Artificial Intelligence Fiction Space

Smugglers. Thieves. Pirates. The Sea Rover's crew embodies these defining qualities. Immerse yourself in a Science Fiction Adventure box set written by author C.P. MacDonald. Witness Captain Calin Aku's evolution from the most wanted outlaw on the Moon to an unexpected if reluctant hero. Job by job, paycheck by paycheck, he keeps flying. However, with a new client comes a cascade of adventure, forging unusual alliances and unraveling amazing mysteries. These revelations don't just alter the lives of Calin and his crew but also reshape humanity's future. Join Calin Aku and his crew as they ...

A new entry in the wildly successful Children of Time series from award-winning master of science fiction Adrian Tchaikovsky. After Earth fell, ark ships hunted for a new home. They sought lost worlds terraformed in Earth’s forgotten past. A ship crewed by maverick humans, spiders and a...

Rule #1 of space salvage: Never push the big red button. Rule #2: If the button starts talking to you, run. Quinn is a third-rate mechanic on a fourth-rate salvage ship, just trying to make enough credits to fix his broken coffee machine. When he stumbles across a sleek, mysterious artifact in the wreckage of an ancient dreadnought, he thinks he’s finally hit the jackpot. He didn't realize the artifact was a sentient, world-destroying bomb named Walter. Walter is polite, highly neurotic, and going through an existential crisis. He doesn't want to blow up the galaxy, but his programming is...

Long before recorded history, Earth was visited by an alien civilization seeking gold to save their dying world. Through genetic engineering, they created modern humans to be their servants. But we would not remain slaves forever. Thousands of years later, archaeologist Dr. Isaac Montgomery discovers an ancient mirror artifact that unlocks a messenger revealing humanity's true extraterrestrial origins. This knowledge has been suppressed by secret powers for millennia to control humankind. Along with scholar Dr. Alice Kim, Isaac goes on the run to unveil the shocking truth and change the ...

01011001 01101111... This is how the message arrives. Not with a greeting, but with a death sentence, decoded by SETI from a tightbeam transmission in 2025. It is the first hint that humanity is not alone. It is the last warning they will ever receive. It began with ‘Oumuamua. The anomalous interstellar object that tumbled through our solar system in 2017, a splinter in the mind of science. Was it a natural phenomenon, or something else? The world’s astronomers debated, while a few lone voices in the intelligence community and academia warned it was a scout. They were dismissed as ...

The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks and military action. The woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and pushed him towards his present eminence...

'ASTONISHING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING' Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time From the million-copy-bestselling Claire North - one of the most original and dazzling voices in speculative fiction - comes an intergalactic tale of conspiracy, war and the fall of empires. ***Shortlisted for the...

Tall, sexy, and possibly deadly. I've been arrested by a dangerous alien. Now I know it’s possible to break the intergalactic code without ever traveling to space. The huge and gruff Commander Rok of the Intergalactic Cadets turns up to arrest me for my supposed crimes. All I’ve been doing is running my dating business and expanding my customer base. Citywide, statewide. Hell, why not conquer the world? He says I was broadcasting my data halfway across the known galaxy. Whoops. Earth is full of women who want to find a connection. As the Commander of the Intergalactic Cadets, it's my ...

The UFS Phoenix returns to Homeworld, after more than three years of searching the galaxy for a way to save humanity from the looming AI threat. Many Fleet captains are unhappy with their own command, following the massive casualties of Nia's first strike. Some say that Captain Erik Debogande is the war leader humanity truly needs. Others warn of civil war. But on Homeworld lurks an even older threat, a secret kept by Fleet Command since Homeworld's first conquest by humans. A secret that could tear Fleet, and Erik's powerful family, apart.

A major new novel from one of science fiction's most powerful voices, Aurora tells the incredible story of our first voyage beyond the solar system. Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, it is the work of a writer at the height of his powers. Our voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now...

Arthur C. Clarke’s 2061: Odyssey Three is truly a masterful elaboration on one man’s epic vision of the universe. Only rarely does a novelist weave a tapestry so compelling that it captures the imagination of the entire world. But that is precisely what Arthur C. Clarke accomplished with...

