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Twelve years have passed since the events of A Handful of Stars. Star continues to silently mourn Caleb’s death, World Builders, Inc. is completing its first asteroid-based Bernal sphere, and the Svensdotter twins are of a restless age. When the opportunity to undertake a survey mission of Mars’ Cydonia region presents itself, Star leaps at the chance. Drifting above Mars' surface, the family rediscovers the wonder of pure exploration.

Nola Brown, the U.S. Army's artist-in-residence—a painter and trained soldier—sees something nobody was supposed to see and earns a dangerous enemy in this suspenseful thriller. "A launched torpedo slashing through 400 pages of deep water before reaching impact ... one of the best thrill...

A Sci-fi Short Story: Space Exploration and Adventure On the desolate planet Sor, where the unforgiving twin suns bake the cracked surface, Amanda and her crew braved the harsh environment for one reason: Rux, a valuable metal not commonly found but sought after by many civilizations across the galaxy. However, their dreams of easy riches are thwarted when their spaceship and two of their teammates disappear, kidnapped during the night. With a slim chance of success, Amanda undertakes a dangerous mission, 'Salvage Run.' They must cross the perilous canyons, fight against the cyber warriors,...

‘Somewhere To Run To’ finds Commander Rick Cassidy and Gunnery Sergeant Molly Pickford with Jacks Company in Winter Cove, their hoped-for refuge for the coming winter, along with the nearly 500 Rangers and civilians they rescued from the downed transport Moscow. They know it’s only a matter of time before the aliens pay a visit to find out why the Winter Cove garrison hasn’t answered but with the comm equipment taken from the Moscow they hope to be able to call for pickup before that happens. In the West the aliens are closing in on New Hope Town by sea and ground while efforts ...

Holtz Mitsumi is desperate. Mitsumi gambled everything to find lost tech on the First Stellar Civilization’s dead, shattered worlds. Massive riches were his if he won. He lost. Instead of wealth, he was saddled with a mysterious alien artifact that invaded his mind and instilled an iron compulsion to find its origin. But the artifact did not communicate with anyone else and appeared to be common manufactured diamond—as common as dirt and worth as much. Broke and in debt, but driven to get back to the stars, Mitsumi is stuck. Mounting an expedition to find the object’s origin is ...

Three unlikely detectives, one BIG mystery: the second book in the laugh-out-loud, illustrated mystery series from award-winning journalist and television presenter Nick Sheridan. Scooby-Doo for a new generation, perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and Sam Copeland. It's the school holidays in...

*The Sunday Times Bestseller* ‘Extraordinary Insects is a joy’ The Times A Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019 A journey into the weird, wonderful and truly astonishing lives of the small but mighty creatures who keep the world turning. Out of sight, underfoot, unseen beyond fleeting...

A spoiled prince. A defiant rebel. A love forbidden by war. Prince Amyar has spent his life in luxury, sheltered behind palace walls. But when he embarks on a mission to negotiate with the rebels of Tanshar, his journey takes a disastrous turn. Betrayed and hunted, his only chance at survival—and stopping a deadly coup—rests in the hands of Rouden, a fierce rebel fighter with every reason to despise the royal family. Once a harem boy, Rouden left that life behind to fight for Tanshar’s independence. Devoted to the cause, he never imagined he’d be forced to flee with the very prince ...

Saving the world won't happen on the silver screen. In our fragile ecosystem, climate change is swiftly becoming the defining issue of how to prepare - and protect - the earth for the future. The climate change debate raged on in America in 2015, but the facts and the science now show irrefutably that our world is rapidly changing, and that irreparable damage has already begun.

Three unlikely detectives, one BIG mystery: the third book in the laugh-out-loud, illustrated mystery series from award-winning journalist and television presenter Nick Sheridan. Scooby-Doo for a new generation, perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and Sam Copeland. There’s something growing in...

Three unlikely detectives, one BIG mystery. The first in a brand-new, laugh-out-loud, illustrated mystery series from award-winning journalist and television presenter Nick Sheridan. Scooby-Doo for a new generation, perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and Sam Copeland. When a child escapes...

ONE SECOND... ONE BREATH... ONE CHANCE Fasten your seatbelt low and tight for an aviation and medical thriller that'll grip your mind and capture your heart. Dylan Malloy has retreated from the world, throwing himself into a second choice job in Australia’s remote outback. His days as a self-sufficient loner, however, are rapidly ending. Dylan knows he won’t make his twenty-fifth birthday without life saving surgery. His one-and-only chance means a desperate journey to hospital—today—and the last flight to Perth departs in just a few minutes. But the thought of boarding that 737 is ...

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