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Accompanied by a navigator, three deep-freeze hibernauts, and the computer that guides him, David Bowman sets out in the spaceship Discovery to investigate a planet that may be inhabited by alien creatures.

When Elder discovers shocking news about Godspeed, he and Amy race to discover the truth behind life on the space ship. They must work together to unlock a puzzle that was set in motion hundreds of years earlier, unable to fight the romance that's growing between them and the chaos that threatens to tear them apart.

Solara Brooks never expected to care for the crew on the Banshee--least of all Doran Spaulding who made her life miserable in high school. But when Solara and Doran find themselves with a price on both their heads, they learn to trust each other as they set out to protect the ship and crew who have become their family.

"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"--

A wandering dog is refused a watchpost by the farm animals until a space visitor proves the need for a watchdog.

Return to the sprawling, Hugo Award-winning universe of the Galactic Commons to explore another corner of the cosmos—one often mentioned, but not yet explored—in this absorbing entry in the Wayfarers series, which blends heart-warming characters and imaginative adventure. With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent...

"Octavia Zarola would do anything to keep her tiny, close-knit bounty hunting crew together—even if it means accepting a job from Torran Fletcher, a ruthless former general and her sworn enemy. When Torran offers her enough credits to not only keep her crew afloat but also hire someone to fix her ship, Tavi knows that she can’t refuse—no matter how much she’d like to. With so much money on the line, Torran and his crew insist on joining the...

Even the darkest secrets will come to light. Bubbly social media star Hannah Monksman is captaining Seiiki and carrying the last of Earth's whales to a new paradise planet. Viewers have been following Hannah's journey, but what they don't know is her true identity--Kim Teng who won her role as Caretaker with the help of underground operatives known as the Crusaders. Kim forms a close bond with the whales in her care, and their mental Link allows conversation...

"Kim Teng is committed to escorting Earth's last whales to the paradise planet of New Eden. But as Seiiki draws closer to New Eden, Kim must learn to split her role of Caretaker with another, navigate her new relationship with Wren, and deal with the suffocating guilt of having misled her crewmates for so long. With tensions rising back on Earth, it is even more important for the whales to reach New Eden quickly and safely. But as the contingent comes...

"An object is found on the Moon. Who made it? Men travel into space to find out -- a billion kilometers to the rings of Saturn. Something is waiting for them ..."