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Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
In one of Robert A. Heinlein's most controversial bestsellers, a recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the universe--and into battle with the Terran Mobile Infantry against mankind's most frightening enemy.
The Sparrow (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Mary Doria Russell, Mary Doria Russell
Emilio Sandoz, a brilliant Jesuit priest, seems like the perfect leader for the first expedition to an extraterrestrial culture. However, when Sandoz returns to Earth 20 years later as the mission's sole survivor, he is accused of unspeakable violence and depravity. Why? An extraordinary fiction debut, by paleoanthropologist Mary Doria Russell.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide by Douglas Adams
This volume contains six zany, outrageous, out-of-this-world adventure stories by bestselling author Douglas Adams: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe and Everything; So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish; Young Zaphod; and Mostly Harmless. 6 1/8 x 9 1/4.
The Anubis Gates (Ace Science Fiction) by Tim Powers
The Anibus Gate is the classic time travel novel that took the fantasy world by storm a decade ago. Only the dazzling imagination of Tim Powers could have created such as adventure.
The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
Miles Vorkosigan is the leader of a fast growing mercenary force and the hero of an all-out space battle. At the end of the conflict, he heads a fleet of 19 ships and 3,000 troops. The only problem is, it is treason--as in, a hanging offense--to command a private army.
The Bones of Time by Kathleen Ann Goonan
The Bones of Time revolves around the secret of the preserved bones of the greatest of the old Hawaiian kings, Kamehameha. This big, rich, complex hard science fiction novel confirms Goonan as a leading SF writer of the 1990s.
Mindstar Rising by Peter F. Hamilton, R. Woodman
In the high-tech world of the 21st century, a man open to any offers can make out just fine. Greg Mandel is such a man. Psi-boosted, wired into the latest sensory equipment and armed with state of the art weaponry, he is a veteran of Gulf War II and a member of the elite Mindstar Battalion. Now, while global cartels battle for control of a revolutionary new power source, Mandel is about to find out if he's up to the ultimate test.
First Lensman (Smith, E. E. History of Civilization, V. 2.) by E. E. Smith
In First Lensman, the second book in the Lensman series, we find the benevolent super beings of Arisia ready to bestow the first "lens" on a human being (which, among other things, will give humans telepathic powers). The honor goes to Virgil Samms, who will ever after be known as the "First Lensman." But it's a title that he'll have to earn by establishing the Galactic Patrol, a group that is at once powerful and incorruptible, and will protect the universe from the evil and almost-unstoppable Eddorians. If that weren't tough enough, Samms must also dodge assassination attempts at home and help his second in command Rod "The Rock" Kinnison win the presidency of North America. And that's just the beginning of his troubles.
Triplanetary : A Tale of Cosmic Adventure (Lensman Series/Edward E. Smith, 1) by Edward E., Ph.D. Smith, A. J. Donnell (Illustrator)
This is the first of E. E. "Doc" Smith's six Lensman books, and although it isn't as fast-paced as later Lensman novels, it sets the stage for what is perhaps the greatest space-opera saga ever told. Through a series of vignettes spanning millions of years, readers will learn how the titanic struggle between the good Arisians and the evil Eddorians first came to pass, and about how humanity was chosen (and bred) to assume the awesome power of the lens. A short foreword by science fiction scholar John Clute puts the entire series into perspective.
Exile's Song : A Novel of Darkover by Zimmer Marion Bradley, Marion Zimmer Bradley
Margaret Alton is the daughter of Lew Alton, Darkover's Senator to the Terran Federation, but her father is extremely secretive about the obscure planet of her birth. So when her university job sends her to Darkover, she has only fleeting, haunting memories of a tumultuous childhood. But once under the light of the Red Sun, as her veiled and mysterious heritage becomes manifest, she finds herself trapped by a destiny more terrifying than any nightmare! Sequel to The Heritage of Hastur.
Tarnsman of Gor by John Norman
I agree that Norman degenerated into slave claptrap, women's place, etc. But, he actually carried the SciFi fantasy pretty well through the first 20 or so books (ignoring Kajira, Rogue, Slavegirl, etc which do not bother to mention Kurii, PriestKings, etc) One reviewer said only the first five were good. Check out Marauders (my favorite), Explorers, Hunters, Players. If you ignore the social diatribe, they still have plenty of action.
