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Beyond the Farthest Star

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Star Soldiers

Andre Norton · 457 pages

The galactic civilization that considered Earthmen fit only to be their mercenaries in their constant conflicts - and Earthmen were not allowed to go into space in any other role - which wound up with the Earthmen rebelling against the galactic oppressors. After long centuries the last vestiges of the Galactic Union is falling apart and Earthmen are out to make their own stamp upon the galaxy I

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Dune

Frank Herbert · 541 pages

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for... When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul's famil

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Doctor Who: Engines of War

George Mann · 316 pages

The Great Time War has raged for centuries, ravaging the universe. The Daleks and the Time Lords deploy ever more dangerous weapons in desperate attempts at victory, but there is no end in sight. On the outer rim of the Tantalus Eye, scores of human colony planets are now overrun by Dalek occupation forces. A weary, angry Doctor leads a flotilla of Battle TARDISes against the Dalek stronghold but

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Tarnsman of Gor

John Norman · 192 pages

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Between Planets

Robert A. Heinlein · 222 pages

A young man travels from an uuper class dude ranch school to join his family on Venus from Earth. He is evidently unbeknownsth to himself a courier of secret information vital to the out come of an impending interplanetary war. As the story continues, his ability to communicate with the Venerians and his involvement with the guerilla forces lead to a suitable outcome. I read this book the first

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This Shattered World

Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner · 397 pages

Flynn, leader of the rebellion on Avon, captures Jubilee "Lee" Chase, captain of the forces sent to crush the terraformed planet's rebellious colonists, but later saves her and the two, caught between sides in a senseless war, flee together.

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Heir to the Empire

Timothy Zahn · 402 pages

It's five years after Return of the Jedi: the Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven out the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting Jedi Twins. And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights. But thousand of light-years a

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Saga, Vol. 1

Brian K. Vaughan · 160 pages

From New York Times bestselling writer BRIAN K.VAUGHAN (Y: THE LAST MAN, EX MACHINA) and critically acclaimed artist FIONA STAPLES (MYSTERY SOCIETY, NORTH 40), SAGA is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds. When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous o

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Shards of Honour

Lois McMaster Bujold · 296 pages

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House Atreides

Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson · 681 pages

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Dark Age

Pierce Brown · 906 pages

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Morning Star returns to the Red Rising universe with the thrilling sequel to Iron Gold. “Brown’s plots are like a depth charge of nitromethane dropped in a bucket of gasoline. His pacing is 100% him standing over it all with a lit match and a smile, waiting for us to dare him to drop it.”—NPR (Best Books of the Year) He broke the chains. Then h

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Old Man's War

John Scalzi · 319 pages

John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about a future Earth engaged in an interstellar war against more advanced species. Citizens volunteer for the Colonial Defense Forces after retirement, in exchange for which they have their consciousness transferred into a young body, cloned from their DNA but enhanced. If, against the odds, they survive two years o

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Shadows Upon Time

Christopher Ruocchio · 928 pages

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Rally Cry

William R. Forstchen · 416 pages

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The Killing Machine

Jack Vance · 160 pages

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Rogue World

B.V. Larson

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March Upcountry

David Weber, John Ringo · 608 pages

When his spaceship crashes en route to a boring ceremonial appearance, Roger MacClintock, a spoiled young prince, and his guardian Royal Marines must take a perilous trek across a planet filled with dangerous plants and hostile peoples.

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The Faded Sun Trilogy

C.J. Cherryh · 399 pages

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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Douglas Adams · 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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Soldier, Ask Not

Gordon R. Dickson · 268 pages

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Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker

George Lucas, Alan Dean Foster · 186 pages

This is the novelization of the first "Star Wars" film, later retitled "Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope". The book was first published on November 12, 1976 several months before the film was released. It was ghost written by Alan Dean Foster, but first credited to the films writer/director George Lucas, then in later editions credited Alan Dean Foster. The book's original title "Star Wars: From

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The Door Through Space

Marion Zimmer Bradley · 129 pages

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The City of the Beast or Warriors of Mars (Michael Kane 1)

Michael Moorcock, Edward P. Bradbury · 159 pages

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