Space Survival

A Gripping Science Fiction Adventure Set in the Far Reaches of SpaceStranded is a planetary exploration book set on a distant meteor orbiting Saturn during an unspecified future. Follow the thrilling journey of Nemo, a man with no memory of his past, as he navigates the challenges of an alien environment and encounters mysterious beings along the way. Nemo awakens on a tiny meteor, orbiting the majestic rings of Saturn, with no recollection of his origins. The low-gravity world, filled with strange landscapes and celestial wonders, becomes both his sanctuary and prison. In this barren ...

When a human team is sent to scout a few hundred light-years in front of the death wave, it encounters a civilization far in advance of our own, a civilization of machine intelligences.These sentient, intelligent machines have existed for eons and have survived earlier "death waves" - gamma-ray bursts from the core of the galaxy. They are totally self-sufficient, completely certain that the death wave cannot harm them, and utterly uninterested in helping to save other civilizations.

In the aftermath of World War II, the United States accelerated the development of technologies that would give it an advantage over the Soviet Union. Airpower, combined with nuclear weapons, offered a formidable check on Soviet aggression. In 1947, the United States Air Force was established. Meanwhile, scientists and engineers were pioneering a revolutionary new type of aircraft which could do what no other machine had ever done: reach mach 1 - a speed faster than the movement of sound - which pilots called "the demon."

After her attempt to strike at the heart of Coruscant with a deadly virus, the sinister Ysanne Isard sets her sights on destabilizing the New Republic by seizing its medicinal bacta production. Under the guise of a mere power struggle between corporations on the planet Thyferra, the imperial mastermind has taken control of one of the galaxy's most precious resources. The heroes of Rogue Squadron are desperate to liberate the planet, and free prisoners trapped by Isard, only to find their plans foiled by the politics of the New Republic, which is set on assigning the squadron elsewhere.

Jake Carter took the the job aboard the transport class vessel Fenrir, in order to escape. But little did he know, that three quarters into the trip to Ceres-12, an asteroid colony a solar system away, the ship's AI would malfunction, and the entire crew of maintenance synths aboard would start killing people. Now, freshly awoken from cryo, he finds that nearly all of the crew has been slaughtered, and he is now headlong in a fight for survival. Alongside a young, cybernetic data analyst named Kara, he must do exactly what he was trying to do in the beginning. Escape.Derivative is a fast ...

When Apollo 11 touched down on the Moon’s surface in 1969, the first man on the Moon became a legend. In First Man, author James R. Hansen explores the life of Neil Armstrong. Based on over 50 hours of interviews with the intensely private Armstrong, who also gave Hansen exclusive access to private documents and family sources, this "magnificent panorama of the second half of the American twentieth century" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) is an unparalleled biography of an American icon.

We are entering another ice age. In less than a year, my brother and I will freeze to death, unless we starve first. Experts have created biodomes, built tunnels, and rationed food and fuel to make the end more tolerable, for a bit. When Lon of planet Kaipra contacts me, claiming he has the key to our survival, I have to listen. He’ll help humans survive the ice age, but at the ultimate cost—I must agree to leave my brother, my friends, and the entire planet I call home to travel across the galaxy with him. Can I trust him? What are his plans with me? And do I even have a choice? ...

"It's going to be Woestynn, Pilgrim. I'm sorry." Rho always knew they'd send him to Woestynn—the hellhole for the rebels, the loudmouths, the ones who wouldn’t kneel. He was a problem. And problems get buried. But Rho isn’t ready to disappear. With a ragtag team and a clock ticking down, he’s got one shot: survive the first brutal days on the Ruben system’s deadliest prison planet—and rise. Because Rho doesn’t just plan to make it out alive. He plans to take Woestynn for himself.

If someone could go ahead and explain to me what a bear is, that would be great. Orze Becoming stranded on a strange planet is just another on a long list of things that have gone wrong in my life. The one bright spot? Trina. I’ll do anything to protect her from the murderous drones that are hunting us, and anything to protect her from me. If only she’d stop running straight into danger to try and save us. Trina The problem with doing something brilliant is that everyone expects you to be able to replicate that brilliance, even when the things they’re asking are impossible. And the ...