Outlaw of Gor by John Norman
Ports of Call by Jack Vance
Sf grand master Vance's latest is a tongue-in-cheek swashbuckler about a young man, Myron Tany, who has taken a degree in space studies but has much to learn when he first boards a ship. Myron is in thrall to his zany aunt, who has heard of a faraway fountain of youth and sets off in her space yacht to find it. Her captain flatters her agreeably, and when Myron points out that the man is a swindler, she won't hear of it and maroons poor Myron on an inhospitable planet with barely his passage home. Myron becomes captain of a luckless cargo ship and then encounters a Swiftian, legalistic planet (on which one may be punished or betrothed for the slightest whimsical offense), pirates masquerading as religious pilgrims, to-the-death struggles with the pirates' pursuers, and seductresses interested in Myron for his hide (literally, because of a flourishing trade in human skins). Vance at his most effortless and pleasant: a romp.
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The Other End of Time by Frederik Pohl, Frederick Pohl
Earth 2031: Alien contact. Signals are received. Soon after, scientists note unusual radiation emanating from an abandoned Earth-orbital observatory. When a group of scientists and astronauts board the observatory to investigate, they are taken prisoner. An unsuspecting Earth has just become part of a vast interstellar war. And for the human prisoners, this skirmish in a vast war becomes a fantastic adventure.
Priest-Kings of Gor by John Norman
Assassin of Gor by John Norman, Pat Califia
The Gorean Chronicles continue in all their barbaric glory. Assassin of Gor exposes the brutal caste system of Gor at its most unsparing: from the Assassin Kuurus, on a mission of bloody vengeance, to Pleasure Slaves, tirelessly trained in the ways of personal ecstasy. From one social stratum to the next, the inhabitants of Counter-Earth pursue and are pursued by all-too human passionsand the inescapable destinies that await their caste.
Nomads of Gor by John Norman, Pat Califia
Another provocative trip to the barbaric and mysterious world of Gor. Norman's heroic Tarnsman finds his way across this counter-Earth, pledged to serve the Priest-Kings in their quest for survival. Unfortunately for Cabot, his mission leads him to the savage Wagon People; nomads who may kill before surrendering any secrets.... Also available in this series: Tarnsmen of Gor, Outlaw of Gor, Priest-Kings of Gor.
Expendable by James Alan Gardner
Festina Ramos is an officer of an elite group whose vocation is to land on hostile planets and make contacts with alien cultures. When Festina and her partner are ordered to escort an aging admiral on an "exploratory mission" to the surface of a planet from which no one has ever returned, she realizes this is meant to be her last assignment ever. But it won't be, if Festina can help it.
Voices of Hope by David Feintuch
Voices of Hope finds Nicholas Seafort retired from the U.N. Navy. He remains a worldwide celebrity but lives in seclusion with his wife and son. He is unable to keep out of the public eye completely, however, for there is a movement afoot to wipe clean the streets of New York City. Horrified at the plans, he risks his own life to bring about a more humane rebuilding to Earth's cities.
Voyage by Stephen Baxter
The epic saga of America's unrealized potential had Kennedy survived to continue the country's space efforts, ultimately paving the way for American astronauts to land on Mars in 1986, this novel is more gripping than fact, more plausible than fiction.
Hunting Party by Elizabeth Moon
Grand space adventure by the coauthor of Sassinak and Generation Warriors. Heris, a female officer forced to resign her commission, winds up as "captain" of an interstellar luxury yacht. Being a rich old lady's hyperlight chauffer seems boring, until Heris finds herself fighting for her life against smugglers.
Raiders of Gor by John Norman, Pat Califia
Tarl Cabot, Norman's heroic Gorean Tarnsman, descends into the depths of Port Karthe darkest, most degenerate port city of the Counter-Earth. There, among pirates, cutthroats and brigands, Cabot learns the ways of Kar, whose residents are renowned for the iron grip in which they hold their voluptuous slaves.
The March Hare Network (The Wonderland Gambit , No 2) by Jack L. Chalker
Life after life, Cory Maddox is being incarnated into worlds he finds both familiar and strangely different. But one thing remains the same--nothing and no one can be trusted. But trusting those in the same predicament is Cory's only hope of finding out who--or what--is controlling this endless game of virtual reality, and escaping before it is too late.
