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Hearst Home Kids
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[2024]
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Publisher Annotation: History comes alive in this beautifully illustrated book with bite-size facts (along with a touch of humor) that will engage and entertain young curious minds. Jam-packed with important events, inspiring accomplishments by remarkable people, and groundbreaking inventions, this super-fun fact-filled book, the first kids book from History Channel, includes the most interesting historical facts--from early civilization up to the...
2) Starship-101
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Starship-101 successfully landed on Proxima Centauri-b about twenty years ago, marking humanity's first interstellar settlement. But with radio messages taking over four years to traverse the vast darkness of space, this fledgling colony has been isolated from Earth. Enter the Clason twins – Tarvin and Harden – the galaxy's preeminent Superposition Navigators. These brothers can bend the quantum space-time continuum to their will, instantaneously...
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For over a decade, the Bards and Sages Quarterly has been a showcase for both new and established authors to share their speculative works. The short stories presented in each issue serve as a delightful sampler of the speculative genres. Whether your preference is sword and sorcery, time-travel, space exploration, gothic horror, urban fantasy, or any of the speculative genres, you are sure to find something to love in the pages of this magazine....
5) Orb Hunters
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First, the gods abandoned the universe. Then, the champions and demigods waged war. Now, Kova has stumbled into the chaos, and she's far out of her depth.When a black orb arrives on Kova's planet, it throws her structured and predictable life into disarray. Then her untamable twin Rosi disappears, leaving behind a cryptic invitation to show Kova something extraordinary . . . if Kova can only find her.For years, Kova grieves Rosi's absence and unsolved...
6) Colossus
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"...a spine-tingling sf novel certain to wow readers who want to explore sentient AI, parallel universes, paranoia, and sustaining human consciousness for generations to come." - Booklist
For fans of psychological SF novels like THE GONE WORLD and SIX WAKES
Economics professor Clay West has always explained the world through the lens of his profession. But after his girlfriend Karla takes Dying Wish-a drug that supposedly reveals the nature of...
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When it comes to her crew, Captain Jamila Warwick strives to maintain strict separation between the personal and the professional. Commanding a deep space science vessel does not allow for anything in between. But where comms specialist Aida de Luca is concerned, those lines have begun to blur.An impossible ship, abandoned in an empty asteroid field, should be the discovery of a lifetime. The vessel is like nothing Warwick's team has ever encountered....
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Children's Book in rhyming story for kids from 3 to 8 years. Tale in verse. 60 pages with text and colorful picture.Max and the Time Portal Adventures is a thrilling children's fairy tale that follows the brave and adventurous Max, a boy living in our modern time. One day, Max stumbles upon a mysterious time machine that transports him to a post-apocalyptic future filled with evil monsters and robots escaping into his present world through a portal....
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Seb and Sparks were given a choice: Join the Shadow Order or rot in a prison cell.As Seb touches down for his first mission on a dark, damp, and cold planet, he wonders if he's made the right call.The First Mission Book Two of The Shadow Order - is a fast-paced, planet-hopping, space opera adventure.
10) Water Exhaustion
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Children's Book in rhyming story for kids from 3 to 8 years. Tale in verse. 60 pages with text and colorful picture.Max's Time-Traveling Quest is an enchanting children's fairy tale that follows the adventures of Max, a curious boy living in our time. One fateful day, Max stumbles upon a mysterious time machine and embarks on an extraordinary journey to a post-apocalyptic future where the Earth is plagued by a severe water crisis. Determined to make...
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"Starfall: The Rise of Samuel" is a thrilling science fiction novel that tells the story of a colony on a distant planet and the hero who rises to save it. The story follows Samuel, a survivor of the doomed colony on Mars, as he leads a group of survivors on a journey to a new planet known as Star Tron. They face challenges and obstacles as they try to establish a new colony and defend it from hostile alien forces. Along the way, Samuel faces personal...
12) The I Inside
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A far future conspiracy comes to light in this science fiction mystery by New York Times–bestselling author Alan Dean Foster.
The Colligatarch is an artificial intelligence that has guided humanity for more than a century, influencing everything from Earth-bound business and politics to interstellar relations with alien species. With world leaders following the AI's advice, Earth has become a near utopia.
In Phoenix, Arizona, design...
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"Truly chilling, Flynn's stories will stick with you long after reading"-Matthew Hutton, The Scare Room Podcast Communication with the generation ship, Conservation, has been lost. The Universal Mining Agency-the corporation behind the space project-seems to have lost interest in the legendary vessel. Things change, however, when the CEO of the corporation receives a strange letter in the post. Someone out there wants to know what happened to the...
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Embark on an epic journey across the cosmos with "The Race Against Time: Challenging the Formula of Destruction," the thrilling conclusion to a trilogy that has captivated readers with its sweeping narrative and richly drawn characters. Join Princess Mila, a courageous warrior whose journey from a young Nordic princess to a seasoned leader embodies the essence of bravery and resilience. As the universe teeters on the brink of annihilation, Mila and...
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Embark on a cosmic odyssey with "Celestial Quest: Journeying Beyond the Stars," a captivating work by Leonardo Guiliani. This exploration of the universe invites readers to leave Earth's comfort and traverse the wonders beyond the night sky.The journey begins with "Embarking on the Cosmic Odyssey," where Guiliani guides readers through stellar navigations, charting unexplored territories that serve as the backdrop for humanity's cosmic sojourn. The...
16) Stolen Souls
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Children's Book in rhyming story for kids from 3 to 8 years. Tale in verse. 60 pages with text and colorful picture.Max's Time-Travel Adventure is a thrilling children's fairy tale that follows the journey of Max, a curious and brave boy who stumbles upon a time machine that propels him into a post-apocalyptic future. Max discovers that an evil sorcerer named Emir is using a time machine to travel back in time and steal human souls, threatening the...
17) Journey Home
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The Terrani Republic and the Eranian Kingdom have been at war for over a century. When the Terrani Republic lost this war, they had no choice but to evacuate their worlds, leaving everything that they once knew behind. They fled in a massive fleet, with the Eranians in direct pursuit.For over seven long and bitter years, they evaded the pursuing Eranian forces, yet nothing changed for the Terrani. However, the desire for a change in circumstance only...
18) Talman Prime
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Three shipsOne fleetMany destinies Setia Zees fled Earth to escape the clutches of a tyrannical master, becoming one of humanity's first deep space colonists as a side-effect. Her destination, Talman Prime, should be a pristine planet, never inhabited by intelligent life. That's how it looks at first, but then Setia stumbles across what seem to be the remains of an ancient civilization. The other colonists don't agree. They think she's crazy. Can...
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Children's Book in rhyming story for kids from 3 to 8 years. Tale in verse. 60 pages with text and colorful picture.Max's Time Travel Adventure is a captivating children's fairy tale that follows the story of Max, a brave and curious boy living in our modern world. One day, he stumbles upon a mysterious time machine that transports him to a post-apocalyptic future where dark spirits roam. To his horror, Max discovers that his beloved sister Mary has...
20) Martians Abroad
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A great new stand-alone science fiction novel from Carrie Vaughn, author of the Kitty Norville series.
Well-known for her bestselling series Kitty Norville, Carrie Vaughn moves to science fiction with Martians Abroad. Polly Newton has one single-minded dream, to be a starship pilot and travel the galaxy. Her mother, the Director of the Mars Colony, derails Polly's plans when she sends Polly and her genius twin brother, Charles, to Galileo Academy...
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