Space Epic

A tech soldier of the Intergalactic Empire is called upon to fight an army of orcs, trolls, ogres, and magic users in order to help a young boy regain his throne on Earth’s sister planet in the magic dimension. Wizard Scout Richard Shepard and his battle computer Nickelo find themselves teleported by a mysterious being known only as "the One" to the magical world of Portalis.

Brave and beautiful Aleytys has been gifted with mental abilities far beyond those of ordinary humans - thanks to her genetic heritage as a homo superior Vyrhh as well as the alien technology she wears called the Diadem, which, once donned, can never be removed. Her long, strange journey across the galaxy in search of her past now takes an unexpected turn as she accepts a position with Hunters Inc., and begins training as an interstellar mercenary.

Rocket Science for High Schoolers: Blast Off Basics Unlock the Secrets of Rocket Science—No PhD Required! Are you fascinated by rockets, space, and the thrill of epic launches? Do you dream of building your own rocket or understanding how those massive machines defy gravity? Rocket Science for High Schoolers: Blast Off Basics is your ultimate guide to the awe-inspiring world of rockets—written just for teens like you! Why This Book is a Must-Have: Easy-to-Understand: No confusing jargon or boring textbooks here!

Everything you've seen or read till now took you only to the brink . . . Neither pure fantasy, nor straight science fiction, nor earthbound dynastic saga, Janet Morris's Kerrion Empire Series is a stunning amalgam of all three. It is a family saga with the epic appeal of Dune and the action and excitement of Star Wars. It is an epic of love, power and treachery that will appeal to men and women equally; full of action, compulsively readable and quite unlike anything being published in the realms of fantasy today. The protagonist, Shebat, is a remarkable girl from Earth. She is brought to ...

Space is such an amazing part of our worlds existence, but it can seem complicated to explain to adults, let alone kids! This book will trigger the natural curiosity within young children with amazing facts about the mysteries of space. From the very basics of what the galaxy is, right through to the name of the first man on the moon, this book relays the complexity of space into really easy and understandable explanations.

When treasure hunters excavate the long-lost wreck of the Steamship Arcadia from a Kansas corn field, a buried creature awakens - a mindless brute made of accursed earth, shaped like a man, but in no way mortal. A century and a half after its creation, the golem’s sole mission resumes: to assassinate a savage pro-slavery guerilla commander named “Bloody Bill” Wolcott. Wolcott, of course, is long dead, but his closest surviving descendant - a corporate IT burnout named Ben Middleton - is quite available.

The second book in author Jo Clayton’s phenomenal Diadem science fiction space opera series continues the adventures of Aleytys, blessed and cursed by an alien power that has both marked and altered her, as she crosses the galaxy on an epic fantasy quest that rivals anything imagined by Andre Norton or C. J. Cherryh.

Aidan a Murian prince awakens from a fiery crash in an unknown time. His people legends fading into the mist of time. Long forgotten. After an eon of hiding in the shadows sinister enemies from his past once more come forth spreading chaos as they pit empire against empire precipitating war and chaos across the galaxy. He discovers the oldest race in the galaxy betrayed by one they trusted. Whispers of foul deeds and unspeakable acts proliferates as death spills across battlefield's.

Eighteen-year-old recluse Sam van Oen lives with his aunt near Charleston, South Carolina. He takes online college courses, works in technical support, and tries not to remember the freak storm that killed his parents 10 years ago. But never leaving the house fuels his anxiety, and his hoarding brings up memories he doesn’t want to have.

In the second book of the Carve the Mark duology, globally bestselling Divergent author Veronica Roth reveals how Cyra and Akos fulfill their fates. The Fates Divide is a richly imagined tale of hope and resilience told in four stunning perspectives. The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at their births. The fates, once determined, are inescapable.

Out of Anatoli and life is nothing like Shaun and Ember could have ever dreamed of. Hunted by the ancestors of humanity across the darkness of space, they can only hope the changes they have undergone and powers they have gained will be enough to keep them alive. Life will never be the same again. Somehow, they need to find a way back to earth.

Life seems settled for Jian in the Dragon Empire. She's comfortable in her position as Captain of the Imperial Guard and content with her unusual domestic arrangements. But when trouble stirs at the edge of the Empire, they discover that the Cat Republic has been hiding a powerful and dangerous force that could destroy everything the Empire represents. Jian and her family must work together to save the Empire - and travel further than any dragon has ever gone.

This will be the last, most desperate fight for survival in history. Can patriotism and bravery triumph, or will politics, corporate espionage, and hostile aliens bring the era of humanity to a close? Only one man has ever communicated with the enemy - and what he learned isn’t good. The Star Skull armada has nowhere left to go, and their time is running out. What will be the price of peace for two races struggling to survive in a shrinking galaxy?

Paul Singh and John R. Shook draw on the latest findings from the physical and biological sciences, astronomy and cosmology, geology and genetics, and prehistory and archeology in search of answers. As they lucidly and engagingly demonstrate, the answers science gives about ourselves and the universe in which we live are incomparably more surprising and interesting than any mythical tale about some clash of titans or calculating creator.

Vesha Celeste journeys with Yesha Alevtina and her dream-angel, Sky, following a long life of high hopes, dreams, and professional achievements in astronomy and astrophysics. Yesha introduces Vesha to the virtual universe and teaches her how Eliza Williams worked with Yesha and James Cooper to develop all of her advances and designs.

When Earth’s colonists on Mars vote for independence the enormous military spacecraft Ephialtes is sent to pressure them into reconsidering. The Martians take some countermeasures of their own. Politics turns to brinkmanship. As each side seeks to avoid conflict they are both inexorably drawn toward it and, with Ephialtes closing in on Mars, time is running out. In 2241 the dominant superpower on Earth, the USAN, successfully concludes the fourth world war. The nation breathes a sigh of relief and looks forward to the resumption of elections. Across the solar system the leading ...

Professor Vlad Smith is on a terrifying quest, one that will take him from the halls of our most hallowed institutions to the most run-down of old houses in blighted neighborhoods. A mysterious committee, shredded yellowed newspapers, a daguerreotype of a Confederate soldier, a headless corpse, and a corpseless head.... These are the clues that Smith must piece together to save his sanity and his daughter and uncover the terrible secret of the Boss in the Wall.

It was like falling through the rabbit hole. Nothing was the way that she'd expected it on the other side of the doorway. The advanced society that she'd hoped for no longer existed and a medieval society that fought with sword and staff was in its place. To make matters worse, she was stuck here with no way home. Will two gorgeous men and a friendly queen help her find some meaning in her life?

Experience the early life of the future scientific and political hero, Eliza Williams, and the beginning of a new era! Vesha Celeste continues on with her training and journey as Yesha Alevtina shows and teaches her about Eliza Williams, through complete experiential immersion. Vesha witnesses the critical aspects that lead to Eliza's personal transformation and the formation of Pathway LLC. Eliza's work to create the first biopods for physiological and neurological optimizations will be one of her main vehicles to drive all of her advances and designs, solar-system-wide.

Prometheus is missing…Yet the insurrection cannot stop. Can it survive without him? Finally, Alistair’s insurrection returns to our solar system, intent on destroying the Commonwealth. There’s only one problem: after his battle with Hector, Alistair disappeared. Now, Thoreaux faces an impossible decision with ramifications stretching out centuries. Should he invade Neptune without their incredible leader? If he does, will anyone live? If Alistair’s still alive, will he show up in time to save his insurrection, or will it be too late?