The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout best seller Illuminae continues onboard the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of the BeiTech assault. Hanna is the station captain's pampered daughter, Nik the reluctant member of a notorious crime family. But while the pair are struggling with the realities of life aboard the galaxy's most boring space station, little do they know that Kady Grant and the Hypatia are headed right toward Heimdall, carrying news of the Kerenza invasion.

Clive Cussler returns with a new novel in his New York Times best-selling Oregon Files, as Captain Juan Cabrillo and the motley crew of his high-tech spy ship take on their most extraordinary - and lethal - mission yet. Captain Juan Cabrillo finds a derelict cruise ship full of hundreds of corpses - the victims of the Responsivists, a group attempting to control the world's population by means of a deadly virus.

The highly anticipated event of the century was the impending collision of an asteroid with Earth. Efforts were made to unite humanity in order to avert the catastrophe, but the consequences of destroying the asteroid were unforeseen. As casualties began to mount, questions arose about whether this was a deliberate attack or simply nature taking its course. The survival of the human race and the means by which it would endure became the focal point.

He’s a condescending alien jerk, and probably a criminal, so why do I keep ending up in his bed? Uli From the moment I heard Caroline’s voice on a distress beacon, I’ve wanted her, but I know I can’t have her. She is a beautiful, broken woman; a weak-minded human who could never survive life on a Tholkon smuggling ship. My only choice is to ignore our intense sexual chemistry while we transport Caroline and her people to safety. But a man can only be so strong. And when our people are threatened by a dangerous force, Caroline may hold the answer to saving us all. Caroline I’d lost...

Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, 300 years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end 50 years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.

What if the blood that binds us is the same that will tear us apart? Desperate for refuge from a dying Earth, humanity sought survival on an inhabited planet named Vencus. But when Solace awakens on its surface, he discovers that Vencus is anything but paradise. Now determined to find the only other survivor from Earth, Solace must survive the unknown terrain. When a mysterious enemy hunts him down, he realizes his mission may be over before it begins.

The year is 2072. Soon a volcanic eruption will trigger catastrophic devastation, and the only way out is up. While the world's leaders, scientists, and engineers oversee the frantic production of a space fleet meant to save humankind, their children are brought in for a weekend of touring the Lazarus|a high-tech prototype spaceship. But when the apocalypse arrives months ahead of schedule, First Daughter Leigh Chen and a handful of teens from the tour are the only ones to escape the planet.

Wars have a way of dragging on, and sometimes you need a safe harbor. A Sanctuary, if you will. Having reclaimed the stolen mech, Firefly, Matthew is now concerned with saving Marie. After all, she saved him. He's bound by honor to do the same in return. With the twins Alois and Louise at his side, Matthew reasons that the odds are stacked in his favor. Problem is, they aren't. Join Matthew as he fights to save Allegra! Sanctuary is the sixth book in the short story military sci-fi series The Battle for Allegra. Dive into this thrilling story that is filled with all sorts of sci-fi warfare....

With a frontier as dangerous as space, you can’t save everyone… Tomi Ryan is a girl with her life all laid out neatly before her. Smart, attractive, and genetically engineered, her parents expected her to go to college, get married, and have children. But where’s the adventure in that? Instead, she enlists with the Rangers of the Federation. Rigorous daily training instills in her the importance of discipline and improvisation. In the frontier, failure is always one step away. Equipped with her Ranger cloaking armor, rifle, and hunting knife, Tomi is soon thrown into the fire where ...

A member of the first astronaut class to include women, NASA chose her for the seventh shuttle mission, inspiring several generations of women. After a second flight, Ride served on the panels investigating the Challenger explosion and the Columbia disintegration that killed all aboard. In both instances, she faulted NASA's rush to meet mission deadlines and its organizational failures. She also cofounded a company promoting science and education for children, especially girls.

An epic memoir from a man whose life is defined by exploration and innovation, The Sky Below re-creates some of the most unforgettable adventures of our time. From dramatic, high-risk spacewalks to author Scott Parazynski's death-defying quest to summit Mount Everest - his body ravaged by a career in space - listeners will experience the life of an elite athlete, physician, and explorer.