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1) Rendezvous with Rama

Author

Clarke, Arthur C

Series

Rama series volume 1

Language

English

Formats

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An enigmatic spacecraft appears in the solar system, puzzling astronomers.

2) The tommyknockers

Author

King, Stephen

Language

English

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Roberta Anderson, while searching for firewood in the forest, stumbles upon a burried ship and with the help of her onetime lover, Jim Gardener, excavates an artifact that changes the townspeople of Haven.

3) Buzz Beaker and the outer space trip

Author

Meister, Cari

Series

Buzz Beaker (Easy readers)
Stone Arch readers.Reading alone
Stone Arch Readers - Level 3

Language

English

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Buzz dreams of going into outer space. One night, his dream comes true. With his dog, Raggs, by his side, he sneaks onto a spaceship. Together, Raggs and Buzz have an awesome outer space adventure.

4) Cyborg superman

Author

Bright, J. E

Series

Man of Steel

Language

English

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When an unusual solar flare damages his space shuttle and causes astronaut Hank Henshaw and his crew--including his wife--to mutate, he blames Superman and as his surviving consciousness learns to fuse with technology he vows revenge.

5) The deep sky

Author

Kitasei, Yume

Publisher

Flatiron Books

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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"Yume Kitasei's The Deep Sky is an enthralling sci fi thriller debut about a mission into deep space that begins with a lethal explosion that leaves the survivors questioning the loyalty of the crew. To save humanity, they left everything behind-except their differences. It is the eve of Earth's environmental collapse. A single ship carries humanity's last hope: eighty elite graduates of a competitive program, who will give birth to a generation of...

6) Neptune

Author

Bova, Ben

Series

Outer planets trilogy volume 2
Grand Tour

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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"In the outer settlements of the human-occupied solar system, there are rumors about what was found deep under Neptune's frozen seas when a Hungarian billionaire's ship was lost with all hands. But the rumors are far more tame than the reality. When the billionaire's daughter mounts a mission to find the truth, her discoveries will up-end humanity's understanding of our origins on Earth"-- In the far reaches of the solar system, the outer planets--...

7) 2001; a space odyssey

Author

Clarke, Arthur Charles

Series

Space Odyssey series volume 1

Publisher

New American Library

Pub. Date

[c1968]

Language

English

8) Majestic

Author

Strieber, Whitley

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

�1989

Language

English

Description

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When an unusual aircraft crashes in the New Mexico desert, an operation code named Majestic is sent to investigate. How do they handle what they discover? Are there really aliens involved? How can they communicate with them?

9) The comet's curse: a Galahad book

Author

Testa, Dom

Series

Galahad volume 1

Publisher

Tor

Pub. Date

2009

Language

English

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Desperate to save the human race after a comet's deadly particles devastate the adult population, scientists create a ship that will carry a crew of 251 teenagers to a home in a distant solar system.

10) The scourge between stars

Author

Brown, Ness

Publisher

Nightfire

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

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"A tense, claustrophobic sci-fi/horror blend set aboard a doomed generation ship harboring something terrible within its walls. As acting captain of the starship Calypso, Jacklyn Albright is responsible for keeping the last of humanity alive as they limp back to Earth from their forebears' failed colony on a distant planet. Faced with constant threats of starvation and destruction in the treacherous minefield of interstellar space, Jacklyn's crew...