Prisoner's Hope by David Feintuch
Assigned to Hope Nation while recovering from injuries, Captain Nicholas Seafort is appointed liaison to the wealthy planters whose holdings are vital to the Earth-Hope Nation relationship. But he's soon a pawn in a dangerous game when the planters, who fear that Earth has abandoned them to an alien attack, rebel, declaring their independence.
The Hot-Wired Dodo (The Wonderland Gambit , No 3) by Jack L. Chalker
Reality isn't what it used to be for Cory Maddux, Trapped in an endless cycle of ever-changing realities, he's on the run from his ruthless companions and from the shadowy figures that seem to exist outside the increasingly unstable matrix. As each world proves increasingly bizarre, Cory wants to find his way home. Everything points to Matthew Brand, the virtual reality genius who vanished long ago beyond the borders of reality. Now, to break the cycle of cyber-reincarnation, Cory has to find Brand--before the actions of his enemies destroy reality altogether.
Winning Colors by Elizabeth Moon
Booted from the Fleet on trumped up charges after saving a villainous superior from catastrophe, Heris Serrano has been marking time captaining the deluxe interstellar yacht Sweet Delight. Now, Heris has been offered a chance at vindication and reinstatement in the Navy. All she has to do is save the galaxy from an interstellar mafia gone berserk.
The Dig by Alan Dean Foster, Sean Clark
When an asteroid out of nowhere threatens to hit Earth, a space shuttle is sent to nudge it into a safe orbit. Venturing to the surface, three crew members become trapped as the asteroid suddenly leaves orbit, transporting them to a strange planet light years away. To find their way home, the intrepid explorers must embark on a dangerous archaeological adventure in this tale of galactic intrigue and suspense.
A Mind for Trade : A Great New Solar Queen Adventure by Andre Norton, Sherwood Smith
On a perilous mission to mine an uncharted planet terrorized by land-shattering storms, the crew of the Solar Queen is threatened by the natives of the planet--a race of mysterious creatures who warn of a coming apocalypse."
The Cybernetic Walrus (The Wonderland Gambit, No 1) by Jack L. Chalker
The start of a rousing new series by the creator of the Saga of Well World. "Everything you think you know is wrong." That's the mysterious e-mail message that will forever change Cory Maddox's life--and the very nature of reality itself! TP: Del Rey.
Sporting Chance by Elizabeth Moon
In their last adventure, Hunting Party, Captain Heris Serrano and her employer, Lady Cecelia, had just triumphed over a heinous cabal that used human beings as prey. Now it turns out that one of the hunters was Prince Gerel, first in line to the throne. The prince, proclaiming his innocence, is spirited home by Captain Serrano and Lady Cecelia, but soon a foul plot is afoot.
Women at War by Lois McMaster Bujold (Editor), Roland J. Green (Editor)
Hugo-winner Lois McMaster Bujold collaborates with Roland Green, author of the popular Starcruiser Shenandoah series, to present the first-ever original anthology of military SF by women, about women at war. Contributors include Elizabeth Moon, Jane Yoken, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and others.
Death Orbit (Wingman , No 13) by MacK Maloney
As war breaks out all over the globe, Hawk Hunter, the Wingman, is aboard the Zon space shuttle, hoping to capture arch-criminal Viktor Robotov at his space station. But now, with time running out, Hunter must charge a comet head-on in a desperate kamikaze mission to salvage a lost cause called Earth!
Galactic Bounty by William C. Dietz
A traitor is on the loose. A treacherous navy captain plans to sell military secrets to the alien Il Ronn. The only man who can stop him is Sam McCade--an interstellar bounty hunter with a score to settle. Betrayed by his friends, stalked by his enemies, McCade is the only one standing between a terrifying alien threat--and the unimaginable devastation of the Terran Empire.
The Darkness of God (Shadow Warrior, No 3) by Chris Bunch
The stunning sequel to "The Wind After Time" and "Hunt the Heavens" that completes the thrilling science fiction trilogy by the coauthor of the bestselling "Sten" series! "The Darkness of God" concludes Bunch's Shadow Warrior saga with a bang, as Joshua Wolfe--bounty hunter and spy--battles a host of powerful enemies in a race to save the known universe. Ads in "Locus" and "SF Age".
