Space Travel Thriller

OUT OF TIME – LAUNCH POINT (Book 1) A colony ship launches toward humanity’s hope… and arrives four centuries too late. In 2258 the Aurora leaves Saturn’s shipyards carrying hundreds of scientists, colonists, and the frozen genetic archive of an entire civilization. Their destination: Kepler-452 b, an Earth-class world 1 400 light-years away. Thanks to antimatter drives and a bleeding-edge Alcubierre warp bubble, the one-way trip will take the crew just twelve subjective months… while millennia race by back home. Captain Aveline Morrow leads a hand-picked team: John Ferris – ...

From the bestselling author of the Noah Hunter series, and Grim Measures, comes a novel that spans centuries as a farmer from the 1700s and an FBI agent travel through time to stop a black hole from destroying the world. "Darling has crafted a truly fantastic time-travel novel. Riveting, page-turning, and mind-bending from end to beginning..." - James Downe, author of Sisters of Jade. FBI Special Agent Bradley Holman has been hand-picked to investigate the mother of all cover-ups: a three-hundred-year-old meteorite fragment, sealed away in Fort Knox, was stolen from under the government’s...

Discover the series from new author Anthony Dean that has sold over 40,000 books in 2025! Amazon readers say: This is an enthralling series, full of imaginative plot turns and big ideas, appealing characters, and good writing. // The series just keeps on giving. // The entire series is the best read ever. // Very addictive, sort of the "tune in next week to find out what happens" style of writing. // These books are so well written, they are truly a joy to read. // If you haven't read this series, what are you waiting for? // Definitely my favorite series. // I cannot recommend this series ...

With over 10 million copies sold, The Expanse has become one of the biggest science fiction phenomenons of the decade. The fifth book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series, Nemesis Games drives the crew of the Rocinante apart, and as they struggle to survive, the inner planets...

From New York Times bestselling author and astronaut Chris Hadfield comes this exceptional thriller and "exciting journey" into the dark heart of the Cold War and the space race (Andy Weir, author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary).1973: a final, top-secret mission to the Moon. Three...

“A twisty, mind-bending thriller that will keep you guessing until the final gut punch.” —Leigh Bardugo “Past lives and parallel lives, crime and potential punishment—but the most thrilling thread here is facing belief in a wild theory, a worldview changing, as the theory becomes the...

Read by Peter Kenny, award-winning narrator of the Culture series by Iain M. Banks. In a ravaged near-future England, a private detective with psychic powers might be the last hope standing between mankind and total collapse. Mindstar Rising is the first cyberpunk thriller in Peter F. Hamilton's...

Set in 2049, this futuristic novel is the first in a five book series. It proposes a realistic scenario for man's fledgling exploration of space and our neighbouring planets. The book begins innocently enough with an interesting, if not compelling discovery on Mars. Thereafter, it builds into a pacy thriller, encompassing the Earth’s mysterious ancient civilisations, spellbinding historic texts, criminal intent, sadistic cybersystems, failed relationships and adrenaline filled action sequences. A good deal of the action takes place on the surface of Mars – a planet which always fires ...

On May 22, 2018, every person on Earth sneezes. Simultaneously. Hours later, an alien spacecraft appears over New York City and broadcasts a dire message of impending doom. The future of the human race will depend on the whims of a solitary extraterrestrial who appears in the form of Walter Cronkite. Yes, that's right, Walter Cronkite, the deceased news anchor! Ex-FBI troubleshooter Jake Corby has faked his death and dropped out of sight, living like a hermit in a small town. But the president is convinced Corby's still alive. He wants Jake, with his unique problem-solving skills, added to ...

From the #1 bestselling author of the Noah Hunter series, and Grim Measures, comes the sequel to Edge of Time. Where a former FBI agent and time traveler Brad Sheppard is once again thrust into the quantum realm so there will be a future worth returning to. Former FBI agent and time traveler Brad Sheppard witnesses an impossible murder in the Late Middle Ages, but upon returning to the present, his family has vanished. History has been rewritten. With nothing left to lose, Brad tears through the quantum realm and the centuries, desperate to restore his wife and daughter. But he must do so ...

