 370 pages

"Station Eleven meets The Martian in this brilliantly inventive novel about three astronauts training for the first-ever mission to Mars, an experience that will push the boundary between real and unreal, test their relationships, and leave each of them--and their families--changed forever In an age of space exploration, we search to find ourselves. In four years Prime Space will put the first hum

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Manifold: Time

Stephen Baxter · 456 pages

The year is 2010. More than a century of ecological damage, industrial and technological expansion, and unchecked population growth has left the Earth on the brink of devastation. As the world's governments turn inward, one man dares to envision a bolder, brighter future. That man, Reid Malenfant, has a very different solution to the problems plaguing the planet: the exploration and colonization o

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Seveneves

Neal Stephenson · 861 pages

"What would happen if the world were ending? A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space. But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers th

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Letter 44, Volume 1: Escape Velocity

Charles Soule · 144 pages

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The Martian

Andy Weir · 383 pages

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive--and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long be

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Ocean of Storms

Christopher Mari, Jeremy K. Brown · 400 pages

"In the near future, political tensions between the United States and China are at an all-time high. Then a catastrophic explosion on the moon cleaves a vast gash in the lunar surface, and the massive electromagnetic pulse it unleashes obliterates Earths electrical infrastructure. To plumb the depths of the newly created lunar fissure and excavate the source of the power surge, the feuding nations

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Limit

Frank Schatzing · 705 pages

2025 - Helium-3 is a rare element that promises to solve all the world's energy problems - and it's been discovered on the Moon, prompting a breathless race between the Americans and Chinese. In Shanghai, cyber-detective Owen Jericho has been hired to find a missing girl, but what started as a routine investigation soon develops into a nightmarish hunt, where he's the quarry: there's a crazed assa

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Moonrise

Ben Bova · 512 pages

From back cover Avon paperback March 1998: There is a dream called Moonbase, nurtured by ex-astronaut Paul Stavenger and his wife, Joanna Masterson Stavenger; head of hte powerful Masterson Corporation. There is a future of astonishing possibilities and vital technological development waiting on a lifeless world of astonishing contrasts, where sub-frigid darkness abuts the blood-boiling ligh

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Orbiter

Warren Ellis · 104 pages

When the space shuttle Venture returns to Earth after a ten year disappearance with all of its crew missing except for the catatonic pilot and with substantial changes to the ship, a team of three specialists must discover what happened.

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Spaceman of Bohemia

Jaroslav Kalfar · 288 pages

"When Jakub Procha is sent into space to examine a cosmic dust cloud covering Venus, it may be a solo suicide mission. Dreaming of becoming a national hero and desperate to atone for his father's sins as a Communist informer, he leaves his beloved wife behind and launches into the galaxy. But things aboard spaceship JanHus1 quickly turn weird, and, to make matters worse, he soon learns that his wi

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Alex + Ada, Vol. 1

Sarah Vaughn · 128 pages

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Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 5: Dragon Ball in Space

Akira Toriyama · 192 pages

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Remanence

Jennifer Foehner Wells · 450 pages

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The Lady Astronaut of Mars

Mary Robinette Kowal

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The Explorer

James Smythe · 266 pages

When journalist Cormac Easton is selected to document the first manned mission into deep space, he dreams of securing his place in history as one of humanity's great explorers. But in space, nothing goes according to plan.

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Interstellar

Greg Keyes · 288 pages

Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyages.

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