Fallen Angels by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Michael Flynn
When a new technology-free government of the United States is elected to counteract the onset of the greenhouse effect, a devastating ice age results, and two hunted Space Hab astronauts become the planet's only hope for survival. Reissue.
Lightpaths by Howard V. Hendrix
In a self-contained city high above the Earth, four thousand permanent residents come to the startling conclusion that their orbiting complex is far from the utopia they had believed it to be. Original."
Midshipman's Hope by David Feintuch
In the year 2194, Nick Seafort is a 17-year-old midshipman aboard the Hibernia, a huge interstellar liner cruising to the Hope Nation colony 69 light-years away. When all the senior officers are killed in a freak accident, the captaincy falls to Nick--who must battle inexperience, mutiny, and an alien horror.
Once a Hero by Elizabeth Moon
From the author of the popular "Heris Serrano" series. Esme just wants a secure berth and to live her life out in peace. Instead she finds herself in the middle of a space battle with the senior surviving officer in a mutiny against a treacherous captain. Suddenly she's the youngest, lowest-ranking member of the fleet ever to win a major battle . . . and she can't help being a heroine.
Destiny's Road by Larry Niven
Multiple award-winning science fiction master Larry Niven returns in grand form with the story of Planet Destiny, Earth's second attempt at colonizing an inhabitable planet of a distant star. Now, descendants of the those pioneers have many questions about the Road, but no settler who has gone down it has ever returned. For Jemmy Bloocher, a young farm boy, the questions burn too hot--and he sets out to uncover the many mysteries of Destiny's Road.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (cassette edition) by Douglas Adams
There is a long tradition of Great Detectives, and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. But his search for a missing cat uncovers a ghost, a time traveler, AND the devastating secret of humankind! Detective Gently's bill for saving the human race from extinction: NO CHARGE.
Alien Voices Presents H.G. Wells' the Time Machine (Alien Voices) by Leonard Nimoy (Narrator), John De Lancie (Narrator), H. G. Wells, John De Lancie
Genellan : First Victory (Genellan, No 3) by Scott G. Gier
The murderous alien force tore into hyperlight drive on the heels of an interstellar peace-seeking voyage. The creatures were determined to find the humans' home planet. Their first conquest? The beautiful, Earthlike Genellan. Led by space pilot Sharl Buccari, the peoples of Genellan--humans, the alien cliff-dwellers, and kones alike--scrambled desperately to confront invaders who seemed to be indestructible. There was no turning back. Genellan would fight or face total annihilation.
Lock Ness Leap : A Novel (Quantum Leap, No 14) by Sandy Schofield
March, 1986: Sam leaps into theoretical physicist Dr. Donald Harding, who has come to Loch Ness where his son Travis is attempting to prove to him the existence of the fabled monster.
Hunt the Heavens (Shadow Warrior Bk 2) by Chris Bunch
Following The Wind After Time, here is Book 2 in the exciting new science fiction adventure trilogy. Now, Hunt the Heavens continues the adventures of Joshua Wolfe and his alien friend, Taen, in their search for the vanished Al'ar race--missing after long years of war with humankind.
Once a Hero by Elizabeth Moon
From the author of the popular "Heris Serrano" series. Esme just wants a secure berth and to live her life out in peace. Instead she finds herself in the middle of a space battle with the senior surviving officer in a mutiny against a treacherous captain. Suddenly she's the youngest, lowest-ranking member of the fleet ever to win a major battle . . . and she can't help being a heroine.
Alpha Centauri by William Barton, Michael Capobianco
From the creators of the popular SF thriller Iris comes a tale of love, a deadly contagious disease, an alien civilization--and the possible destruction of life as we know it. "A virtually perfect blend of diamond hard scientific extrapolation and stylistically brilliant narrative."--Science Fiction Eye.
Quantum Leap : Obsessions by Carol Davis
Sam is 15 years in the past, enjoying a Leap that seems almost like a vacation--as a winter caretaker in a summer resort. What he doesn't know, what he can't be told, is that a woman claiming to be his wife is about to turn his life and work into a tabloid headline.
Quantum Leap : Foreknowledge : A Novel by Christopher Defilippis
In the year 1976, Sam Beckett leaps out of a woman named Ann Marie Renerie. But this lady is not pleased with her new life--a plea-bargained jail term she never agreed to accept. Now the year is 1988, and Ann Marie's sentence is over and she's vows revenge on the man who put her there. Now Al and the rest of the project must struggle to stop a madwoman before she stops the good doctor forever.
