Space Jobs

Already a renowned chronicler of the epic events of world history, James A. Michener tackles the most ambitious subject of his career: space, the last great frontier. This astounding novel brings to life the dreams and daring of countless men and women—people like Stanley Mott, the engineer...

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"A mix of Star Wars, Titan A.E., and a fun RPG vibe. A fast and entertaining read." – Amazon "An engaging and fast-paced story, with everything you’d expect from the genre... and a brilliant twist at the end." – Goodreads A MERCENARY. A HUNTED WOMAN. A MISSION THAT COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING. Seven centuries ago, humanity lost its home—and became a scattered race, despised across the stars. Vhan, a former elite pilot turned mercenary, lives by his own rules until he crosses paths with Ges—a fugitive escaping slavers with a secret powerful enough to shake the entire galaxy. Hunted by ...

We all think we know who Steve Jobs was, what made him tick, and what made him succeed. Yet the single most important question about him has never been answered. The young, impulsive, egotistical genius was ousted in the mid-80s from the company he founded, exiled from his own kingdom and cast...

Jackson ”Jax” Caruso inherited a ship from his parents. They’re dead, and they don’t need it. The unification wars happened a while ago, Jax’s parents' fought for the losing side. Now he takes the jobs he can get—smuggling, bounty hunting, hauling cargo. If it pays, he’ll do it. When Jax is approached with a job that seems too good to be true, he should have known better, he should have walked. He didn’t. Now, he and a few friends are in it deep; imperial entanglements are the least of their concerns with organized crime on their tails.

Within the L, a tri-star system located inside the Aquilian Nebula, Jax makes a living trading and smuggling whatever goods pay the best. So far, he’s avoided being caught with anything too damning in his ship’s holds, but when he takes a job for Korinth, an infamous arms dealer, all that changes. The haul is worth 10 times his ship, and when the contents gets him embroiled in a tug of war between the major political factions of the L, Jax has to keep the criminals he works for from discovering that he’s playing both sides.

The day starts like any other, venturing into spider-bear territory to rescue Bennie’s sister. Turns out there’s a lot of space that the Peacekeepers don’t go near - go figure, spider-bear territory is on that list. And that’s just the start of their adventure. Their old friend Xarrix calls with a job. A job that sounds straightforward and easy. With nothing else on their plates, the crew of the Ghost find themselves in a sector of space deemed “untameable” by the Galactic Commonwealth, working with a warlord with some pretty big plans.

Brennan Shale has spent his career saying yes to the jobs no one else would take. Dangerous postings. Impossible timelines. Assignments that left marks. He has always had reasons, and the reasons have always been real, and none of them have made him easier to live with or harder to replace. When a man in a grey suit sits across a conference table in Geneva and opens a folder, Brennan discovers that his entire career has been preparation for one final assignment. Someone has to hold station at the edge of a supermassive black hole for ten minutes. Someone has to bring back what six probe ...

Colonel Jason Azoros is having a bad year. Having taken over the Argonauts’ mercenary company when its previous owner was killed, he has arrived back at Karma to find that no one will deal with him. Blacklisted by his father, Jason is forced to do a job for him to clear his name. The early days of humanity’s expansion into space was an exciting time, as the best of the race went to the stars. Unfortunately, some of the worst went, as well, and the Argonauts must hunt down and destroy the worst of the worst, Colchis Industries.

In the immersive game Changing Worlds, there is a galaxy of possibilities, gunfights, arena battles, intergalactic warfare, adult pleasures, and pure escapism. Hermanos Granger plays for the paper. The Change-Set a mini-game using cards akin to those introduced to him in his youth. A quest in the cards brings him back to a relationship he thought was buried, and now he has a job to do — the Card Job.

In search of Pippa, an exiled teenage heiress, independent space freighter captain Mike Starrunner accepts a cargo for the Hurtworlds, the most hellish planets in the Cluster. The cargo is dirty, and could land the crew in jail...but that's never stopped Mike before. This time, the prize is not just money, but the truth about the Traveller plot that's turned Mike's life upside-down.

When most of the world is asleep, someone is still working. A security guard pacing empty hallways. A nurse alone with the beeping machines. A truck driver on a road with no lights. A hotel clerk checking in guests who shouldn’t exist. Urban Legends of the Night Shift is a short-story anthology where each chapter follows a different overnight worker—people who stayed awake long enough to notice when reality slipped. Every story stands alone, inspired by modern urban legends, workplace rumors, and whispered warnings passed between night crews. No monsters announced themselves. No evil ...

Pepper Melange, a bartender on the backwater planet Yanthus Prime, has sworn she'd never go back to her life of crime. But when she finds herself in debt to the Ursa Minor Mafia, she decides to bet everything on one more score: the theft of the Emerald of Sobalt Prime, the most valuable gem in the galaxy. To pull off the heist, Pepper has to recruit some very unusual allies - as well as outwit local law enforcement and the Mob.

The Orca Job was supposed to set them all up for life, but it did not go according to plan. They lost their money, they lost their ship, and some of them lost their lives—the survivors scattering in a storm of recriminations. Ten years later, no one is who they were...and some are not what they seem. But Strange's son, Cayce, wants to put the gang back together to rescue his father, currently held captive. As if uniting the club isn't enough of a challenge, they also need major resources, and the only way they know how to acquire them is by falling into old habits.

"I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~ Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "ALICE CROWLEY IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING WRITERS!" ~ Author G. Taylor This 5,000-word sexy sci-fi story is erupting with steam and sensuality! Sergeant Tiara Crown has been recruited into the Space Force for a dangerous mission, and along for the ride are some strapping, well-endowed man-wolf monsters who will be there to protect the humans. Before lift-off though, Tiara and the other ladies are assigned to activate the carnal potential of these monster mutants, and that only means one ...

When you’re running from an interstellar crime lord, what better place could you find to hide than a maximum-security prison orbiting a black hole? With her cover blown and Turpin threatening to take apart her life - one friend or former lover at a time - Emily is forced to escape prison and race across space in the company of a mercenary who thinks a bullet will solve every problem. Adding a psychopath and a cypher to her motley crew wasn’t the best plan she ever made, but desperation forces hard choices.

Indrajit and Fix are the founding partners of the Protagonists, a jobber company in Kish. Since the seven great families of Kish farm out all tasks they and the city need doing, a jobber might one day unblock a well; the next, man a tollgate for the fair; and on the third, hunt down a murderer on the loose, all in a corrupt old city that isn't so much governed as kept barely in bounds.

Brought to you by Penguin. From bestselling author and astronaut Tim Peake, the captivating story of humans in space. Only 628 people in human history have left Earth. In Space: The Human Story, astronaut Tim Peake traces the lives of these remarkable men and women who have forged the way, from...

This book encourages and inspires young women to explore new opportunities in air and space. Packed with inspiring words, stories, and photographs from International trailblazing women in the worldwide air and space industry.