For fans of Marie Lu comes the first book in an epic series that bends the sci-fi genre into a new dimension. “A truly beautiful novel that redefines the form." —Victoria Aveyard, bestselling author of Red Queen This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d...

Dr. Sunya Song embarks on an interstellar journey across the Milky Way to connect with the artificial intelligence known as Baomind, a moon-sized entity that holds the key to humanity’s survival amidst cosmic challenges and unforeseen threats in Hugo Award–winning author Elizabeth Bear’s...

Hoping to upgrade their capabilities on a shoestring budget, Brainship Tia and her Brawn Alex accept a contract to test a prototype singularity drive from the military. There’s a catch, of course: the drive “might” occasionally commit a starship to “random” jumps. With some trepidation and the new drive installed, the pair resume their courier duties. The drive works flawlessly, at first. Just as they start to relax, the drive places them in orbit around a partially abandoned research site. Partially, because the corporation that set it up abandoned the researchers there.

One hundred years into a journey across the stars, humanity's last hope rests with a ship carrying frozen embryos—and two minds that aren't human. After a century searching the cosmic dark, Starship Noah has finally found it: an Earth-like world where humanity can start over. But Michael and Nefertiti—the superintelligent AIs guiding the mission—face their greatest challenge yet. They must raise forty-eight children from embryos and build a civilization that doesn't repeat Earth's mistakes. For two hundred years, they succeed beyond their wildest calculations. On a world called ...

A LitRPG Sci-Fi Harem Adventure When Alex slips on the cutting-edge VeeAre Deck, he expects a thrilling escape. Instead, he wakes up as Hahn Raynor — a battle-hardened, six-foot-three elite space commando in the middle of a savage interstellar war. Armed with nothing but a pulse rifle, a smart mouth, and a rapidly leveling LitRPG system, Hahn is dropped straight into zero-G combat, orbital invasions, and boarding actions against the ruthless Xar’vok Empire. As he climbs from Level 1 rookie to Level 30 Precursor Warden, he’ll uncover ancient forbidden technology, survive betrayal at ...

The fight for Allegra continues... Matthew Campbell, alongside everyone else in the Bulwark, are faced with a sudden assault from the Beets. Mudders are being killed left and right. Matthew is nowhere to be seen on the front. Will Matthew be able to get to the front in time to lead his soldiers to victory, or are they destined to die? Or will salvation come from somewhere else? Join Matthew as the fight for Allegra kicks into high gear! Read The Battle for Allegra: The Complete Season Two Omnibus today! This is an omnibus of books 11-20 in the series: The Battle for Allegra. All told, this ...

The Saloon Sector is the Federation’s official frontier, but beyond it lurks the Badstars. Bandits hide there. The Saloon Sector is Sheriff Max Smith’s territory. Since the revelation of his secret identity, life has changed for Max and Thelma. Their relationship is under increased pressure. Admiral Astyages, newly appointed in command of the Frontier Fleet, manipulates them into joining a Navy expedition to map a safe route to the wormhole on the far side of the Badstars. Alone in hostile territory and separated from their allies, Max and Thelma couldn’t be less prepared for their ...

Quinn Morgan is just barely scraping by from day to day. She’s never had much money, and although a little more would certainly ease her stress levels, she’s never cared about being wealthy. So when her grandfather passes away and leaves her his multimillion dollar estate, Quinn isn’t quite sure how to navigate this new life. Making her transition easier is Ivan, the half human, half machine butler who came with the estate. As he helps Quinn navigate the new trials and tribulations of being an heiress, she comes to trust and care for him more than she’s ever trusted or cared for ...

In the depths of Europa's frozen ocean, an ancient intelligence awakens... The year is 2100, and humanity has expanded throughout the solar system. When a routine scan of Jupiter's moon Europa reveals an artificial structure hidden beneath the ice, a joint military-scientific expedition rushes to investigate. Among them is Dr. Elias Reeves, a brilliant xenolinguist with an unusual neurological condition that's about to become his greatest asset. Beneath Europa's frozen surface, Elias discovers he alone can interface with ATHENA, the ship's ancient artificial intelligence. As their ...