Brother Assassin by Fred Saberhagen
On the planet Sirgol the death machines have a unique and sublte mode of attack. Now, the time and place of the next attack has been pinpointed--the berserkers will try to eliminate Vincent Vincento, an early genius whose loss will cost mankind a hundred years of progress in the physical sciences. Derron Odegard, one of the elite corps of Time Operatives, has the toughest assignment in Sirgol's history--protect Vincento at any cost.
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Alien Voices) by Leonard Nimoy, John De Lancie, Jules Verne
Through the eyes of young Gilbert, a peasant boy who Robin takes under his wing, readers will meet the world's most famous outlaw as he does battle with the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham and his evil friends.
The Black Sun by Jack Williamson
Jack Williamson, Science Fiction Writers of America Grand Master, takes readers to the near future, where humankind's Project Starseed uses faster-than-light quantum-wave technology to send colonists to distant star systems.
Destiny's Road by Larry Niven
Multiple award-winning science fiction master Larry Niven returns in grand form with the story of Planet Destiny, Earth's second attempt at colonizing an inhabitable planet of a distant star. Now, descendants of the those pioneers have many questions about the Road, but no settler who has gone down it has ever returned. For Jemmy Bloocher, a young farm boy, the questions burn too hot--and he sets out to uncover the many mysteries of Destiny's Road.
Einstein's Bridge by John Cramer
In a newborn 21st century, the genius minds at the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) project in Texas have discovered tunnels through space-time that connect our planet with hitherto unimagined alternate universes. At long last, humanity's cherished dream of alien contact has been achieved. But at what cost? For an ancient, hostile, life-annihilating entity has now locked into a faint, persisting signal emanating from a distant and uncommonly fertile feeding ground called Earth.
Officer-Cadet (Dirigent Mercenary Corps) by Rick Shelley
Bestselling author Rick Shelley brings readers an explosive new series of future warfare. Lon Nolan, a young soldier expelled from Earth's prestigious North American Military Academy on trumped-up charges, is seeking to prove his worthiness in the Dirigent Mercenary Corps, where the bloody craft of battle has been refined into an art.
A Screaming Across the Sky (Gammalaw, Book 2) by Brian Daley
The exciting sequel to "Smoke on the Water", and part of the epic final series by one of science fiction's most popular masters--the author of the bestselling Han Solo novels and cocreator of "Robotech".
Earth Herald by Jan Clark
Centuries ago, Earth was decimated by an asteroid, leaving survivors long dependent on the charity of the alien Commonwealth--until now. It is time for repopulation--and Humanity's inspiration is Captain Rieka Dagahv, bestowed with the galaxy's greatest honor. But the role of Earth's Herald carries great responsibilities and even greater danger.
Alpha Centauri by William Barton, Michael Capobianco
The year is 2239 and the overburdened Earth groans beneath the weight of 200 billion people. By century's end, the human race will have ceased to exist. The last salvation of humanity is traveling with the crew of the starship Mother Night, on a colonizing mission to Alpha Centauri. But a terrorist plague has infiltrated the ship, planting the seeds of failure and extinction in every man and woman on board. And a miraculous relic of an earlier doomed race awaits them of journey's end: a puzzling and impossibly ancient artifact that offers hope beyond all mortal comprehension. . .or stands as a grim harbinger of the impending death of everything human. From the visionary co-authors of Iris and White Light comes a remarkable sf adventure that explosively combines danger, suspense, political and sexual intrigue as it moves ingenious concepts and unforgettable characters across the cosmos at light speed.
Article 23 by William R. Forstchen
As a plebe at the Acadamy Justin Bell was on the to making his dreams come true: traveling in space. But, even in the 22nd century, cold hard reality has a way of frustrating dreams. There was tension between Earth and the far-flung colonies in the solar system. The colonists had demanded more freedom than Earth was willing to grant and so Mars declared its independence. No other colonies had broken away, and war had not broken out yet but the situation was dangerous. To make things worse, contact had just been made with extraterrestrials very unfriendly contact.... The times were the sort that made for exciting reading when they were safely embalmed in the history books, but were less than comfortable for those living through them. But Justin had the stuff of heroes which was fortunate for him, and for Earth....
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