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881) Endless Universe
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Planets are for leaving. An Explorer's life and family are on his ship, and once he leaves a planet he will probably never return. Time in space runs at a different rate, so even if he does return to a planet, anyone he knew will have died of old age. If he chooses to stay on a planet, he will never see his family or his ship again, and he will have to adjust to an alien way of life. So the Explorers go on, living in space, and finding new worlds...
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CONTRACTS MAKE STRANGE ALLIES…For new mercenary groups just starting out, one of the primary rules is "Follow the money." Even when it's being paid by the same people who forced you to become a mercenary unit in the first place.Ronan and Isobel Carlyle are experiencing this right now, having accepted a contract from the newly-formed Tamar Pact, the cluster of planets that recently seceded from the Lyran Commonwealth-and got the once loyal-Carlyle...
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FLIGHT INTO THE UNKNOWN… 100 million dead.500 million wounded.One billion homeless. The worst war in human history is over-and has left the Star League shattered. Jealousy and infighting from the five Great House Lords over who will be the next First Lord has the entire Inner Sphere already teetering on the brink of all-out conflict again. Against this grim backdrop, Aleksandr Kerensky, commanding general of the Star League Defense Force, faces...
884) Star Rising
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The Terran Republic is in a state of brutal war. The discovery of the Zalu nanite superweapon, a weapon that is able to clandestinely acclimate entire civilizations into subjugation and slavery, has sent shockwaves of panic across the galaxy. In an act of desperation, Terran Command has ordered the crew of the Calyster to contact a sect of Eranians who have long since been expelled from Eranian Union space. This Eranian sect is brutal, with beliefs...
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On the planet Terranu, two families have established a research base to look for extraterrestrial life. One day four young friends spot a watery tentacle slither out of the nearby river-and a pair of eyes watching from across the water! Soon the two families meet the planet's natives, but they aren't pleased by the humans' presence. The aliens challenge them to a contest. If the humans win, they can stay on Terranu. But if they lose, they must leave...
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Three great novels for one low price! This bundle is a must read for fans of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, and Discworld.
The Left Hand of Dog (Starship Teapot #1)
Intergalactic kidnappers! A chatty horse! Sentient glitter gas! And a dog!
When Lem and her dog retreat from the city for a few days, they don't expect to wind up aboard the starship Teapot with adorable alien bounty hunters.
Judgement Dave...
887) Consensus at Aditi
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Phil's victory at Vilahana opens up the interior of the Balhee Cluster to diplomacy and trade, even as it upends centuries of piracy by all the major players. But the Ingham Syndicate won't go down easy. Basant Utkin-Commander of the pirate Enforcer Tango-starts a civil war against his own bosses. He recruits every warship he can find on his side to help him carve out a new Pirate Kingdom. First Centurion Kosnett must gather all his new friends and...
888) A Call to Arms
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A UNIVERSE GONE DARK… Months have passed since the interplanetary communications net was destroyed, isolating planets across the Republic of the Sphere and beyond. Achernar is one of the few worlds that still possesses a working Hyperpulse Generator Station, a device that enables communications across the galaxy-and a highly sought-after prize for the splintering factions of the Republic... After failing to qualify as an active MechWarrior, Raul...
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How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they're much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. Students will learn about the ambitious New World explorers from the Age of Discovery such as Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, and Amerigo Vespucci. With a visually appealing layout, this book...
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The Silver Age of Science Fiction saw a wealth of compelling speculative tales - and women authors wrote some of the best of the best. Yet the stories of this era, especially those by women, have been largely unreprinted, unrepresented, and unremembered.
Until Now.
Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women (1958-1963) features fourteen selections of the best science fiction of the Silver Age by the unsung women authors of yesteryear, introduced by today's...
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The year is 6420 on The Rock, a scrap planet just outside of Earths orbit, and young man (Mirage Galleon) struggles to make ends meet in poor conditions as a machine repairman. Through the next week his life is turned upside down by a mysterious stranger. Follow Mirage as he navigates the far reaches of our Galaxy to find the truth about Twitches!
