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3) The sparrow
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Series
Description
A Jesuit leads an expedition to investigate singing emanating from a planet. So are discovered the Runa, intelligent beings, but undernourished. The explorers fix that and a population explosion follows, attracting space-age cannibals who start eating them. The explorers are killed, except for the Jesuit who tells the tale.
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"A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulnerable student at an elite college, forced to navigate an opaque past, an uncertain future, tragedies on two continents, and the tantalizing possibilities of love and freedom. When Catalina is admitted to Harvard, it feels like the fulfillment of destiny: a miracle child escapes death in Latin America, moves to Queens to be raised by her undocumented...
6) Crucible
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Series
Description
Han and Leia Solo arrive at arrive at Lando Calrissian's Outer Rim mining operation to help him thwart a hostile takeover but soon the stakes are raised and, to save Han -- and the galaxy -- Luke Skywalker and Leia must brave a gauntlet of treachery, terrorism, and the untold power of an enigmatic artifact capable of bending space, time, and even the Force itself into an apocalyptic nightmare.
Author
Publisher
Small Beer Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Abbey Mei Otis's short stories are contemporary fiction at its strongest: taking apart the supposed equality that is clearly just not there, putting humans under an alien microscope, putting humans under government control, putting kids from the moon into a small beach town and then the putting the rest of the town under the microscope as they react in ways we hope they would, and then, of course, in ways we'd hope they don't. Otis has long been fascinated...
8) Nerp!
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Would you like a bite of frizzle frazzle hotchy potch? How about a plate of mushy gushy bloobarsh? NERP, says our hero. Nerpity nerpity nerp! (That's 'NO' to you!) With nonsense language and humorously expressive illustrations, this delightfully silly picture book tells the story of two picky eaters--one child, one pet--of indiscriminate species, a multitude of supposedly tasty goodies, and one surprising solution to a familiar childhood situation."...
9) Channel blue
Author
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Earth used to be Galaxy Entertainment's most lucrative show. The inhabitants of the Western Galaxy just couldn't get enough of the day-to-day details of the average Earthling's live. But Channel Blue's ratings are flagging and its producers are planning a spectacular finale, the TV show is set to go out with a bang. The trouble is, so will Earth. Only one man can save our planet and he's hardly a likely hero...
Author
Publisher
Restless Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction of 2016
Barnes and Noble Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2016
"Intergalactic space travel meets outrageous, biting satire in Super Extra Grande…. Its author [Yoss] is one of the most celebrated-and controversial-Cuban writers of science fiction…. Reminiscent of Douglas Adams-but even more so, the satire of Rabelais and Swift." -The Washington Post
With the playfulness and ingenuity of Douglas Adams, the Cuban...
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Series
Riftwar. Demonwar saga volume 2
Publisher
Eos
Pub. Date
2010
Description
The Conclave of Shadows battles the villainous sorcerer Belasco and his demon servants.
12) Salvaged
Author
Publisher
Ace
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Rosalyn Devar is on the run from her famous family, the bioengineering job she's come to hate, and her messed-up life. She's run all the way to outer space, where she's taken a position as a "space janitor," cleaning up ill-fated research expeditions. But no matter how far she goes, Rosalyn can't escape herself. After too many mistakes on the job, she's given one last chance: take care of salvaging the Brigantine, a research vessel that has gone dark,...
13) Alien tomato
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
When a mysterious red orb appears one day, the vegetables are not sure what to make of it and they decide that it must be an alien tomato, but Gopher is not convinced.
Author
Series
Space runners volume 3
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Benny Love's trip to the moon was supposed to be two weeks of driving out-of-this-world Space Runners and exploring the moon's surface. It wasn't supposed to include the start of a war between humans and the Alpha Maraudi, a group of aliens intent on destroying Earth. Stranded on the moon, Benny and his friends make contact with a peaceful Alpha Maraudi general. After getting to know the aliens, Benny can't imagine sitting by and letting the war continue....
16) Homeworld
Author
Series
Odyssey One volume 3
Publisher
47North
Pub. Date
2013
Description
War comes home to the Sol system when the Drasin track a human ship back to Earth, with devastating consequences. Facing massive force of invading alien ships wielding terrible power, the crew of the NAC spacecraft, their allies, and the people of Earth must mount a desperate effort to stop them. Doomed from the start, but with nowhere to retreat, Captain Eric Weston commits his ship to the defense of the human race even as the human outposts in Sol...
Author
Series
Alien clones from outer space volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2002
Description
"Barton and Nancy are supposed to be minding the store--the pet store, that is. But instead they're off trying to win tickets to see their favorite band, Woptic. So who's watching the animals? Their alien clones..."
Author
Series
Space runners volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Spreading the word of the dangers still threatening Earth, Benny Love and his Moon Platoon friends track down Elijah West's long-missing research partner and wonder if he is trustworthy enough to be part of the team protecting the planet from a next wave of alien invaders.
20) Becoming human
Author
Publisher
Immortal Works, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Carter doesn't believe in aliens. And he certainly doesn't defend his dad's claims that they exist, even if they aired on national television. But then, the girl he's falling for starts doing strange things, magical things, things that seem a bit out of this world. Kokab hungers to be a Perfect in a world where her emotions are her greatest flaw. But when her planet faces extinction, her sympathy makes her the perfect ambassador to persuade humans...
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