Karen Drayson didn’t celebrate. She knows that fixing the main problem is always a beginning, not an ending. The enemy is still at their gates. The cluster is still a dangerous place. And other species still hate them. So what of the Alliance that Terra first helped be forged? There’s plenty to do at home, but what is going on out there? Just how bad is this Fragile Alliance? The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Spacemage Chronicle Yesterday's Spacemage Today's Spacemage Tomorrow's Spacemage The Hunter Legacy Prequels 1969 Was That You? One Last Battle NPC PHQ ...

An all-new Star Trek movie-era adventure! While attempting to settle in as commandant of Starfleet Academy, Admiral James T. Kirk must suddenly contend with the controversial, turbulent integration of an alien warrior caste into the student body—and quickly becomes embroiled in conflict when...

A gripping science fiction thriller where five women task themselves with ensuring the survival of the human race—if you mixed ". . .The Martian and The Handmaid's Tale, this sci-fi novel would be the incredible result" (Book Riot). “Best of 2020” –Library Journal “Best of 2020”...

Where do you go after being Destiny’s Spacemage? What do you do after wielding an order of magic never seen in the galaxy before? Who have you become? And what is there left to do? Bud saved the Imperium, but didn’t cease to exist as he expected. Now unable to go home because he is actually there, he must find a new purpose. Some higher must want him in the past, but what do they want him to do? For Bud it comes down to one feeling, summed up by one word. Adrift. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Spacemage Chronicle Yesterday's Spacemage Today's Spacemage ...

Humanity has learned to count by stars, but can it learn to count by love In 2149, Captain Miriam Hale and the crew of the Eben-7 are sent to tame the Choir, a cluster of asteroids drifting toward Earth. What begins as an engineering problem becomes a test of the soul when a hidden saboteur, corporate rivals, and a mountain of stone called Goliath threaten to turn the heavens into a weapon. Out among thorns of drifting rock and failing radios, the crew finds a different language. A simple psalm steadies their hands. Honest measures expose quiet corruption. Courage looks like small ...

They called Bud, Merlin. But he knows Thirteen is Merlin. 600 years after creating a new human colony on the edge of the galaxy, Bud finds he’s become the Merlin legend. And that’s not all he finds. Merlin may have been A legend, but not THE legend. But how did THAT legend start? Bud’s been cleaning up the higher’s mess for a long time. But now he’s A legend creating another legend, because THE legend must begin. The Hunter Imperium Universe Is best read in this order: The Hunter Legacy Hero at Large Hunted Hero Hunting Send in the Hero Make or Break the Hero Hail the Hero ...

The long awaited sequel to Hero to the End. A new beginning. Tech and Magic must come together to survive! Jon Hunter thinks he's done enough. But since when did he get any say in the matter? 15,000 people, 4 main stations, and 15 large ships, somewhere in the galaxy, unexpectedly looking for a new start. Jon sees himself as their protector, at least until his people build their own new society, without him in charge. Thorn has been waiting for Jon Hunter for 82 years. 3100 years ago, Thorn had to save humanity. One week ago, Jon did save humanity. Just different groups. Both have done the ...

Dimensional Drift is a gripping, first-person science fiction story that follows a man who discovers the secret to traveling between dimensions, unlocking a universe of infinite possibilities, danger, and intrigue. Written by Profe. Xavier Clemente, this sci-fi thriller combines elements of alternate realities, time-space exploration, and parallel worlds with raw, unfiltered storytelling. Readers are taken on a journey through vivid, high-stakes adventures in multiple dimensions, from utopian societies where humans live forever to dystopian worlds ruled by authoritarian regimes, including a...

"The only one enjoying himself in there is the grim reaper." The Crossroad system is a battleground. The Keerah only want to conquer. The Ralnor want control. The Trixone want new eating grounds. All of them want what they think Jon Hunter has. Jon is fighting a war on seven fronts, while trying to stay out of politics and diplomacy at home. As the death toll mounts, Jon is confronted with options, all of which carry an unacceptable body count. And in the midst of it all, old choices suddenly have consequences. In the middle of everything, lies the Reaper's Crossroad. The Hunter Legacy ...

Mankind’s first mission to the stars has been centuries in the making. But as the newly completed starship, Longshot, begins its voyage to a recently discovered habitable world, things begin to unravel. Disaster strikes, and it becomes increasingly clear that sabotage is the cause. Who is trying to destroy them, and why? As their situation becomes increasingly desperate, the crew of Longshot must overcome an escalating series of catastrophes to merely survive. Packed with action and drama, ‘Longshot’ is a gripping tale about a group of desperate people trying to survive in the hostile...