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A WORLD UNDER SIEGE…After repelling the brutal Capellan Confederation's vain attempt to capture their planet's working HPG, the people of Northwind had hoped to get a break from the growing conflict in the wake of the splintering of the Republic of the Sphere. But Capellan ruler Daoshen Liao has other plans for the beleaguered world, sending wave after wave of mercenaries to grind Northwind's defenses into bloody dust.Standing against them is what...
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NEVER BET AGAINST THE KELL BROTHERS…Since their first appearance in the Warrior Trilogy, the Kell Hounds have become one of the most storied mercenary units in BattleTech. Now, New York Times-bestselling author and Kell Hounds creator Michael A. Stackpole goes back to the Hounds' beginnings, when Morgan and Patrick Kell were just two smart, ambitious brothers-with a plan to revolutionize the world of mercenaries forever…A RACE AGAINST TIME…If...
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TRADITIONS RUN DEEP…
Other mercenary units fly flags at two flagpoles at their headquarters, one with their unit's flag, and other bearing the flag of their current employer. However, the Third Regimental Combat Team-a.k.a. the Eridani Light Horse-leaves one flagpole bare, as a reminder of the death of the Star League, and the other pole flies the Light Horse's unit and regimental flags at half-mast.
What triumphs and tragedies shaped the Eridani...
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Join Meriwether Lewis and William Clarks Corps of Discovery as they navigate the muddy Missouri River and begin a great adventure set against the background of the vast North American continent. Lewis and Clark for Kids takes children from President Jefferson's vision of an exploratory mission across a continent full of unique plants and animals through their dangerous and challenging journey into the unknown to the expeditions triumphant return to...
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The "Gods" who brought us to Earth are coming back. But are They coming here to save us from ourselves--or to destroy us?
The Anunnaki Council--made up of 12 Earth-born "Pures" from all over the globe--have convened to decide the fate of Earth humans. They have been tasked by the Celestial Pures (extraterrestrials), monitoring us from above, to choose one of four possible scenarios to be imposed on the people of Earth upon Their return: Should...
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TO REFORGE A NATION…
The once-mighty Federated Suns has been weakened by years of conflict on both sides of its border. Its proud capitol, New Avalon, has been held by its mortal enemies, the Draconis Combine, for years, forcing First Prince Julian Davion to rule his fractious nation on the run.
But at long last, the time to liberate New Avalon from the Dragon is at hand. And despite very different opinions as to how they retake the Davion family's...
898) Escape Velocity
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TELEPATH ALERT! Democracy is crumbling in the Interstellar Dominion Electorates as the reactionary LORDS party plans to seize power. If Dar and Samantha can't get their message to Terra in time, a coup is inevitable. What's more, every police ship in space has just been alerted that Dar and Samantha are dangerous telepaths to be shot on sight. Dar and Sam meet a colorful cast of characters along to way who join their quest, including a wandering poet,...
899) Alien Incognito
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He betrayed her once, but he's her only hope. Being saved from a slave ship and given life-saving medical attention by a tall, muscular furry alien with large curling horns is enough for Giselle Cartier to think she's found a hero. Having him deliver her back into the clutches of the same traffickers shatters her trust and the belief that anything she'd felt was real.But just as she's rescued by the League of Planets and is about to be repatriated...
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ALL OR NOTHING...
On 1 May 3052, twenty-five Galaxies from seven Clans clashed with twelve armies of ComStar's Com Guards on the pastoral planet of Tukayyid. For twenty-one days, one of the largest campaigns in BattleMech warfare unfolded to decide the fate of the Inner Sphere.
The Battle of Tukayyid is one of BattleTech's most pivotal conflicts. Now, explore this crucial campaign through eight different points of view-from the enigmatic ComStar,...
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