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1) The visitor
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Series
Language
English
Description
Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco share an adventure in which their unusual abilities to transform into animals help them to solve a strange otherworldly mystery.
Author
Series
Teixcalaan novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"During a time of political instability in the highest echelons of the imperial court, Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the previous ambassador from their small but fiercely independent mining Station, has died. But no one will admit that his death wasn't an accident--or that Mahit might be next to die. Now Mahit must discover who is behind the murder, rescue...
3) The message
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Series
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English
Description
Cassie didn't pay much attention to the dreams. She and her friends have been having nightmares ever since they acquired the power to morph. But when Cassie discovers that Tobias has been having the exact same dreams about the ocean, and a voice that's calling to them for help, she decides it's time to start listening.
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Series
Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) volume 2
Language
English
Description
Lovelace was once merely a ships artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in a new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has no memory of what came before. As Lovelace learns to negotiate the universe and discover who she is, she makes friends with Pepper, an excitable engineer, who is determined to help her learn and grow.Together, Pepper and Lovey will discover that no matter how vast space is, two people can fill it together.The...
5) Scarlet
Author
Series
Lunar chronicles volume 2
Language
English
Description
Scarlet Benoit and Wolf, a street fighter who may have information about her missing grandmother, join forces with Cinder as they try to stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana in this story inspired by Little Red Riding Hood.
Author
Series
Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Hundreds of years ago, the last humans on Earth boarded the Exodus Fleet in search of a new home among the stars. After centuries spent wandering empty space, their descendants were eventually accepted by the well-established species that govern the Milky Way. But that was long ago. Today, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, the birthplace of many, yet a place few outsiders have ever visited. While the Exodans take great pride in their original community...
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Series
Bad guys (Aaron Blabey) volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
Description
A creature with tons of teeth and way too many butts is stealing the Bad Guys one by one.--Provided by Publisher.
8) Mickey7
Author
Series
Mickey7 volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Dying isn't any fun...but at least it's a living. Mickey7 is an Expendable: a disposable employee on a human expedition sent to colonize the ice world Niflheim. Whenever there's a mission that's too dangerous-even suicidal-the crew turns to Mickey. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. After six deaths, Mickey7 understands the terms of his deal...and why it was the only colonial position unfilled when...
9) The stranger
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Series
Animorphs. Main series volume 7
Language
English
Description
Rachel and her fellow Animorphs believe they have a real chance at defeating the Yeerks when they discover the location of the alien regeneration pool, but their plans are disrupted by an all-powerful Ellimist who offers them an opportunity to go live on another planet.
10) The fall of Five
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Series
Lorien Legacies volume 4
Language
English
Description
The Garde is hopelessly outmatched by the annihilating Mogadorian ruler and draws unexpectedly close to finding the last remaining member of their group of alien survivors.
11) Antimatter blues
Author
Series
Mickey7 volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Mickey Barnes, once the colony's Expendable Mickey7, retired from service on a lie. Now that the beleaguered colony is running out of fuel, he's stuck making that lie good, only to discover that the antimatter bomb he carefully hid under a rock pile was found by the native inhabitants and traded to their enemies—in the hopes said enemies would either leave them alone or blow themselves up. Which puts Mickey back in the expendable seat, leading a...
12) Exhalation
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This much-anticipated second collection of stories is signature Ted Chiang, full of revelatory ideas and deeply sympathetic characters. In "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate," a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and the temptation of second chances. In the epistolary "Exhalation," an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications not just for his own people, but for all of...
13) Into the light
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The Shongairi conquered Earth. In mere minutes, half the human race died, and its cities lay in shattered ruins. But the Shongairi didn't expect the survivors' tenacity. And, crucially, they didn't know that Earth harbored two species of intelligent, tool-using bipeds. One of them was us. The other, long-lived and lethal, was hiding in the mountains of eastern Europe, the subject of fantasy and legend. When they emerged and made alliance with humankind,...
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Series
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English
Description
Levana grew up in the shadow of her distant mother, Queen Jannali, and her vengeful older sister, Princess Channary. After the murder of their parents, Channary takes the crown and produces an heir, Selene. Having permanently assumed a glamour, or altered physical appearance, after a childhood "accident" caused by Channary resulted in a severe disfigurement, Levana coerces a widowed palace guard to marry her, bringing his young daughter Winter to...
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Series
Fly Guy volume 18
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Buzz is filming a movie about aliens from Outer Space, who capture Fly Guy and Buzz Boy--and our two heroes must outsmart the aliens, with some help from Dragon Dude and Fly Girl.
17) The threat
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Series
Animorphs. Main series volume 21
Language
English
Description
David, the new Animorph, at first proves to be a valuable warrior, but eyebrows are raised when he starts taking risks and breaking rules that could get the Animorphs discovered.
18) The sickness
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Series
Animorphs. Main series volume 29
Language
English
Description
When the Animorphs' alien friend Ax comes down with a virus that could be deadly, they need to come up with a plan to get him well again that does not involve a hospital.
19) The reunion
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Series
Animorphs. Main series volume 30
Language
English
Description
Marco is faced with a difficult decision when his mother threatens to seize control over Visser One.
Author
Series
Daniel X volume 1
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Daniel has followed in his parents' footsteps as the Alien Hunter, exterminating beings on The List of Alien Outlaws on Terra Firma, but when he faces his first of the top ten outlaws, the very existence Earth and another planet are at stake.
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